Temple city dawn light

Kyoto

Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kyoto has one of the clearest historic grids in Asia, set inside a basin of mountains and temple districts. Straight central streets create clean sun corridors, while the surrounding hills add a distinct horizon and seasonal color to sunrise and sunset alignments.

304+ Alignment spots · next 14 days

March-April & October-November Best viewing times

Top Alignment Spots

The top sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset alignment in Kyoto for the next 7 days, pulled live from the app's forecast.

Sunrise alignment 97

竹の里北通り

Fri, 31 July · 5:05am Facing NE Street View
Sunset alignment 75

中地日吉線

Mon, 3 Aug · arrive 6:28pm Facing W Street View
Moonrise alignment 97

今出川通

Fri, 31 July · 8:00pm Facing E Street View
Moonset alignment 93

名神高速道路

Thu, 30 July · arrive 4:48am Facing SW Street View