Free Walking Sightseeing Tours in Kyoto, Japan

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Are you ready for an unforgettable time in Kyoto, Japan? Then you've come to the right place with our sightseeing tours. Whether you prefer a guided free walking tour with insider knowledge or enjoy the freedom of a self-guided route, you'll find exactly what you're looking for. Click on a tour and find out more about the highlights that await you!

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Duration 2h
Reviews 4.9/5 stars, 59 ratings

Legacy of Geishas Free Walking Tour
Experience the Enchanting World of the Geisha on Our Kyoto Night Walking Tour Step into the magical realm of the Geisha on our captivating night walking tour in Kyoto. With our local expert...
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Languages English, Spanish
Duration 2h 30min
Reviews 4.8/5 stars, 936 ratings

Free tour of Kyoto, the city of dreams.
Get to know one of the cities where dreams come true, where great industries like Nintendo were born and be part of a great adventure full of colorful landscapes, geishas, ​​samurai, temples and...
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Languages English
Duration 3h
Reviews 4.7/5 stars, 128 ratings

Free Walking Tour Kyoto
Experience the charm of Kyoto with the Free Walking Tour offered by Kyoto Localized. Led by knowledgeable guides, this tour takes you through the cultural heart of the city, providing insights...
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Languages English
Duration 2h
Reviews 4.7/5 stars, 97 ratings

Kyoto Night Free Walking Tour Gion Geisha
Enhance your Kyoto experience with the Gion Kyoto Night Walking Tour, where tradition and beauty come to life. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Kyoto's Geisha culture as our...
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Duration 2h
Reviews 4.7/5 stars, 59 ratings

Kyoto Free Walking Tour in Gion District
Step into the enchanting world of Kyoto's timeless charm with our "Timeless Kyoto: Free Walking Tour of Historic Landmarks"!Embark on a journey through centuries of history and culture as we...
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Duration 2h

Kyoto Free Walking & Food Tour
Join us for a delightful journey through the vibrant streets of Kyoto, where tradition meets modernity. Our free walking tour offers a unique blend of cultural exploration and culinary delights,...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 9.8/10 stars, 16 ratings

Kyoto Free Walking Tour in Gion District!
Embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Kyoto with our Free Walking Tour, meticulously designed to showcase the perfect blend of historic landmarks and modern marvels. We will...
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Duration 2 hours

Kyoto Free Walking & Food Tour
Our free walking tour offers a unique blend of cultural exploration and culinary delights, perfect for travelers eager to experience the authentic flavors and sights of this historic city. Tour...
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours 30 minutes
Reviews 9.2/10 stars, 800 ratings

Free Tour of Kyoto
On this free tour of Kyoto, we'll discover the main monuments of the former capital of Japan and learn about its rich history!
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Languages English
Duration 2 hours
Reviews 8.5/10 stars, 41 ratings

Gion Free Walking Tour
While in Kyoto, don't miss out on this free walking tour of the Gion neighborhood, and join us as we uncover the origins behind the iconic Geishas of Japan!
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Self-guided Tour #1

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Number of sights 23 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 37 m
Descend 24 m

  • 8630
  • Kyoto railway museum
  • C61-2
  • C57-1
  • C56-160
  • B20-10
  • 1080
  • 9633
  • C11-64
  • 7105
  • C62-1
  • D51-1
  • C55-1
  • C58-1
  • D50-140
  • D52-468
  • C59-164
  • C53-45
  • C51-239
  • Umekoji Park
  • Kyoto Aquarium
  • Ryukoku Museum
  • Shoseien
Details for Tour #1 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #2

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 3.5 km
Ascend 195 m
Descend 204 m

  • Kodai-ji
  • Entokuin
  • 崇徳天皇御廟
  • 漢検 漢字博物館・図書館 漢字ミュージアム
  • Yasaka Shrine
  • Maruyama Park
  • Sorin-ji Temple
  • Chōraku-ji Temple
  • Anyo Temple
  • 一心院
  • Chion-in
  • Kan'non bosatsu
  • Miyazaki Yuzensai
Details for Tour #2 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #3

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 9.9 km
Ascend 386 m
Descend 193 m

  • Kyoto railway museum
  • C61-2
  • 8630
  • C57-1
  • C56-160
  • B20-10
  • 1080
  • 9633
  • C11-64
  • 7105
  • C62-1
  • D51-1
  • C55-1
  • C58-1
  • D50-140
  • D52-468
  • C59-164
  • C53-45
  • C51-239
  • Umekoji Park
  • Kyoto Aquarium
  • Fudoudo Myououin
  • Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
  • Kyoto National Museum
  • 安祥院
  • Jishu Shrine
  • 日體寺
  • Two-year Slope
  • 松林廉之助碑
  • Higashiyama Mount Peak Park
Details for Tour #3 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #4

