Most Popular Places To Visit in Kyoto: Top 50 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 50 places to visit in Kyoto that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Fushimi Inari-taisha.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fushimi Inari-taisha 伏見稲荷大社 | Shinto shrine | 14,200 |
| 2 | Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 | Buddhist temple | 10,400 |
| 3 | Kinkaku-ji Temple 鹿苑寺 | Buddhist temple | 10,300 |
| 4 | Nijō Castle 元離宮二条城 | Castle | 6,000 |
| 5 | Byōdō-in Temple 平等院 | Buddhist temple | 3,900 |
| 6 | Fushimi Castle 伏見城 | Castle | 3,700 |
| 7 | Ryōan-ji Temple 龍安寺 | Buddhist temple | 3,200 |
| 8 | Tenryū-ji Temple 天龍寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,900 |
| 9 | Tō-ji Temple 東寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,300 |
| 10 | Ginkaku-ji Temple 慈照寺 | Buddhist temple | 2,300 |
| 11 | Amanohashidate 天橋立 | Island | 2,100 |
| 12 | Sanjūsangen-dō Temple 三十三間堂 | Buddhist temple | 2,100 |
| 13 | Honnō-ji Temple 本能寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,700 |
| 14 | Higashi Hongan-ji Temple 東本願寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,300 |
| 15 | Heian Jingū 平安神宮 | Shinto shrine | 1,300 |
| 16 | Nintendo Museum ニンテンドーミュージアム | Museum | 1,200 |
| 17 | Mount Kurama 鞍馬山 | Mountain | 1,200 |
| 18 | Shimogamo Shrine 賀茂御祖神社 | Shinto shrine | 1,100 |
| 19 | Daitoku-ji Temple 大徳寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,100 |
| 20 | Nanzen-ji Temple 南禅寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,100 |
| 21 | Kyoto Botanical Garden 京都府立植物園 | Park | 1,100 |
| 22 | Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple 愛宕念仏寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,000 |
| 23 | Kennin-ji Temple 建仁寺 | Buddhist temple | 1,000 |
| 24 | Kyoto Tower 京都タワー | Tower | 900 |
| 25 | Hongan-ji Temple 本願寺 | Buddhist temple | 900 |
| 26 | Iwatayama Monkey Park 嵐山モンキーパークいわたやま | Park | 900 |
| 27 | Toei Kyoto Studio Park 東映太秦映画村 | Park | 900 |
| 28 | Daigo-ji Temple 醍醐寺 | Buddhist temple | 900 |
| 29 | Chion-in Temple 知恩院 | Buddhist temple | 800 |
| 30 | Kyoto Railway Museum 京都鉄道博物館 | Museum | 700 |
| 31 | Tōfuku-ji Temple 東福寺 | Buddhist temple | 700 |
| 32 | Kōdai-ji Temple 高台寺 | Buddhist temple | 700 |
| 33 | Saihō-ji Temple 西芳寺 | Buddhist temple | 600 |
| 34 | Kyoto National Museum 京都国立博物館 | Museum | 600 |
| 35 | Ujigami Shrine 宇治上神社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 36 | Shōkoku-ji Temple 相国寺 | Buddhist temple | 500 |
| 37 | Kifune Shrine 貴船神社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 38 | Myōshin-ji Temple 妙心寺 | Buddhist temple | 500 |
| 39 | Kitano Tenmangū 北野天満宮 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 40 | Seimei Shrine 晴明神社 | Shinto shrine | 500 |
| 41 | Ninna-ji Temple 仁和寺 | Buddhist temple | 500 |
| 42 | Kōryū-ji Temple 広隆寺 | Buddhist temple | 400 |
| 43 | Daisen-in 大仙院 | Buddhist temple | 400 |
| 44 | Ōkōchi Sansō 大河内山荘 | Garden | 400 |
| 45 | Toyokuni Shrine 豊国神社 | Shinto shrine | 400 |
| 46 | Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple 禅林寺 | Buddhist temple | 400 |
| 47 | Hōkō-ji Temple 方広寺 | Buddhist temple | 400 |
| 48 | Kōzan-ji Temple 高山寺 | Buddhist temple | 400 |
| 49 | Kyoto Gyoen National Garden 京都御苑 | Park | 400 |
| 50 | Kyoto International Manga Museum 京都国際マンガミュージアム | Museum | 400 |
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無料で見てみる →About this ranking
- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.