This guide is about the Arashiyama Area in the West of Kyoto, near the mountains. As the sights and cafés/restaurants there are pretty close

Shigetsu is one of the most popular restaurants for shōjin ryōri in Kyoto as it is located inside the Tenryu-ji Temple complex.

Inspired by his gransfather's Golden Pavillion Kinkakuji, in 1482 shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436-1490) built his elegant retirement villa