京都

Kyoto

京都駅辺り

Kyoto Station Area

Name: Kyoto Station Area
Address: Kyoto, JP

Futuristic Station w/ a Huge Staircase

Kyoto Station is a large complex with a major department store, large underground shopping malls, and plenty of restaurants and shops in the surrounding area.

The building itself has a unique architecture, with the south side of the building boasting a massive atrium that is 14 floors high. There’s also a glass skyway that cuts across the atrium, 11 floors above ground, and even a rooftop terrace where you can chill and enjoy some great views of the city.

Central atrium of Kyoto Station in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

Credit: Jonas Jacobsson (Unsplash)

Recommended Spots in Kyoto Station Area

大階段

Daikaidan

The Daikaidan is a large staircase that starts from the station’s concourse on the 4th floor, and continues linearly all the way up till the rooftop garden on the 14th floor. Every evening, the stairway is lit up with over 15,000 LED lights.

葉っぴいてらす

Happy Terrace

This rooftop garden features a nice cozy green space on the 14th floor of the station building. It’s a great place to sit on a bench and chat with friends, and just rest a bit before or after a train ride. There are also large glass windows that allow you to overlook the station platforms, or out towards the south side of Kyoto.

空中経路

Skyway

Operating Hours

10:00 to 22:00 (Daily)

This futuristic glass and metal walkway, 45m up in the air and 147m long, connects the 7th floor atrium on the station’s west side with the 11th floor of the department store on the east side. It’s a long corridor made of glass where you can walk across admiring both the cityscape, the view from up top, and the futuristic design of the sky way itself.

音楽噴水AQUA FANTASY

Musical Fountain Aqua Fantasy

Operating Hours

19:00 to 21:45 (Daily)

A musical fountain located right outside Kyoto Station, right beside the bus terminal. It runs four performances a day at 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, and 9.30pm, each lasting 15 minutes.

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Plate of Tonkatsu at Katsukura in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

かつくら京都駅

Katsukura Kyoto Station

When at Kyoto Station, one of the best places to stop at is Katsukura, a Kyoto-based tonkatsu (とんかつ, Pork Cutlet) restaurant. For the main, we recommend getting the Rosu Katsu (ロスカツ, Loin Katsu) Set Meal as well as a Chawanmushi (茶碗蒸し, Steamed egg custard) as an appetizer.

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Hamburg steak at Touyoutei in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

グリルキャピタル東洋亭

Grill Capital Touyoutei

Originally opened in 1907, Touyoutei is one of the mainstays of yoshoku (洋食, Yōshoku, Western Food) restaurants in Kyoto. Their branch at Porta near Kyoto Station often commands long queues, especially amongst the local Japanese.

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Optional Stops in Kyoto Station Area

京都タワー

Kyoto Tower

Operating Hours

10:30 to 21:00, Last Entry 20:30 (Daily)

Right opposite the station is Kyoto Tower, a 131m tall tower and a 360 degree observation deck at 100m. The tower was completed in 1964, the year the shinkansen was launched and Tokyo hosted the 1964 Summer Olympic games.

Kyoto Station Area Is Mentioned In

Exterior of the Golden Pavilion overlooking a pond in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture

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Getting to Kyoto Station Area

From

嵯峨嵐山駅

Saga-Arashiyama Station

JR-E08

嵯峨野線

Sagano Line

Towards Kyoto Station

JR West

Saga-Arashiyama Station

Kyoto Station

16 mins

¥240

From

稲荷駅

Inari Station

JR-D03

奈良線

Nara Line

Towards Kyoto Station

JR West

Inari Station

Kyoto Station

5 mins

¥150

From

大阪駅

Osaka Station

JR-A47

JR京都線

JR Kyōto Line

Towards Nagahama Station

JR West

Osaka Station

Kyoto Station

29 mins

¥580

From

京都駅

Kyoto Station

JR-E01

嵯峨野線

Sagano Line

JR-D01

奈良線

Nara Line

烏丸線

Karasuma Line

JR-A31

JR京都線

JR Kyōto Line

JR-A31

琵琶湖線

Biwako Line

Take Central Gate

Walk

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京都

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