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Best Things to Do in Kyoto, with kids

Kinkaku-ji

74%Kids-Friendly

Kinkaku-ji is 74% Kids-Friendly

Flat front path, koi pond watching, and coin-toss game engage children, but no playground, no on-site food, and strict path flow can make active kids restless after 45 minutes.

Recommended visit duration: 1–2 hours

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THE Kinkaku-ji Guide | Everything You Should Know!

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THE Kinkaku-ji Guide | Everything You Should Know!

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Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan Travel Guide | Is it Worth The Visit?

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Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto, Japan Travel Guide | Is it Worth The Visit?

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Kinkakuji Temple Kyoto, Golden Pavilion Rokuonji Walking Tour | Japan Travel VLOG 2024 🇯🇵

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Kinkakuji Temple Kyoto, Golden Pavilion Rokuonji Walking Tour | Japan Travel VLOG 2024 🇯🇵

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【Kyoto KINKAKUJI TEMPLE】Detailed directions and highlights! - kinkakuji temple kyoto japan travel

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【Kyoto KINKAKUJI TEMPLE】Detailed directions and highlights! - kinkakuji temple kyoto japan travel

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✨Golden Pavilion reflections & koi-feeding fun

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The National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto

74%Kids-Friendly

The National Museum of Modern Art Kyoto is 74% Kids-Friendly

Children enter free and themed workshops let them draw or role-play staff, but mostly look-only galleries and quiet rules can bore kids under twelve after an hour.

Recommended visit duration: 2–3 hours

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✨Free kids’ entry & hands-on art fun!

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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

73%Kids-Friendly

Higashi Hongan-ji Temple is 73% Kids-Friendly

Kids can marvel at huge beams, see human-hair ropes, and watch pond koi, yet long sutra chanting and no interactive exhibits risk boredom, and they must speak softly inside sacred halls.

Recommended visit duration: 1-2 hours

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100-Year-Old Kyoto Townhouse Inn in a Perfect Location for Sightseeing | Nazuna Higashi Honganji

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100-Year-Old Kyoto Townhouse Inn in a Perfect Location for Sightseeing | Nazuna Higashi Honganji

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4K Kyoto Walk, Japan | Kyoto Station to Higashi Hongan-ji Temple 東本願寺

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4K Kyoto Walk, Japan | Kyoto Station to Higashi Hongan-ji Temple 東本願寺

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✨Kids marvel at giant wooden temple halls and koi

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Senbon Torii (Thousand Torii Gates)

72%Kids-Friendly

Senbon Torii (Thousand Torii Gates) is 72% Kids-Friendly

School-age children enjoy counting fox statues and lifting fortune stones near the entrance, yet the long stone stairs, no stroller use, and scarce railings mean parents must monitor fatigue.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

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Fushimi Inari Adventure: Hidden Trails, Torii Gates, and Family Fun! 🦊⛩️

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Fushimi Inari Adventure: Hidden Trails, Torii Gates, and Family Fun! 🦊⛩️

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Fushimi Inari Taisha|Explore the Mountain Shrine in Early Morning|Torii Gates|Shrine in Kyoto Japan

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Fushimi Inari Taisha|Explore the Mountain Shrine in Early Morning|Torii Gates|Shrine in Kyoto Japan

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✨Family fox hunt under Kyoto’s red gate tunnel

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Sanjūsangendō Temple

72%Kids-Friendly

Sanjūsangendō Temple is 72% Kids-Friendly

Kids pay a reduced fee and can count statues or cheer the January archery meet, yet the solemn hall, no touching rule, and narrow aisles make energetic children hard to manage after 20 minutes.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

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✨Count 1,001 golden Kannon with your kids!

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Mount Hiei

72%Kids-Friendly

Mount Hiei is 72% Kids-Friendly

School-age children enjoy Japan’s longest cable car, open decks, and impressionist garden displays, yet many stairs, uneven paths, and limited indoor play cut the comfort, so plan breaks.

Recommended visit duration: 4-5 hours

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Mt. Hiei (Hieizan) Day Hike From Kyoto!

