4 days in Kyoto

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Days
123457
Pace
relaxedbalancedpacked
Feasible22 stops22.4h sightseeing22.7 km walking304 min travel

Kyoto Imperial Palace needs a timed ticket booked in advance.

16 stops have no opening hours on record — we scheduled them but could not verify them.

No scheduling conflicts: every stop is open when you arrive and every day fits its window.

Day 1

2 stops · 2.8h seeing · 1.9 km · 6.8h free

  1. 09:00
    10:15
    Empress Shōkenancient ruins
    hours not on record
  2. ↳ 25 min walk · 1.9 km from Empress Shōken to Fushimi Castle
  3. 10:50
    12:20
    Fushimi Castlehistoric site
    hours not on record

Day 2

8 stops · 6.4h seeing · 5.8 km · 1.6h free

  1. 09:00
    11:02
    Nijō Castlehistoric site
    hours verified
  2. ↳ 30 min walk · 2.2 km from Nijō Castle to Honnō-ji
  3. 11:42
    12:17
    Honnō-jiplace of worship
    hours not on recordindoor
  4. ↳ 9 min walk · 634 m from Honnō-ji to Shinkyogoku street
  5. 12:36
    13:21
    lunch · Ujikyubey Mattcha Cafe
  6. 13:21
    13:56
    Shinkyogoku streetlandmark
    hours not on record
  7. ↳ 1 min walk · 29 m from Shinkyogoku street to Teramachi Street
  8. 14:07
    14:42
    Teramachi Streetlandmark
    hours not on record
  9. ↳ 4 min walk · 330 m from Teramachi Street to Nishiki Market
  10. 14:56
    15:46
    Nishiki Marketmarket
    hours verified
  11. ↳ 19 min walk · 1.5 km from Nishiki Market to Emperor Sutoku
  12. 16:15
    16:50
    Emperor Sutokuplace of worship
    hours not on recordindoor
  13. ↳ 6 min walk · 433 m from Emperor Sutoku to Yasaka Shrine
  14. 17:06
    17:41
    Yasaka Shrineplace of worship
    hours verifiedfreeindoor
  15. ↳ 9 min walk · 629 m from Yasaka Shrine to Hōkan Temple
  16. 18:00
    18:35
    Hōkan Templeplace of worship
    hours not on recordindoor

Day 3

6 stops · 7.0h seeing · 5.5 km · 0.9h free

  1. 09:00
    09:50
    Kamo River Deltapark
    hours not on record
  2. ↳ 27 min walk · 2.0 km from Kamo River Delta to Sento Imperial Palace
  3. 10:27
    11:57
    Sento Imperial Palacehistoric site
    hours not on record
  4. ↳ 8 min walk · 589 m from Sento Imperial Palace to Kyoto Imperial Palace Park
  5. 12:15
    13:00
    lunch · 中立売休憩所
  6. 13:00
    13:50
    Kyoto Imperial Palace Parkpark
    hours verified
  7. ↳ 7 min walk · 426 m from Kyoto Imperial Palace Park to Kyoto Imperial Palace
  8. 14:07
    15:50
    Kyoto Imperial Palacehistoric site
    hours verifiedbook ahead
  9. ↳ 22 min walk · 1.6 km from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Kyoto City Archaeological Museum
  10. 16:22
    18:07
    Kyoto City Archaeological Museummuseum
    hours not on recordindoor
  11. ↳ 12 min walk · 872 m from Kyoto City Archaeological Museum to Site of Jurakudai palace
  12. 18:29
    18:54
    Site of Jurakudai palacemonument
    hours not on record

Day 4

6 stops · 6.2h seeing · 9.5 km · 0.9h free

  1. 09:00
    09:35
    Arashiyama Bamboo Grovelandmark
    hours verifiedfree
  2. ↳ 12 min walk · 897 m from Arashiyama Bamboo Grove to Sagano Scenic Railway
  3. 09:57
    10:32
    Sagano Scenic Railwaylandmark
    hours not on record
  4. ↳ 30 min walk · 2.3 km from Sagano Scenic Railway to Hebizuka Kofun Ancient Tomb
  5. 11:12
    12:27
    Hebizuka Kofun Ancient Tombancient ruins
    hours not on record
  6. ↳ 22 min walk · 1.7 km from Hebizuka Kofun Ancient Tomb to Amazuka Kofun
  7. 12:59
    13:44
    lunch · ラーメン じゅげむ
  8. 13:44
    14:59
    Amazuka Kofunancient ruins
    hours not on record
  9. ↳ 30 min walk · 2.3 km from Amazuka Kofun to Nishikyogoku Athletic Park
  10. 15:39
    16:29
    Nishikyogoku Athletic Parkpark
    hours not on record
  11. ↳ 31 min walk · 2.3 km from Nishikyogoku Athletic Park to Katsura Imperial Villa
  12. 17:10
    18:53
    Katsura Imperial Villahistoric site
    hours not on record