Map of street alignments in Kyoto
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.

315+ 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 60

    勧修寺日ノ岡線

    Sun, 28 June · 4:45am Facing NE Street View
  • Moonrise alignment 84

    北大路

    Sun, 28 June · 6:08pm Facing SE Street View
  • Moonset alignment 95

    九条通り

    Sun, 28 June · arrive 2:15am Facing SW Street View

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