Region
Kyoto Live Cameras in Japan — 4 official webcams
The Shusui-tei teahouse in the Kyoto Imperial Palace grounds, and river cameras on the Yura, Katsura and Kizu. The Katsura camera covers the Arashiyama stretch.
4 cameras in Kyoto
3 video, 1 still. Tap one to open it in the camera list.
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Sample August 2026
Shusuitei, Kyoto Imperial Garden
Kyoto · World Heritage
An Edo-period tea house and pond at the south end of the garden. Improbably quiet for central Kyoto, and the trees mark the season.
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Live video, rotating
Yura River
Fukuchiyama–Maizuru, Kyoto · River
From the Fukuchiyama basin down to the Sea of Japan. Long stretches have low levees, so the level is watched closely whenever it rains hard.
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Live video, rotating
Katsura River
Arashiyama, Kyoto · River
It passes under the Togetsukyo bridge at Arashiyama and joins the Yodo. Both a sightseeing view and a river people watch for floods.
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Live video, rotating
Kizu River
southern Kyoto · River
From the Iga highlands through the south of Kyoto Prefecture. Broad sandy bars, and the channel shifts with the volume of water.
When to watch
Shusui-tei is an Edo-period teahouse and pond at the southern end of the Imperial Palace grounds. It is improbably quiet for a city centre, and the garden's trees carry the season. It is one of the few cameras on this site that is not a volcano, a river or wildlife, but a cultural property.
In Kyoto, autumn colour runs from mid-November into early December, and the cherries from late March into early April. The Katsura camera covers a reach that includes Arashiyama; it exists to show the river in flood, but in normal conditions it simply shows the river through the seasons.
Agencies publishing the cameras on this page
- MLIT river live streams (Government Standard Terms 2.0) — Official site
- Ministry of the Environment — Internet Nature Institute (PDL 1.0) — Official site
The footage belongs to each agency. This site is an unofficial guide, and each sample frame was copied once per camera under that agency's terms of use.