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Pontochō

Neighbourhood · Nakagyō · Kyoto

Pontochō

Paper lanterns, wooden doors, the river just behind

‹ Kyoto
When it fits
Best in the evening · about 90 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Gion and Hanami-kōji 506 m · Nishiki Market 589 m · Yasaka Shrine 722 m. Not travel times.

Why Aura
A lantern-lit alley one person wide between Shijō and Sanjō, restaurants on one side backing onto the Kamo river. Come for dinner; in the warm months many open river terraces (yuka).
RomanticLateIconicNeeds booking
TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 90 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortEasy
Sources and dates (5)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: Hours not in OpenStreetMap
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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Nishiki MarketNakagyō · A covered street of about five blocks of pickles, tofu, fish, knives and sweets that Kyoto kitchens shop in. The traders ask you not to eat while walking: eat at or inside the shop where you bought.Nijō CastleNakagyō · The shoguns' Kyoto residence: walk the Ninomaru Palace corridors, whose 'nightingale' floors squeak underfoot, past painted screen rooms, then the gardens. No photos inside the palace.Kyoto Imperial PalaceKamigyō · The former imperial residence, free and open without booking: a set route past the ceremonial halls and gardens (buildings are seen from outside), inside the wide park of Kyoto Gyoen.