50 Photos of Kyoto that will inspire you to visit (when travel returns)

Photos of Kyoto, Japan

Given the current state of the world, we’ve found it challenging to find the motivation to write about travel these days. We plan to write a detailed blog post about our trip to Kyoto in the near future, however, today we’d like to share some of our favourite photos of Kyoto.

There are many reasons to visit Kyoto. It’s considered to be the cultural capital of Japan and it’s said have 1,600 hundred shrines and temples. One can easily spend a month in Kyoto and still not uncover all of its treasures. The whole city is basically a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We spent four nights in Kyoto in October 2019. Most of our time was spent visiting temples and eating delicious Japanese cuisine.

Here are a few photos from Kyoto that will hopefully inspire you to visit once its safe to travel again.

The iconic torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, one of Kyoto’s most visited tourist attractions.

Fushimi Inari Shrine is famous for its thousands of bright orange torii gates.

Torii Gates inside Fushimi Inari Shrine

Hundreds of small shrines can be found in wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari.

Connor rings the bell inside one of the shrines found on the forest trails inside Fushimi Inari.

Rows of torii gates on the hiking trails inside Fushimi Inari.

The shrines and temples inside Fushimi Inari Shrine are stunning.

Giant torii gate at the entrance to Fusimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto.

The immense grounds at Kyoto Imperial Park, home of the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Kyoto Imperial Palace

The Hall of State Ceremonies within the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

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Yasaka Pagoda, also known as Hōkan-ji Temple, is one of the most popular photo spots in Kyoto.

A popular tourist activity is to dress up in traditional Japanese kimono and hire photographers to capture the moment. The streets of Kyoto are filled with tourists seeking that perfect Instagram worthy image.

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The old stone streets of Higashiyama District in Kyoto.

Torii gate outside the Higashiyama District in old Kyoto.

The Kyoto Tower. This is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres.

Homes and buildings along the Kamo River.

The impressive gate to Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage site.

Pagoda and temple inside the grounds of Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto.

The bustling Matsubara-dori that leads to Kiyomizu-dera temple.

Heian Shrine in Kyoto

Capturing the moment in front of a temple inside Heian Shrine.

The is the largest torii gate in Kyoto. It can be found on the road that leads to Heian Shrine.

Yasaka Shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto

Inside the grounds of Yasaka Shrine, once called Gion Shrine.

Connor taking it all in. He was impressed by the temples in Kyoto.

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Ringing the bells inside Yasaka Shrine.

Beautiful temples and shrines inside Yasaka Shrine.

Yasaka Jinja, the gate entrance to Yasaka Shrine

Admiring the stunning Yasaka Shrine architecture at night.

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The lively backstreets of Kyoto at night.

This delicious sushi platter is a work of culinary art.

Local eats on a stick found inside the popular Nishiki Market in Kyoto.

Grilled meats for sale inside Nishiki Market.

We had to include some sushi in this collection of photos of Kyoto.

And the noodles! We can’t forget about the tasty udon noodles.

A lone geisha walking the backstreets of Gion District, Kyoto’s most famous geisha district.

Temple offerings at Otani Hombyo in the Higashiyama Ward.

Traditional Japanese rickshaw in the Higashiyama District.

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