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Where to stay in Kyoto Prefecture
This guide covers 16 destinations in Kyoto Prefecture, a first-level administrative division of Japan, with 242 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Southern Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto and Northern Kyoto Prefecture. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM).
- Destinations in this guide
- 16
- Places to stay
- 242
- Main airport
- ITMOsaka Itami International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
Destinations
Destinations in Kyoto Prefecture
Every destination in this guide in Kyoto Prefecture, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
| Destination | Population | Places to stay | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyoto | 1,463,723 | 214 | ITM · 39 km |
| Southern Kyoto Prefecture | 2,316,183 | 11 | ITM · 34 km |
| Kyōtango | 50,857 | 5 | TJH · 28 km |
| Northern Kyoto Prefecture | 294,282 | 4 | TJH · 37 km |
| Mukō | 56,152 | 4 | ITM · 30 km |
| Kameoka | 85,962 | 2 | ITM · 29 km |
| Maizuru | 78,730 | 2 | TJH · 54 km |
| Woodland Kyoto | 254,960 | ITM · 36 km | |
| Uji | 179,626 | ITM · 35 km | |
| Otokuni | 148,651 | ITM · 27 km | |
| Nagaokakyō | 80,423 | ITM · 28 km | |
| Kizugawa | 78,035 | ITM · 35 km | |
| Fukuchiyama | 77,150 | TJH · 39 km | |
| Jōyō | 74,356 | ITM · 32 km | |
| Kyōtanabe | 73,985 | ITM · 30 km | |
| Yawata | 70,373 | ITM · 27 km |
Where to stay
Places to stay in Kyoto Prefecture
5 places to stay in Kyoto Prefecture from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Where |
|---|---|
| Toyoko Inn Kyoto Gojo-karasuma hotel | Kyoto |
| Toyoko Inn Kyoto Gojo-omiya hotel | Kyoto |
| Toyoko Inn Kyoto Nijojo Minami hotel | Kyoto |
| Toyoko Inn Kyoto Shijo-karasuma hotel | Kyoto |
| Toyoko Inn Kyoto Shijo-omiya hotel | Kyoto |
Where to stay
More hotels in Kyoto Prefecture
237 hotels in Kyoto Prefecture recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed; the 30 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto State Guest House | Kyoto | 2005 |
| Tawaraya Ryokan | Kyoto | |
| The Westin Miyako Kyoto | Kyoto | 1900 |
| ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto | Kyoto | 1986 |
| Heihachi Jaya | Kyoto | 1576 |
| Hotel Granvia Kyoto | Kyoto | 1997 |
| Hotel Kanra Kyoto | Kyoto | |
| Hyatt Regency Kyoto | Kyoto | 2006 |
| Kyoto Tower Hotel | Kyoto | |
| Miyako City Kintetsu Kyoto Station | Kyoto | 2011 |
| Miyako Hotel Kyoto Hachijo | Kyoto | 1975 |
| Seikiro Ryokan | Northern Kyoto Prefecture | 1700 |
| The Prince Kyoto Takaragaike | Kyoto | 1986 |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto | Kyoto | 2014 |
| Cross Hotel Kyoto | Kyoto | |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto Grande | Kyoto | |
| Daiwa Roynet Hotel Kyoto-Hachijoguchi | Kyoto | |
| Dhawa Yura Kyoto | Kyoto | 2019 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto | Kyoto | 2016 |
| Good Nature Hotel Kyoto | Kyoto | |
| Hiiragiya | Kyoto | 1818 |
| Hotel & Resorts Kyoto-Miyazu | Northern Kyoto Prefecture | |
| Hotel Anteroom Kyoto | Kyoto | |
| Hotel Emion Kyoto | Kyoto | 2020 |
| Hotel Intergate Kyoto Shijo Shinmachi | Kyoto | |
| Hotel Keihan Kyoto Grande | Kyoto | |
| Hotel Monterey Kyoto | Kyoto | |
| Hotel Okura Kyoto | Kyoto | 1895 |
| Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion | Kyoto | |
| Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto | Kyoto |
When to go
Best time to visit Kyoto Prefecture
From the climate of 16 destinations in Kyoto Prefecture with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 16 | 8 °C | 84 mm |
| February | 0 of 16 | 9 °C | 82 mm |
| March | 0 of 16 | 12 °C | 120 mm |
| April | 0 of 16 | 19 °C | 123 mm |
| May | 0 of 16 | 23 °C | 138 mm |
| June | 0 of 16 | 26 °C | 204 mm |
| July | 0 of 16 | 31 °C | 217 mm |
| August | 0 of 16 | 32 °C | 130 mm |
| September | 0 of 16 | 28 °C | 195 mm |
| October | 0 of 16 | 22 °C | 133 mm |
| November | 0 of 16 | 16 °C | 82 mm |
| December | 0 of 16 | 10 °C | 87 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Kyoto Prefecture
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Kyoto Prefecture name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
ITM · Osaka Itami International Airport
TJH · Konotori Tajima Airport
UKB · Kobe Airport
KIX · Kansai International Airport
TTJ · Tottori Sand Dunes Conan Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Kyoto Prefecture, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
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Nearby
Regions near Kyoto Prefecture
Other regions of Japan with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay and guest scores from each operator's own public pages; further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.