The five-story pagoda that dominates every Kyoto Instagram feed — last standing structure of the 6th-century Hokan-ji Temple, wedged between traditional machiya homes on a narrow Higashiyama lane. In peak season it's packed by 7:30am; if you're not in spring or autumn, dawn still clears it. The usual walk in is down from Kiyomizu-dera via Ninenzaka.