✨ Plan KyotoWhen to visit Kyoto, place by place
Measured quiet hours and typical crowds for 113 of Kyoto's places — the hour to go, not just the season.
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Quiet 9am–10am
Adashino Nenbutsu-ji
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
AIN SOPH.
Quiet 11am–noon and 5pm–6pm
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
ArashiyamaQuiet 5am–8am and 5pm–10pm
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Arashiyama Park (Kameyama)
ArashiyamaQuiet 7am–9am
Arashiyama Yoshimura
Quiet 4pm–NaNpm
Ayam-Ya
Quiet 11am–2pm
Cafe Bibliotic Hello
Quiet 11am–noon and 9pm–11pm
Chion-in
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am and 3pm–4pm
Daigo-ji
Quiet 9am–10am and 3pm–4pm
Daikaku-ji
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Daitoku-ji
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 9am–10am
Demachi Futaba
Quiet 8am–9am and 5pm–6pm
Eikan-do (Zenrin-ji)
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am and 3pm–4pm
Enko-ji
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–11am
Enryaku-ji (Mt Hiei)
Quiet 9am–10am
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Kyoto-StationQuiet 6am–8am and 7pm–10pm
Ganko Takasegawa Nijoen
Quiet 7pm–10pm
Genko-an
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 9am–10am
Ginkaku-ji (Silver Pavilion)
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 8am–10am and 3pm–5pm
Gio-ji Moss Temple
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Giro Giro Hitoshina
Quiet 11pm–midnight
Gontaro
Quiet 3pm–6pm and 8pm–9pm
Gyoza Chao Chao Sanjo Kiyamachi
Quiet 4pm–5pm and 10pm–11pm
Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu
Quiet 10am–11am and 10pm–11pm
Hafuu
Quiet 5pm–7pm and 9pm–10pm
Heian Shrine
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 6am–9am and 4pm–5pm
Honen-in
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 6am–8am
Honke Daiichi-Asahi
Quiet midnight–1am and 6am–8am
Honke Tagoto
Quiet 4pm–8pm
Hyotei
Quiet 9pm–10pm
Inoda Coffee Honten
Quiet 5pm–6pm
Ippodo Tea (Kaboku)
Quiet 10am–11am
Izuju Sushi
Quiet 10am–11am and 5pm–7pm
Jojakko-ji
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–11am
Kagizen Yoshifusa
Quiet 9am–11am
Kamigamo Shrine
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 9am–11am
Kamogawa Delta (Demachiyanagi)
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 7am–9am
Kaneyo
Quiet 11am–noon and 5pm–6pm
Karako
Quiet 5pm–6pm and 9pm–10pm
Katsukura
Quiet 11am–noon and 8pm–9pm
Katsura Imperial Villa
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Kennin-ji
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 10am–noon
Kerala Indian Restaurant
Quiet 11am–noon, 2pm–3pm and 5pm–6pm
Kifune Shrine
Quiet 6am–9am
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 9am–10am and 3pm–5pm
Kitano Tenmangu
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 7am–9am
Kiyomizu-dera
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 6am–8am and 4pm–6pm
Kodai-ji
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Konchi-in
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 8am–9am
Konkai Komyo-ji (Kurodani)
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Konnamonja
Quiet 10am–11am and 5pm–6pm
Kurama-dera & Kibune
Quiet 9am–10am
Kyo-machiya Sushi
Quiet 5pm–6pm and 10pm–11pm
Kyo-yasai Isoya
Quiet 5pm–6pm and 10pm–11pm
Kyoto Aquarium
Kyoto-StationQuiet 10am–11am
Kyoto Botanical Garden
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 9am–10am
Kyoto Intl Manga Museum
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 10am–11am
Kyoto National Museum
Kyoto-StationQuiet 9am–10am
Kyoto Railway Museum
Kyoto-StationQuiet 10am–11am and 3pm–4pm
Manshu-in
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Maruyama Park
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 7am–9am
Menbaka Ichidai (Fire Ramen)
Quiet 11am–noon
Menya Inoichi
Quiet 2pm–3pm and 5pm–6pm
Mimuroto-ji
Quiet 8am–9am
Mishima-tei
Quiet 8pm–9pm
Moritaya
Quiet 11am–noon and 2pm–4pm
Mumokuteki Cafe
Quiet 11am–noon
Murin-an Garden
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Musoshin
Quiet 11am–1pm
Myoshin-ji
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 9am–11am
Nakamura Tokichi
Quiet 10am–11am and 5pm–6pm
Nanzen-ji
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 8am–9am and 4pm–5pm
Nanzenji Junsei
Quiet 5pm–7pm
Nara: Todai-ji & Deer Park
Quiet 7am–9am and 5pm–7pm
Nijo Castle
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 8am–9am and 3pm–5pm
Ninna-ji
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Nishiki Warai
Quiet 11am–noon, 3pm–4pm and 10pm–11pm
Nison-in
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Omen
Quiet 10am–11am and 3pm–4pm
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji
ArashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Pontocho Izumoya
Quiet 11am–1pm
Ramen Sen no Kaze
Quiet 11am–1pm
Rokkaku-do
Downtown-KawaramachiQuiet 6am–8am
Ryoan-ji
Nijo-Imperial-PalaceQuiet 8am–9am and 3pm–5pm
Sanjusangen-do
Kyoto-StationQuiet 8am–9am and 4pm–5pm
Sanzen-in
Quiet 9am–10am
Sarasa Nishijin
Quiet 7pm–9pm
Sennyu-ji
Kyoto-StationQuiet 9am–10am
Shimogamo Shrine & Tadasu Forest
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 6am–8am
Shinnyo-do
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–11am
Shinshindo
Quiet 10am–11am
Shisen-do
Okazaki-North-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Shoren-in
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Smart Coffee
Quiet 8am–10am and 6pm–7pm
Suiba
Quiet noon–1pm and 10pm–11pm
Takabashi
Quiet midnight–1am and 3pm–6pm
Tempura Endo Yasaka
Quiet 3pm–4pm, 5pm–6pm and 9pm–10pm
Tenka Ippin Honten
Quiet midnight–1am
Tenryu-ji
ArashiyamaQuiet 8am–9am and 3pm–5pm
To-ji
Kyoto-StationQuiet 8am–9am and 3pm–4pm
Tofuku-ji
Kyoto-StationQuiet 9am–10am and 2pm–4pm
Tousuiro
Quiet 11am–2pm
Tsujiri
Quiet 11am–1pm and 6pm–7pm
Uji: Byodo-in & Tea
Quiet 8am–9am
Umezono
Quiet 10am–11am and 7pm–8pm
Wako Tonkatsu
Quiet 9pm–NaNpm
Yamamoto Menzou
Quiet 9am–10am and 4pm–5pm
Yasaka Koshin-do
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 9am–10am
Yasaka Shrine
Gion-HigashiyamaQuiet 6am–9am and 8pm–10pm
Yoshimine-dera
Quiet 8am–10am
Yoshiya Arashiyama
Quiet 5pm–NaNpm
Let us time it for you
We slot each place into your Kyoto day at its quiet hour — in about a minute.