Gion, Arashiyama and Fushimi Inari’s torii gates: walking Kyoto’s thousand-year capital

About Kyoto

Kyoto Prefecture lies in the Kinki region with Kyoto City as its capital. As Japan’s ancient capital it is renowned worldwide for shrines, temples and machiya townhouses.

Main walking areas in Kyoto

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Kyoto (Gion, Shijo Kawaramachi, Pontocho)
• Arashiyama (Togetsukyo Bridge, Bamboo Path)
• Higashiyama (Kiyomizu-dera, Yasaka Shrine, Nanzen-ji)
• Fushimi (Fushimi Inari Taisha, Fushimi Momoyama)

Kyoto trivia

The Senbon Torii of Fushimi Inari Taisha — vermilion gates winding up Mt. Inari — is one of Kyoto’s signature walking spots.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Kyoto

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=kyoto for the Kyoto list.