Travel Guide of Joyo in Japan by Influencers and Travelers

Jōyō is a city located in Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan. It is halfway between Kyoto and Nara. It contains historical sites including the Shibagahara Tomb and Mito shrine. The city was founded on May 3, 1972.

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1 - Kamo River

   10 km away

The Kamo River is located in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The riverbanks are popular walking spots for residents and tourists. In summer, restaurants open balconies looking out to the river.

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2 - Fushimi Inari Taisha

   13 km away
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3 - Sightseeing | Nara

   24 km away

Nara gets crowded in the afternoon so in our tour we start early to avoid the crowds. This tour ends before noon so you will have time to explore other parts of Nara or make a day trip to Osaka/Kyoto.

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4 - Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine Senbontorii

   13 km away
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5 - Sennyū-ji

   14 km away

Sennyū-ji, formerly written as Sen-yū-ji, is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. For centuries, Sennyū-ji was a mortuary temple for aristocrats and the imperial house.

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6 - Kyoto Tower

   15 km away

Kyoto Tower is an observation tower located in Kyoto, Japan. The steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 metres and its spire at 131 metres.

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7 - Kiyomizu-dera

   16 km away

Kiyomizu-dera, formally Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera, is a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage site.

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8 - Katsura Imperial Villa

   16 km away

The Katsura Imperial Villa, or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western suburbs of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures.

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9 - Yasaka Shrine

   17 km away

Yasaka Shrine, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage.

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10 - The Museum of Kyoto

   17 km away

The Museum of Kyoto is a museum of the history and culture of Kyoto. The annex served as Heian Museum of Ancient History until 1986.

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11 - Ponto-chō

   17 km away

Ponto-chō is a Hanamachi district in Kyoto, Japan, known for geiko and maiko and home to many geiko houses and traditional tea houses. Like Gion, Ponto-chō is famous for the preservation of forms of traditional architecture and entertainment.

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12 - Chion-in

   17 km away

Chion-in in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū founded by Hōnen, who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.

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