Spring weekend · Kyoto
Spring weekend in Kyoto
Spring in Kyoto — blossoms, opening patios, markets and the first warm-evening dinners worth booking.
Curated by localsPopular local pick
Top spots in Kyoto
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
OutdoorsArashiyama
Go at 7am or skip it — busy from 9am onward.
Nishiki Market
Food & DrinkNakagyo
5-block covered food market — pickles, tako-tamago, soy milk donuts.
Where to eat
% Arabica Higashiyama
$Café · Higashiyama
Yagi's tiny espresso bar with Yasaka Pagoda framed in the window.
Giro Giro Hitoshina
$$$Kaiseki · Shimogyō
Punk-rock kaiseki — 8 courses for the price of a mall meal in Tokyo.
Honke Owariya
$$Soba · Nakagyo
550 years old — the Imperial soba supplier, hourai soba is the special.
Kichi Kichi Omurice
$$$Western-Japanese · Pontocho
Chef Yukimura's theatrical omurice — book a month out.
Frequently asked
- Standouts right now: Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Nishiki Market. The shortlist is curated by people who live in Kyoto and refreshed regularly so it reflects what's actually open and worth your time.
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