Kyoto Prefecture is most famous for Japan's former capital, Kyoto (京都, Kyōto), where you can find the torii (鳥居) gates of the Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社), the machiya (町家, Traditional wooden townhouse)-lined streets of Higashiyama (東山), and the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (嵐山 竹林の小径, Arashiyama Chikurin-no-shōkei).
Just to the south of Kyoto, you can find Uji, which is nicknamed as Japan's Matcha (抹茶, Maccha, Powdered Green Tea) Capital with plenty of matcha desserts and snacks, as well as the Byodoin Temple, a temple located in the center of a pond.
On the northern side of the prefecture, you can find Amanohashidate, home to the Amanohashidate Sandbar, one of Japan's Three Great Views (日本三景, Nihon Sankei) and the funaya (舟屋, Boat Houses) of Ine that stand on stilts above the sea.
