Which district in Kyoto is cheapest to stay in?
In Kyoto, the cheapest district to stay in is Minami, at a median asking price of $77 a night, and the priciest is Arashiyama at $148 (latest scan 25 October 2026). The ranking covers 6 districts, each priced by at least 5 places on the same 57 of the 68 nights from 15 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 04:34 UTC.
Updated
Districts ranked by median asking price
In Kyoto, Arashiyama asks a median $148 a night, +92% against $77 in Minami, the cheapest of 6 districts compared on the same 57 nights.
| District | Median a night | Middle half | Nights | Places | Guest score | 4–5★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minami | $77 | $55–$97 | 57 | 43 | 8.7 (43) | 33% of 43 |
| Kawaramachi | $86 | $69–$132 | 57 | 152 | 8.9 (152) | 42% of 150 |
| Shimogyo | $97 | $71–$139 | 57 | 54 | 8.8 (54) | 41% of 54 |
| Gion | $107 | $81–$149 | 57 | 40 | 9.0 (39) | 38% of 40 |
| Higashiyama | $113 | $73–$237 | 57 | 24 | 9.0 (24) | 43% of 23 |
| Arashiyama | $148 | $116–$218 | 57 | 17 | 8.9 (17) | 53% of 17 |
- A district is the area name Agoda gives a place (the first part of its address line), not an official boundary; names are printed as Agoda writes them, without a leading district number.
- A night counts for a district when at least 5 of its places showed a price.
- Every district is compared on the same 57 nights, the ones on which all of them counted: districts join in order of nights counted, and one that would leave fewer than 34 shared nights is left out rather than compared on other nights. A district's figure is the median of its nightly medians over those nights, and the middle half is the median of the nightly 25th and 75th percentiles.
- Places: every place in the district priced on those nights. Guest score: the median Agoda review score (out of 10) of those places, places scored in brackets. 4–5★: the share of the places with a star rating that hold 4 stars or more.
A dash means fewer than 5 of the district's places carry a score or a star rating. Many-star hotels cluster in a few districts, so a district's median also says which kind of places stand there.
Cheapest district with a guest score of 8 or more
The cheapest district in Kyoto whose places hold a median guest score of 8 or more is Minami: a median $77 a night, score 8.7 across 43 scored places.
| District | Median a night | Guest score | Places scored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minami | $77 | 8.7 | 43 |
| Kawaramachi | $86 | 8.9 | 152 |
| Shimogyo | $97 | 8.8 | 54 |
| Gion | $107 | 9.0 | 39 |
| Higashiyama | $113 | 9.0 | 24 |
| Arashiyama | $148 | 8.9 | 17 |
Guest scores are Agoda's review scores out of 10; a score says nothing about the price.
Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by district
The biggest weekend difference in Kyoto is in Shimogyo: Friday and Saturday nights ask a median $133 against $81 Monday to Thursday (+64%), over 14 and 34 nights.
| District | Fri + Sat | Mon – Thu | Difference | Nights (Fri + Sat / Mon – Thu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shimogyo | $133 | $81 | +64% | 14 / 34 |
| Kawaramachi | $114 | $75 | +53% | 14 / 34 |
| Gion | $147 | $107 | +37% | 14 / 34 |
| Minami | $95 | $71 | +33% | 14 / 34 |
| Arashiyama | $177 | $135 | +31% | 14 / 34 |
| Higashiyama | $118 | $113 | +4% | 14 / 34 |
The town page's weekend rule, district by district, over the ranking's 57 shared nights: Sunday nights sit in neither group, and a district needs at least 3 nights on each side.
What was measured
Nights measured in Kyoto: 68, from 15 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Places with an Agoda area name: 390 of the 390 priced on these nights; only those are placed in a district.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →