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

    Kikunoi

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Chimokawara-cho 459

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

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  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

    Shishin Samurai

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    230-1 Kamimyoukakuji-cho Nakagyo-ku

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  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

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Day 2

11 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    IL PAPPALARDO

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

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

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  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

    Ramen Factory

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    • 1h
    • Meal

    15-814-18 Honmashi, Higashiyama-ku

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  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

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  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Tōkasai-kan

    東華菜館

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • 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

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  9. 20:3022:00

    居酒屋 京極スタンド

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    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    中京区新京極通四条上る中之町546, 604-8042 京都市中京区

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Day 3

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Sweet paradise

    Picked because you chose food + balanced energy

    • 45m
    • Meal

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

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  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

    Okazaki Enshōji-chō, Sakyō-ku

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  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Hyotei

    懐石料理 瓢亭

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    restaurant in Japan

    左京区南禅寺草川町35, 606-8437 京都市左京区

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  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors