TohoToho Where to stay in Gion
祇園 · Kyoto · measured from Gion-Shijo station (35.0032, 135.7719)
How Gion compares with the 30 areas we measure
| What | Within 800 m | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train station | 4 | 9 of 30 | 3 |
| Bus stop | 19 | 23 of 30 | 25 |
| Convenience store | 28 | 14 of 30 | 27 |
| Places to eat | 2,493 | 6 of 30 | 898 |
| Cafe | 414 | 5 of 30 | 154 |
| Supermarket | 7 | 11 of 30 | 6 |
| Pharmacy / drugstore | 38 | 15 of 30 | 38 |
| ATMs that take foreign cards | 36 | 13 of 30 | 31 |
| Bars and nightlife | 803 | 6 of 30 | 193 |
| Things to see | 138 | 1 of 30 | 38 |
| Park or garden | 119 | 1 of 30 | 15 |
| Police box (koban) | 9 | 8 of 30 | 4 |
| Coin lockers | 5 | 10 of 30 | 3 |
Counted within 800 m of the point above — about a ten minute walk — with duplicates folded, exactly as the report below counts them. The median is the middle of the 30 areas measured here, which is what makes a count mean anything: whether 27 convenience stores is a lot depends on where else you could have stayed. Categories our sources cover unevenly are left out of this table and appear in the report below, labelled as not counted.
Somewhere you leave in the morning. Buses count as much as trains — most of what people come to Japan to see is not on a railway line.
- Train stationGion-shijo · 1 min
- Convenience store87 m
- Places to eat2,493 found
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What is actually within a 10 minute walk
Straight-line distance from the building, measured against OpenStreetMap. Walking times use 80 m per minute, the convention used by Japanese property listings. Only about four in ten places in Japan have an English name in OpenStreetMap, so some names below appear in Japanese — still useful for showing to a taxi driver or matching a shopfront.
Getting around
Bus stop
19 foundWhere there is no train, this is the way out. Stops on both sides of one road are counted once.
- Shijo Keihan-mae 四条京阪前1 min · 9 m
- Gion Shijo Station (Bus) 祇園四条駅1 min · 60 m
Train station
4 foundEverything else you do in a day starts here.
- Gion-shijo 祇園四条1 min · 0 m
- Kyoto Kawaramachi 京都河原町3 min · 220 m
- Sanjo 三条8 min · 645 m
- Sanjo Keihan 三条京阪9 min · 699 m
Daily needs
the hotel can’t do these for youConvenience store
28 foundOpen late, sells water, food, and usually has an ATM that takes foreign cards.
- FamilyMart ファミリーマート1 min · 87 m
- 7-Eleven セブン-イレブン2 min · 130 m
Pharmacy / drugstore
not in this reading38 foundGetting ill is the thing most likely to ruin a trip.
- Gion Kantorii Kurabu 祇園カントリークラブ2 min · 172 m
- (heiten) Puromisu Shijou Kawaramachi Minami Jidou Keiyaku Koonaa (閉店)プロミス 四条河原町南自動契約コーナー3 min · 220 m
Supermarket
not in this reading7 foundMatters once you are staying more than a few nights.
- Gyomu Super 業務スーパー7 min · 535 m
- Gyomu Super 業務スーパー7 min · 536 m
ATMs that take foreign cards
not in this reading36 foundSeven Bank, Lawson Bank, E-net, Aeon and Japan Post accept cards issued outside Japan. Most other Japanese bank ATMs decline them, so they are not counted here. Post offices are counted, because that is where most Japan Post machines are.
- Seven Bank セブン銀行1 min · 8 m
- E-net イーネット1 min · 80 m
Eating
Places to eat
2,493 foundRestaurants and fast food. Cafes are not counted — most close before dinner.
- Douraku 道楽1 min · 16 m
- Maguro Factory 1 min · 28 m
- Kasa Gurande カサグランデ1 min · 37 m
Cafe
not in this reading414 foundSomewhere to sit in the morning that is not your room.
- Starbucks 1 min · 73 m
- Tsujiri Kyoto Branch 辻利 京都店1 min · 96 m
Things to see
Things to see
138 foundAttractions, museums, viewpoints, castles and monuments. Ordinary neighbourhood shrines are not counted — Japan has tens of thousands, and counting them would make every street look remarkable.
- Okuni Kabuki Hasshou Chi No Ishibumi 阿国歌舞伎発祥地の碑1 min · 22 m
- Sight 1 min · 49 m
- Okuni Statue 1 min · 87 m
Public bath / onsen
2 foundOften the reason for the trip rather than a convenience.
- Kyoto Shiritsu Sanjouyokujou 京都市立三条浴場8 min · 643 m
- Daikoku Yu 大黒湯8 min · 676 m
Park or garden
119 foundSomewhere to walk that is not a shopping street.
- Park 2 min · 197 m
- Park 3 min · 279 m
Souvenir shops
not scored25 foundShown for information only. About 3,000 are mapped for the whole country against many times that in reality, so a hit here is worth something and a miss means nothing.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Maiougidou 舞扇堂2 min · 182 m
- No Ren Kyoto Gion のレン 京都祇園2 min · 188 m
At night
material, not a verdictBars and nightlife
not in this reading803 foundCounted as a plus here. A property tool would count the same places as a minus.
- Matsumoto Sakaba 松本酒場1 min · 40 m
- Gion 2ldk (niierudiikee) 祇園 2ldk (ニーエルディーケー)1 min · 43 m
Police box (koban)
not in this reading9 foundStaffed neighbourhood police posts. The default place to go if something goes wrong.
- Gojou Keisatsusho Shijou Koban 五条警察署四条交番1 min · 110 m
- Koban 大和大路交番2 min · 142 m
Currency exchange
not scored2 foundShown for information only. 197 exchange counters are mapped for the whole country, far fewer than exist, so they are never scored. If you have a card, the ATM count above is the more reliable answer.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Currency Exchanger 6 min · 453 m
- Gaika Ryougae Kyoto Exchange 外貨両替 Kyoto Exchange8 min · 610 m
Post office
not in this reading9 foundSends things home, and holds a Japan Post ATM that takes foreign cards — away from the cities this is often the only one within walking distance. Sub-post offices (簡易郵便局) frequently have no machine, so they are listed here but not counted as ATMs.
- Kyoto Gion Post Office 京都祇園郵便局2 min · 169 m
- Kyoto Takashimaya-nai Post Office 京都高島屋内郵便局4 min · 349 m
Coin lockers
not in this reading5 foundFor the hours before check-in and after check-out.
- Packcity Japan PUDOステーション1 min · 67 m
- Keihan Denki Tetsudou Sanjou Station 京阪電気鉄道 三条駅5 min · 411 m
Laundromat
not scored3 foundNeeded once a trip runs past a week.
Shown for information only. Our sources cover this category unevenly, so a low count here may mean the map is incomplete rather than the area is.
- Beree Za Gion Minami Branch ベレーザ祇園南店2 min · 185 m
- Royal Coin Laundry ロイヤル コインランドリー6 min · 467 m
Before you arrive
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Scored 2026-09-11 21:01 UTC against our OpenStreetMap import · preset: sightseeing