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Number of sights 26 sights
Distance 9.9 km
Ascend 133 m
Descend 142 m

  • Heian Shrine
  • 満願寺
  • Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja
  • Nyakuoji-jinja Shrine
  • Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
  • Nanzen-ji
  • Murin-an
  • Lake Biwa Canal Museum of Kyoto
  • 法勝寺九重塔址
  • Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
  • Okazaki Park
  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
  • Yurinkan museum
  • 満足稲荷神社
  • 本妙寺
  • 妙伝寺
  • 西方寺
  • Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Museum
  • Ruins of Ryo Kadokura residence
  • Kathredral of Saint Francis Xavier
  • 天性寺
  • GEAR Theater
  • Seiganji
  • 宝蔵寺
  • 蛸薬師堂
  • Narasaki Ryō
Details for Tour #4 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #5

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 2.8 km
Ascend 37 m
Descend 71 m

  • Ichitani Munakata Shrine
  • Fukuda Art Museum
  • Saga Arashiyama Museum of Arts and Culture
  • 宝厳院
  • Tenryū Temple
  • ジオラマ京都JAPAN
  • Rokuoin temple
Details for Tour #5 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #6

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 70 m
Descend 125 m

  • Hōnen Temple
  • 安楽寺
  • 霊鑑寺
  • Shinsho-gokuraku-ji Temple (Shinnyo-do)
  • 龍光院
  • Konkai-komyo-ji Temple
  • 聖護院
Details for Tour #6 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #7

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Number of sights 26 sights
Distance 11.7 km
Ascend 170 m
Descend 202 m

  • 西寿寺
  • 妙光寺
  • Ninna temple
  • Ryōan-ji
  • Tōji-in
  • 真如寺
  • Insho-Domoto museum of fine arts
  • Waraten Shrine
  • Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple)
  • 引接寺
  • 上品蓮台寺
  • Daiko-in temple
  • Ryuko-in temple
  • Gyokurin-in temple
  • Koto-in temple
  • Soken-in temple
  • Hoshun-in temple
  • Juko-in temple
  • Daisen-in temple
  • Zuihō-in temple
  • Kohrin-in temple
  • Ryugen-in temple
  • Obai-ji temple
  • Daitoku-ji
  • Shinju-an temple
  • 大谷大学博物館
Details for Tour #7 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #8

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Number of sights 24 sights
Distance 10.9 km
Ascend 274 m
Descend 217 m

  • Kyoto International Manga Museum
  • 御所八幡宮
  • Honnō-ji temple
  • Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Museum
  • Ruins of Ryo Kadokura residence
  • 満足稲荷神社
  • 本妙寺
  • 西方寺
  • 妙伝寺
  • Heian Shrine
  • 平安神宮神苑
  • Kumano Shrine
  • 聖護院
  • 須賀神社
  • Shinsho-gokuraku-ji Temple (Shinnyo-do)
  • 西雲院
  • Konkai-komyo-ji Temple
  • Higashi-Tenno Okazaki-Jinja
  • 岡崎別院
  • Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
  • Nyakuoji-jinja Shrine
  • 霊鑑寺
  • 安楽寺
  • Hōnen Temple
Details for Tour #8 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #9

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 7.7 km
Ascend 85 m
Descend 138 m

  • Chion-in
  • Shoren-in Temple
  • 一切経山 金剛寺
  • taishougun shrine
  • Kathredral of Saint Francis Xavier
  • Honnō-ji temple
  • 天性寺
  • GEAR Theater
  • Seiganji
  • 宝蔵寺
  • 蛸薬師堂
  • Narasaki Ryō
  • Nishiki Market
  • Bukkoji Temple
  • 壬生寺
  • 新撰組 壬生屯所遺蹟 八木家
  • Nagi Shrine
Details for Tour #9 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #10

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 7.8 km
Ascend 61 m
Descend 69 m

  • Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine
  • 京都市考古資料館
  • myorenji
  • 教行院
  • Honpo-ji
  • Myoken-ji Temple
  • 泉妙院
  • 久本院
  • Shiramine Jingu
  • 大聖寺
  • 大光明寺
  • Sho-koku-ji temple
  • 承天閣美術館
  • 阿弥陀寺
  • 十念寺
  • 本満寺
  • Shimogamo Shrine
Details for Tour #10 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #11

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 7.4 km
Ascend 136 m
Descend 130 m

  • Honnō-ji temple
  • Yurinkan museum
  • The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
  • Okazaki Park
  • Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
  • 法勝寺九重塔址
  • Lake Biwa Canal Museum of Kyoto
  • Keage Incline
  • Murin-an
  • Konchi-in Temple
  • Tenju-an
  • Nanzen-in Temple
  • Nanzen-ji
  • Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
  • 満願寺
  • Heian Shrine
Details for Tour #11 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #12

