KYOTO TIME TRAVEL MAP [ HEIAN ]

Let's journey through Kyoto's past and present.
KYOTO TIME TRAVEL MAP

Let's journey through Kyoto's past and present.

This digital map, highlighting Kyoto's historical streets, temples, shrines, and sites of interest by period, will lead you to new discoveries on your journey through the city.

Walking through the historic town

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Walking through the historic town

Historic Streets and Buildings of Kyoto

In Kyoto, you'll find many temples, shrines, traditional machiya townhouses, and other historical buildings that have been carefully maintained and preserved to protect the city’s historic landscape.
Scattered throughout the city, these buildings embody the traditions and culture of their respective areas, allowing visitors to truly experience the essence of Kyoto.

Follow the traces of people

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Follow the traces of people

Travel Kyoto in the footsteps of our predecessors

Each place in Kyoto is a living testament to the people who represented the times. It would be a good idea to travel around Kyoto, visiting stone monuments and buildings, and looking at the same scenery as seen by our predecessors.

Anniversary of Classical Japanese Kyoto City Heiankyo Soseikan

MUSEUM

Anniversary of classical japanese,Kyoto City Heiankyo Sousei-kan

This facility is built on the Warehouse of “Heiankyū Miki-no-Tsukasa” Visitors can get a glimpse of the life and culture of the people who lived in the capital through permanent exhibits such as the “Model of a Reconstruction of the Heian Capital” and other reconstructed models, excavated artifacts and replicas that allow visitors to understand at a glance what the capital looked like. At the hands-on corner, we have prepared playthings and costumes of Heian aristocrats. Visitors are free to wear the costumes and take commemorative photos. Volunteer guides will be on hand from 10:00 to 16:50 to provide explanations.

平安京図会

BOOKS

Heiankyo zue

This guide map is ideal for strolls and school excursions in Kyoto, superimposing the current map on Heiankyo ruins and Heiankyū ruins, Dairi ruins. You can visit stone monuments and explanation boards of historical sites related to Heiankyo and Places Related to the Tale of Genji. Please enjoy your trip to Kyoto with “KYOTO TIME TRAVEL MAP”.

DIGITAL MAP

KYOTO TIME TRAVEL MAP

  • Tour by era

    Digital map divided by era: Heian, Muromachi (Nanbokucho), Azuchi-Momoyama, Edo, Meiji, Taisho, Showa (prewar and postwar)

  • With people associated with Kyoto

    You can trace the footprints left by people associated with Kyoto who were active in each era. Let's continue your journey with historical episodes.
  • Digital maps can do it

    For example, click on the tab for the Gozan Okuribi (Bonfire on Five Mountains). You can enjoy a three-dimensional view from your position.

Let's take a trip to Kyoto's Heian period.

Let's take a trip to Kyoto's Heian period.

To the Heian Period, when the dynastic culture was born.

A uniquely Japanese culture developed. The refined sense of beauty is still alive in modern Kyoto, and has been passed down through architecture, events, and daily life. Please enjoy the space of Kyoto while feeling the elegance of the Heian Dynasty.

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