Best Tourist Spots In Kitayama
Here're best Tourist Spots in Kitayama. We released a ranking of reviews about Tourist Spots posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Kitayama.
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This museum is the first painting garden in the world. Michelangelo "The Last Judgment" is about 14m high! This place is a little far from Kyoto station.
Name
Garden of Fine Art Kyoto
Address
Kitayama, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JapanGoogle Map
Tel
075-724-2188
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
1 min walk, from Kitayama Station

It's one of the three most famous festivals and said to be the oldest one in Kyoto. The parade of Saiou-dai (a queen) and 500 people is fascinating, elegant and gorgeous! It's called 'Aoi (hollyhock) Festival' because of the decorations of hollyhock leaves everywhere of the parade.◎Date: on May 15th every year. The parade leave Kyoto Imperial Garden, pass through Shimogamo Shrine and arrive at Kamigamo Shrine. People in elegant royal dresses march as long as 8km.
Name
Kamigamo Shrine
Address
339 Kamigamo Motoyama Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available

Opened in 1926, known as the oldest prefectural botanical gardens in Japan, it cherished by people in Kyoto and also tourists. In recent years, it opens during the nights and holds illumination event. In 2016, the scene appears in Japanese movie and get into the news.
Name
Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Gardens
Address
Shimogamihangi-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-701-0141
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
Parking
Toll parking area is available