• Kinkaku-ji
  

  
  Kinkaku-ji, officially named Rokuon-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period garden design. The Muromachi period is considered to be a classical age of Japanese garden design.
  
  

• Gion District
  

  
  The Gion District is a historic district of Kyoto and one of the most well-known and exclusive geisha districts in Japan. The narrow streets are lined with traditional wooden buildings, pachinko parlours and ochaya (tea houses) where geisha in full regalia entertain Japanese clients who can afford them with witty conversation, music, singing and dancing.
  
  

• Nijō Castle
  

  
  Nijō Castle is a flatland castle located in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens.
  
  

• Sentō Imperial Palace
  

  
  The Sentō Imperial Palace 22 acres is a large garden in Kyoto, Japan, formerly the grounds of a palace for retired emperors. It is administered by the Imperial Household Agency and may be visited by appointment.
  
  

• Yasaka Hall (Gion Corner)
  

  
  A popular theater in the Gion District where tourists are treated to short performances of seven kinds of traditional Japanese arts: Kyoto-style Dance, Flower Arrangement, Tea Ceremony, Japanese Harp, Comic Play, Court Music and Puppet Theater.
  
  

• Ginkaku-ji
  

  
  Ginkaku-ji, officially named Jishō-ji, is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of Muromachi period.
  
  

• Heian Shrine
  

  
  The 19th century Heian-jingu consists of colorful halls that feature 5/8 scale replicas of the first Imperial Palace built in Heian-kyo (Kyoto) in 794 and convey the atmosphere of elegance of the Heian period (794-1185). It also has beautiful sculpted gardens.
  
  

• Sanjūsangen-dō
  

  
  Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama District of Kyoto, Japan. Officially known as "Rengeō-in", or Hall of the Lotus King, Sanjūsangen-dō belongs to and is run by the Myoho-in temple, a part of the Tendai school of Buddhism.
  
  

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