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 9.6 km
Ascend 398 m
Descend 213 m

  • 風俗博物館
  • Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
  • Shoseien
  • Kyusho-in Temple
  • Ebisu-jinja (shrine)
  • Ryosokuin
  • 建仁寺
  • Rokudouchin-nouji
  • 日體寺
  • 安祥院
  • Kiyomizu-dera Temple
  • Jishu Shrine
  • Three-year Slope
  • Two-year Slope
  • Hōkan Temple
  • 八坂庚申堂
  • Ryōzen Kannon
  • Kodai-ji
  • 松林廉之助碑
  • Higashiyama Mount Peak Park
Details for Tour #12 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #13

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 9.7 km
Ascend 310 m
Descend 282 m

  • Bukkoji Temple
  • Salvation Army Kyoto Corps
  • Nishiki Market
  • Okuni Statue
  • Minami-za (kabuki Theater)
  • Chūgen-ji
  • 建仁寺
  • taishougun shrine
  • 一切経山 金剛寺
  • 一心院
  • Chion-in
  • Shoren-in Temple
  • Awata-jinjya
  • 合槌稲荷大明神
  • Keage Incline
  • Konchi-in Temple
  • Tenju-an
  • Nanzen-in Temple
  • Nanzen-ji
  • Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
Details for Tour #13 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #14

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 14.6 km
Ascend 553 m
Descend 423 m

  • 角屋もてなしの文化美術館
  • 長円寺
  • 勝光寺
  • Byodoji
  • Bukkoji Temple
  • 長香寺
  • 上徳寺
  • Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History
  • Salvation Army Kyoto Corps
  • Nishiki Market
  • Chūgen-ji
  • 建仁寺
  • Ryosokuin
  • 崇徳天皇御廟
  • Entokuin
  • 漢検 漢字博物館・図書館 漢字ミュージアム
  • Yasaka Shrine
  • Maruyama Park
  • Chōraku-ji Temple
  • Anyo Temple
  • 一心院
  • Chion-in
  • Kan'non bosatsu
  • Miyazaki Yuzensai
  • Awata-jinjya
  • 合槌稲荷大明神
  • Konchi-in Temple
  • Nanzen-in Temple
  • Keage Incline
  • Himukai daijingu
Details for Tour #14 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #15

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Number of sights 22 sights
Distance 10.9 km
Ascend 106 m
Descend 83 m

  • 今宮神社
  • Taizouin temple
  • Myōshinji Temple
  • Shunkouin temple
  • 櫻谷文庫(旧木島櫻谷家住宅)
  • Daishogun Hachi Shrine
  • 宥清寺
  • Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine
  • Senbonshakado Daihoon-ji Temple
  • 石像寺
  • Uhoin
  • 本隆寺
  • 首途八幡宮
  • Shiramine Jingu
  • myorenji
  • 教行院
  • Honpo-ji
  • 久本院
  • 泉妙院
  • Myoken-ji Temple
  • 上御霊神社
  • Shimogamo Shrine
Details for Tour #15 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #16

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 3.1 km
Ascend 98 m
Descend 160 m

  • 今熊野観音寺
  • Sennyū-ji Temple
  • 来迎院
  • 雲龍院
  • Tōfuku-ji
  • 遣迎院
Details for Tour #16 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #17

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.6 km
Ascend 26 m
Descend 25 m

  • 廬山寺
  • 清浄華院
  • 梨木神社
  • Sento Imperial Palace
  • Sugawarain Tenmangu Shrine
Details for Tour #17 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #18

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Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 10.1 km
Ascend 120 m
Descend 116 m

  • 天寧寺
  • 明光寺
  • 上御霊神社
  • Myoken-ji Temple
  • 尊陽院
  • 教行院
  • 水火天満宮
  • 大應寺
  • myorenji
  • 首途八幡宮
  • 本隆寺
  • Uhoin
  • 石像寺
  • Senbonshakado Daihoon-ji Temple
  • Kitano Tenman-gū Shrine
  • Hirano Shrine
  • 櫻谷文庫(旧木島櫻谷家住宅)
  • Ninna temple
  • 了徳寺
Details for Tour #18 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #19

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 41 m
Descend 41 m

  • 常林寺
  • 鴨川デルタ
  • 本禅寺
  • 清浄華院
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace
  • Shirakumo Shrine
  • Goou Shrine
  • Horikawa 1st Bridge
  • Site of Jurakudai palace
  • 妙堯寺
Details for Tour #19 in Kyoto

Self-guided Tour #20

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3.8 km
Ascend 34 m
Descend 29 m

  • 福勝寺
  • Ryu-hon-ji
  • Site of Jurakudai palace
  • Horikawa 1st Bridge
  • Kyoto Imperial Palace
  • 清浄華院
  • 本禅寺
Details for Tour #20 in Kyoto

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