It lights up at night and was close to Ryokan and also a guide home

This is a "why not" attraction--if you're arriving in Kyoto by train, it's just across the street from the station. I think it took maybe 30 minutes out of day and was worth the price of admission. Of the three towers I visited in Japan (Kyoto, Nagoya, Tokyo), this was the shortest and the most austere (parts of it reminded... More

If your in the vicinity, the view from the top of Kyoto Tower is worth seeing.

Very strange. The building is very old, and austere. Staff members and guides are everywhere, (its a little bombarding). After going up the tower through various shonky elevators, we arrived at the top. The binoculars are free. NOTE: Not only can you see the amazing sprawling city of Kyoto you can look DIRECTLY into the hotel rooms of the guests... More

it costs money to go up there but the viewing binoculars up there are free... i don't think it's a must-see or anything, but you do get a decent view of kyoto's surrounding temples, etc. i went at night and it's quite pretty with all the lights.... even got a view of kiyomizu-dera (清水寺) which is kind of cool, since... More