Kyoto Tower
京都タワー展望室
The white candle tower: 360° Kyoto from 100m
- Hours
- 10am–9pm (last entry 8:30pm); hours may change without notice
- Tickets
- About ¥900 for adults (check on site); buy at the counter or online via the official site
- Address
- 721-1 Higashishiokoji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, opposite Kyoto Station's central exit
The white tower facing you as you leave Kyoto Station looks like a lighthouse but was modelled on a candle. From the deck at 100 metres you can pick out Kiyomizu-dera on the eastern hills, the five-storey pagoda of To-ji and, on clear days, the Osaka direction. Kyoto has so few tall buildings that even this height lays the whole city out flat. A basement bathhouse and the Kyoto Tower Sando food hall share the building, handy on arrival or departure day.