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Japan

Five days in Kyoto

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Kyoto with one day that is not about Kyoto at all.

  • 4 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

5 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

    451-1 Myohoin Maekawacho, 605-0932 京都市東山区

  3. 14:3017:00

    Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Japan

    Okazaki Park, Sakyō-ku

  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

    Chimokawara-cho 459

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 17:00–20:00

  6. 20:3023:00

    Minami-za

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Japanese theatre in Kyoto

    東山区中之町198, 605-0075 京都市東山区

Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Sweet paradise

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 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 Railway Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    railway museum in Kyoto, Japan

    下京区 · Kankijicho, Shimogyo Ward

  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

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    亀屋廣清

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 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

    Hosomi Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Japan

    6-3 Okazaki, Saishōji-chō

  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

    230-1 Kamimyoukakuji-cho Nakagyo-ku

  6. 14:3017:00

    National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Japan

    Okazaki Enshōji-chō, Sakyō-ku

  7. 17:0019:30

    Diorama Kyoto Japan

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Adventure sports

    右京区嵯峨天龍寺車道町, 616-8373 京都市右京区

  8. 19:3021:00

    Ramen Factory

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    15-814-18 Honmashi, Higashiyama-ku

  9. 21:0022:30

    Kyoto Brewing Company

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

    25-1 Nishikujo Takahatacho, 601-8446 京都市南区

Day 4

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    柳月堂

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    左京区田中下柳町5-1, 606-8204 京都市左京区

  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

    527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    東華菜館

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

    下京区西石垣通四条下る斎藤町140-2, 600-8012 京都市下京区

  6. 14:3017:00

    Kyoto International Manga Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in japan

    中京区 · 烏丸通御池上ル, 604-0846 京都市中京区

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–17:00 · Tue–Wed closed · Thu–Sun 10:00–17:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    懐石料理 瓢亭

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    restaurant in Japan

    左京区南禅寺草川町35, 606-8437 京都市左京区

  9. 20:3022:00

    つじや

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    下京区塩小路西洞院西入ル北不動堂町570-3, 600-8233 京都市下京区

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    セカンドハウス

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    北区上賀茂岩ケ垣内町96, 6038053 京都市北区

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Sen-oku Hakuko Kan

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Kyoto, Japan

    左京区鹿ケ谷下宮ノ前町24, 606-8431 京都市左京区

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    山よし

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    下京区天満町272, 600-8024 京都市下京区

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

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