Things to Do in Gion, Kyoto
A geisha district with high-end shops and restaurants, a Zen garden, and women in colorful kimonos. It contains Yasaka Shrine, Maruyama Park, and restaurants like Kyoboshi.
A geisha district with high-end shops and restaurants, a Zen garden, and women in colorful kimonos. It contains Yasaka Shrine, Maruyama Park, and restaurants like Kyoboshi.
Maruyama ParkCity Park
GionJapanese
Yasaka ShrineFamous Shrine
By TripSapien · Updated October 20, 2026
Top things to do in Gion
Where to eat & drink in Gion
Oryori Mashita
Michelin ★Japanese· $$$A small shop curtain flutters in a Gion shopping street; walk along cobblestones sprinkled with water to a quiet nook where the noise of the high street is soon forgotten.
Kyoboshi
Michelin ★Japanese· $$$The tempura is unique, bursting with the flavours of each season.
米安珈琲 Gion Comeyasu Coffee
★ 5.0 · 122Coffee Shop· ¥1,000–2,000- Mon
- 10 AM – 6 PM
- Tue–Wed
- Closed
- Thu–Fri
- 10 AM – 6 PM
- Sat
- 10 AM – 6 PM
- Sun
- 10 AM – 6 PM
Zirael Vegan Restaurant
★ 4.9 · 925Vegan· ¥1,000–2,000A popular hidden restaurant in Kyoto's Gion district, it serves healthy and environmentally friendly meals made with 100% plant-based ingredients, featuring Kyoto vegetables and other selected produce.
- Mon–Thu
- 12 PM – 3 PM, 5 PM – 9 PM
- Fri
- 5 PM – 9 PM
- Sat
- 12 PM – 3 PM, 5 PM – 9 PM
- Sun
- 12 PM – 3 PM, 5 PM – 9 PM
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Ranked using weather, setting, ratings, and review volume.
- 1Maruyama Park
- 2Gion
- 3Yasaka Shrine
- 4Lashinbang the Kyoto Anime Hub
- 5Music Bar universe -GION-
- 6BAR CRAFT倶楽部 祇園 ｜祇園 バー
- 7祇園 Louiz coffee｜Kyoto Gion Café
- 8Oryori Mashita
- 9Kyoboshi
- 10Kyoto Tempura Ten no Meshi Gionhonten
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