More Key properties than Tokyo relative to its size, and a different shape of stock: small houses and ryokan rather than towers. The city has no airport of its own and no room to build, which holds supply flat while demand does not — the tightest supply equation of any Japanese city.
- PrefectureKyoto
- Properties on file27 (22 with Keys)
- Keys recorded2 249
- Starred tables23
- From TokyoKyoto 2h12
Accommodation
Starred tables
| Restaurant | Stars | Chef | Hotel |
|---|
| Gion Sasaki 祇園 さゝ木 | ★★★ | 佐々木浩 | standalone |
| Hyotei 瓢亭 | ★★★ | 高橋義弘 | standalone |
| Isshisoden Nakamura 一子相伝 なかむら | ★★★ | 中村元計 | standalone |
| Kikunoi Honten 菊乃井 本店 | ★★★ | 村田吉弘 | standalone |
| Miyamaso 美山荘 | ★★★ | 中東久人 | not checked |
| Mizai 未在 | ★★★ | 石原仁司 | standalone |
| Doppo 獨歩 | ★★ | — | not checked |
| Gion Maruyama 祇園 丸山 | ★★ | 丸山嘉桜 | standalone |
| Higashiyama Yoshihisa 東山 吉寿 | ★★ | — | not checked |
| Kikunoi Roan 菊乃井 露庵 | ★★ | 村田吉弘 | standalone |
| Kodaiji Wakuden 高台寺 和久傳 | ★★ | — | not checked |
| Muromachi Yui 室町 唯 | ★★ | — | not checked |
| Sanso Kyoyamato 山荘 京大和 | ★★ | — | not checked |
| Sojiki Nakahigashi 草喰 なかひがし | ★★ | 中東久雄 | standalone |
| Tokuha Motonari 徳ﾊ本也 | ★★ | — | not checked |
| Cenci チェンチ | ★ | 坂本健 | standalone |
| Jean-Georges at The Shinmonzen ジャン-ジョルジュ アット ザ シンモンゼン | ★ | — | The Shinmonzen |
| KOKE コケ | ★ | — | not checked |
| Kanamean Nishitomiya 要庵 西富家 | ★ | — | Kanamean Nishitomiya |
| Kigawa 木乃婦 | ★ | 髙橋拓児 | not checked |
| Kyo, Seika 京、静華 | ★ | — | not checked |
| La Biographie ラ・ビオグラフィ | ★ | — | not checked |
| Restaurant Hiramatsu Kodaiji レストランひらまつ 高台寺 | ★ | — | not checked |
Attractions
| Site | Kind | Visitors/year |
|---|
| Kiyomizu-dera | temple | 4 000 000 (estimate) |
| Kinkaku-ji | temple | 4 000 000 (estimate) |
| Nijo Castle | castle | 1 700 000 (estimate) |
| Fushimi Inari Taisha | temple | — |
| Arashiyama Bamboo Grove | nature | — |
Events
| Event | Month | Kind |
|---|
| Miyako Odori 都をどり | April | Matsuri |
| Aoi Matsuri 葵祭 | May | Matsuri |
| Gion Matsuri 祇園祭 | July | Matsuri |
| Kyoto Gozan Okuribi 五山送り火 | August | Religious rite |
| Jidai Matsuri 時代祭 | October | Matsuri |
| Kurama Fire Festival 鞍馬の火祭 | October | Religious rite |
See also all destinations in Japan and the Kyoto prefecture card.
Source: MICHELIN Keys Japan 2025, announced 8 October 2025; Japan Tourism Agency confirmed annual series, published 6 July 2026. · Verified 31 August 2026 · Figures are dated; estimates are marked.