Enjoy even on rainy days! 20 Sightseeing and Experience Spots in Kyoto

Leaf KYOTO Enjoy even on rainy days! 20 Sightseeing and Experience Spots in Kyoto

2025.6.11

Enjoy even on rainy days! 20 Sightseeing and Experience Spots in Kyoto

Are you disappointed that you can't enjoy your trip to Kyoto when it rains? You don't have to give up your Kyoto experience!
In this issue, our local editorial staff recommends Kyoto sightseeing spots that can be enjoyed even on rainy days. From temple experiences to beautiful scenery that is even more beautiful on rainy days, we hope you will discover something new about Kyoto.

Contents of this article

1.: Enjoy a relaxing moment at the mountaintop cafe [Moan] / Jodoji, Sakyo-ku, Tokyo

2.: Dyeing your own dyed goods while experiencing dyeing culture [ANDO]/Gojo

3.: Japanese garden and gorgeous warabimochi [Rokuju-an] / Karasuma-Oike

4.: オリジナルの日本酒づくりを体験！［My Sake World 京都河原町店］／四条河原町

5.: ［A spectacular view of the valley from the covered wooden bridge at Tofukuji Temple / Higashiyama

6.: Zazen experience in Gion [Ryosokuin] / Gion

7.: Japanese tea becomes more delicious when you know it [Fukujuen Kyoto Main Store] / Shijo-Karasuma, Kyoto

8.: Experience sutra copying at Myokenji Temple, known for its four gardens of different styles / Nishijin

9.: Try your hand at Japanese fan throwing at SENYA HANGEISHO, a store specializing in Kyoto-style folding fans / Kiyomizu Gojo, Shimizu, Kyoto

10.: A must-see for sake lovers! Sake at a sake brewery that has been in business for over 100 years [Gekkeikan Okura Memorial Hall]/Fushimi

11.: Refresh your body and mind by experiencing Shabutsu (copying the Buddhist scriptures) of Ono Komachi [Zuishin-in Temple] / Ono

12.: Visit the stage of many historical events [Nijo Castle]/Horikawa Nijo

13.: ［Enjoy the beauty of art and space at the Kyoto Kyocera Museum of Art / Heian Jingu Shrine area

14.: Enjoy the pride of Japanese culture [Kyoto International Manga Museum] / Karasuma Oike

15.: Into the World of the Sea Floating with Jellyfish [Kyoto Aquarium] / Umekoji Park

16.: Sweat it out at Hinodeyu, a nostalgic retro bathhouse from the Showa period / Nishikujo

17.: 前人未到のロングラン14年目突入！感動エンターテインメント『ギア』／三条

18.: The framed garden is a must-see! Even more beautiful on rainy days [Engo-ji Temple] / Ichijyo-ji Temple

19.: Experience the one and only pottery in the world at Zuikogama Kyoto Kiyomizu Store / Yasaka

20.: Experience Kyoto's theatrical culture at the oldest theater in Japan [Nanza] / Shijo

21. Experience the one and only pottery in the world at Zuikogama Kyoto Kiyomizu Store / Yasaka

京都・清水の窯元でろくろ体験ができるのは1771年創業の［瑞光窯京都清水店］。自らの手で慎重に作り上げる作品は、少しの偶然で形が決まる予測不能の体験！熟練の職人に手ほどきをしてもらいながら、世界にひとつだけの京焼・清水焼を作れる。プランは気軽に挑戦できるライトプラン2900円～。およそ250年以上受け継がれてきた陶芸の伝統技術を手肌で感じて。

Business hours/10:00-17:00 (last admission/16:30)
Closed/Open all year round
Time required: 20 min.
Experience fee/2,900 yen and up

Zuikogama Kyoto Kiyomizu Store

Sweets and Gems
385-5 Yasakaue-cho, Yasaka-dori Shimogawara Higashi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
3 minutes walk from bus stop "Shimizu-michi"
京阪「祇園四条駅」出口6から徒歩17分
Tel. 075-744-6644
https://www.taiken-kiyomizu.com/

22. Experience Kyoto's theatrical culture at the oldest theater in Japan [Nanza] / Shijo

京阪「祇園四条駅」から程近く、屋内で観劇できる［南座］。江戸時代初期、芝居町として栄えていた四条で誕生したのが［南座］の始まりで、日本最古の歴史を持つ劇場として今もなお演劇ファンに愛されている。登録有形文化財に登録されている建物では、伝統的な古典芸能や新たなエンターテインメントなど、その時々の演目を楽しめる。見応えある公演に加えて、昭和初期から受け継がれてきたシャンデリアや格子天井などの風格ある内観にも注目を。

How to apply: Web site, telephone (0570-000-489), at the theater counter

southern seat

the Southern Crown
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
A short walk from Keihan "Teien-Shijo" station
Tel. 0570-000-489 (Ticketphone Shochiku), 075-561-1155 (Minamiza)
https://www.shochiku.co.jp/play/theater/minamiza/
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