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Life in Japan: I took a day trip from Osaka to Mount Hiei in Kyoto

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Life in Japan: I took a day trip from Osaka to Mount Hiei in Kyoto

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Kyoto's Largest Temple by Ropeway! Discovering Mount Hiei and Enryakuji Temple | Japan🇯🇵

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Kyoto's Largest Temple by Ropeway! Discovering Mount Hiei and Enryakuji Temple | Japan🇯🇵

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Day 11, Kyoto, Ultimate Rurikoin Temple & Mount Hiei Adventure Guide! Thrilling & Unforgettable!

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Day 11, Kyoto, Ultimate Rurikoin Temple & Mount Hiei Adventure Guide! Thrilling & Unforgettable!

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✨Cable-car thrills & colorful garden adventures

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Tenryu-ji

71%Kids-Friendly

Tenryu-ji is 71% Kids-Friendly

Kids are admitted at discount and can enjoy open gardens and dragon ceiling, but there is no play area, sessions require silence, and touching artefacts is prohibited, so patience is needed.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

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Travel to Japan (Part 4) Visiting Arashiyama Bamboo Grove & Tenryu-ji Temple in Kyoto Japan

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Travel to Japan (Part 4) Visiting Arashiyama Bamboo Grove & Tenryu-ji Temple in Kyoto Japan

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Tenryu-ji Temple & Scenic Japanese Garden and Bamboo Garden in Kyoto Japan

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Tenryu-ji Temple & Scenic Japanese Garden and Bamboo Garden in Kyoto Japan

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✨Zen Garden Adventure: Moss, Dragons & Family Fun

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Daigo-ji Temple

71%Kids-Friendly

Daigo-ji Temple is 71% Kids-Friendly

Kids enter free, can explore spacious gardens and pagoda views, yet parents must supervise near ponds, tackle many steps, and accept the total lack of play areas or child-focused activities.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

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Exploring Tranquility: A Journey through Daigo-ji Temple's Timeless Beauty

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Exploring Tranquility: A Journey through Daigo-ji Temple's Timeless Beauty

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DAIGO-JI Temple in Fall| 醍醐寺| Best Spots in Kyoto for Fall Foliage| 京都の紅葉

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DAIGO-JI Temple in Fall| 醍醐寺| Best Spots in Kyoto for Fall Foliage| 京都の紅葉

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Travel Diary to "Daigoji Temple" in Kyoto | Japan📗

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Travel Diary to "Daigoji Temple" in Kyoto | Japan📗

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Kyoto UNESCO WHS Ep. 11 - Oldest building in Kyoto in Daigo-ji Temple

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Kyoto UNESCO WHS Ep. 11 - Oldest building in Kyoto in Daigo-ji Temple

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✨Kids loved running through Daigo-ji’s garden paths

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To-ji Temple

71%Kids-Friendly

To-ji Temple is 71% Kids-Friendly

Kids enter free, watch koi and turtles, munch flea-market snacks, and learn Buddhism in vivid halls, yet there is no playground, interactive exhibit, or shade, so patience may fade after 90 minutes.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

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Kyoto's Best Flea Market: Toji Temple vlog!

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Kyoto's Best Flea Market: Toji Temple vlog!

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Thrifting In Japan 🇯🇵, Antique Shopping at Toji Temple, Kyoto Travel Vlog

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Thrifting In Japan 🇯🇵, Antique Shopping at Toji Temple, Kyoto Travel Vlog

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Exploring Toji Temple & Tofukuji Temple Kyoto Japan | Kyoto Temples

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Exploring Toji Temple & Tofukuji Temple Kyoto Japan | Kyoto Temples

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【Kyoto station→Toji temple】How to get to Kintetsu Kyoto Station!

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【Kyoto station→Toji temple】How to get to Kintetsu Kyoto Station!

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✨Kids love koi, turtles & a five-story pagoda

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Eikandō Temple

71%Kids-Friendly

Eikandō Temple is 71% Kids-Friendly

Children can watch koi, test the water harp and explore corridors, yet long quiet zones, many steps and no dedicated play or rest areas mean parents must supervise closely.

Recommended visit duration: 2-3 hours

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