[Kyoto Driving Course] Take your time to enjoy the rich nature and historic shrines!

It is one of Japan's leading terminal stations and serves as the gateway to sightseeing in Kyoto.
There are many rental car stores within walking distance of Kyoto Station. They all have a wide range of rental cars, from compact rental cars with a capacity of around 4 people to rental cars for group trips with a capacity of 8 people. There are also plans that allow you to return the car to a station other than Kyoto Station.

You can meet rare river creatures such as the giant salamander, a national special natural monument, as well as adorable sea idols such as dolphins and penguins. There are also plenty of workshops that can be enjoyed by children and adults, and backyard tours with explanations from the aquarium staff.

Known as a shrine for the god of warding off evil, the shrine holds many religious ceremonies, such as the Kamo Horse Races and the Nagoshi-no-Oharae Ceremony, and its vast, green grounds are always bustling with worshippers.
Every year on May 15th, the Kamo Festival (Aoi Festival), one of Kyoto's three major festivals, is held.

This is a historic botanical garden that opened in 1924.
You can see about 12,000 kinds of plants on the vast grounds of about 240,000 square meters. Highlights include a rose garden with many rare varieties associated with Kyoto, and one of Japan's largest observation greenhouses where you can see tropical plants from around the world up close.

In an open space with 130 seats, you can enjoy oven-baked Neapolitan pizza, hand-baked by a craftsman. With large windows offering a view of the greenery of the botanical gardens, the space spreads out, making you completely forget that you are in the city.

Although it was built as an agricultural reservoir during the Edo period, it is now a popular park for the citizens of the prefecture to relax in. You can enjoy the changing nature of the seasons, with pink cherry blossoms in full bloom in the spring, Japanese irises in the summer, red and yellow autumn leaves in the fall, and snowy scenery in the winter.

This is a select shop that carries everything related to books. It features a suggestive display that makes you want to pick up the items. It also has a gallery for artists called "Enfer" and a "Life Hall" that sells miscellaneous goods for food, clothing and shelter, making it a very fulfilling shop.