What are nice day trips from Kyoto?
Short answer
Kakogawa, Nagahama, Miki and Sasayama are some potential day trips within 100 km of Kyoto. Takamatsu, Tokushima, Toyokawa and Handa are within 200 km of Kyoto by train. We list 40 places below, including 9 coastal towns (Kuwana and Akashi), 8 old-world towns (Kiyosu and Hikone), 7 spiritual destinations (Katsuragi and Negoro) and 6 lake or river towns (Maibara and Fukuchiyama). More below.
Within 100 km 34 places
By train, within 200 km 6 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Kyoto, so you can check the route and journey time.
Tokushima
Tokushima, the capital of Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku island, sits at the water's edge and markets itself as a "water city," with mountains close by.
Tsumago
Restored to its Edo-period appearance as the forty-second post town on the Nakasendō highway between Tokyo and Kyoto, Tsumago is a modest hamlet in Nagano Pr…
Takamatsu
This densely built Japanese city spreading to the shore of an island-dotted inland sea, Takamatsu rewards visitors with a lively dining scene, nearby viewpoi…
Nakatsugawa
This mid-size Japanese city in Gifu's forested uplands, where low-rise urban streets spread across a broad river valley ringed by densely wooded hills, offer…
