Japan

Three days in Kyoto

Three days in Kyoto, paced so the middle one is the big one and the last is not a scramble for the airport.

  • 2 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Kyoto trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

3 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    IL PAPPALARDO

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  3. 14:3017:00

    Museum of Kyoto

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Kyoto, Japan

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Kikunoi

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  6. 20:3023:00

    Minami-za

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Japanese theatre in Kyoto

Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Sweet paradise

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    392 Komeya-cho, Nakagyo-ku (Koto Cross Hankyu Kawaramachi, 6th Floor)

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Kyoto National Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Japan

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Gion Kappa Restaurant

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Higashiyama-ku, Sueyoshichō, 八坂新地末吉町77

  6. 14:3017:00

    Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    中京区木屋町二条南, 604-0921 京都市左京区

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 09:30–17:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Nijiya

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Minamikurumayacho, 287 木屋町会館 1階, 604-8022 京都市東山区

  9. 20:3022:00

    京乃たまや

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    中京区三条通新町西入ル釜座町30, 604-8241 京都市中京区

Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    亀屋廣清

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    京都府京都市右京区京北周山町西丁田10−2, 601-0251 京都市右京区

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Japan

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Shishin Samurai

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Kyoto/Central
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Kyoto/Higashiyama
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors