Nijo Castle (Former Detached Palace Nijo Castle)
Nijo Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in central Kyoto. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu as his residence a...
541 Nijojocho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8301, Japan
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Shimogamo Shrine (Kamo Mioya Shrine)
Shimogamo Shrine, officially known as Kamo Mioya Shrine, is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrine...
59 Shimogamo Izumikawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-0807, Japan
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a vast public park surrounding the Kyoto Imperial Palace, Sento Imperial Palace, and Omiy...
3 Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nashinoki Shrine
Nashinoki Shrine is a peaceful shrine located beside Kyoto Gyoen National Garden. Established in 1885, it enshrines Sanj...
680 Somedono-cho, Teramachi-dori Hirokoji-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Tadasu no Mori Forest
Tadasu no Mori is an ancient forest surrounding Shimogamo Shrine, one of Kyoto’s oldest and most sacred shrines. C...
59 Shimogamo Izumikawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kawai Shrine
Kawai Shrine is the oldest subsidiary shrine of Shimogamo Shrine and is famous throughout Japan as a shrine dedicated to...
59 Shimogamo Izumikawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shiramine Shrine
Shiramine Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Junnin, two emperors who spent thei...
261 Asukai-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Goryo Shrine
Goryo Shrine is a historic shrine located northeast of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden. It is one of Kyoto’s most impo...
495 Kamigoryo Tate-machi, Kamigoryomae-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shokoku-ji Temple
Shokoku-ji Temple is the head temple of the Rinzai Shokoku-ji school of Zen Buddhism and one of Kyoto’s most impor...
701 Shokokuji Monzen-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Jotenkaku Museum
Jotenkaku Museum is an art museum located within the grounds of Shokoku-ji Temple in northern Kyoto. Opened in 1984, the...
701 Shokokuji Monzen-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan (within Shokoku-ji Temple)
Jozenji Temple
Jozenji Temple is a historic Jodo sect temple located near Kuramaguchi in northern Kyoto. Founded in the 9th century, it...
338 Jozenji Monzen-cho, Teramachi-dori Kuramaguchi Higashi-iru, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Former Arisugawa-no-miya Residence
The Former Arisugawa-no-miya Residence is a historic imperial residence located beside Kyoto Gyoen National Garden. It o...
Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Goo Shrine
Goo Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located on the western side of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden. Dedicated to Wake no ...
385 Sakura-tsurumaru-cho, Karasuma-dori Shimochojamachi-sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shinsen-en Garden
Shinsen-en is a historic garden originally created as the imperial garden of Heian-kyo, the ancient capital of Japan. Es...
166 Monzen-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shojoke-in Temple
Shojoke-in Temple is one of the head temples of the Jodo (Pure Land) school of Buddhism and has long been associated wit...
395 Kitanobe-cho, Teramachi-dori Hirokoji-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Gyogan-ji Temple (Kodo)
Gyogan-ji Temple, commonly known as Kodo, is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple and the 19th temple of the famous Saigoku...
17 Gyoganji Monzen-cho, Teramachi-dori Takeyamachi-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Honzen-ji Temple
Honzen-ji Temple is the head temple of the Jinmon branch of the Hokke Sect, located just east of Kyoto Gyoen National Ga...
397 Kitanobe-cho, Teramachi-dori Hirokoji-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shimogoryo Shrine
Shimogoryo Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located southeast of Kyoto Gyoen National Garden. It preserves the ancient...
634 Shimogoryomae-cho, Teramachi-dori Marutamachi-sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Rozan-ji Temple
Rozan-ji Temple is the head temple of the Tendai Enjo sect and is best known as the temple associated with Murasaki Shik...
397 Kitanobe-cho, Teramachi-dori Hirokoji-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Former Residence of Joseph Hardy Neesima
The Former Residence of Joseph Hardy Neesima is the historic home where Joseph Hardy Neesima, founder of Doshisha Univer...
1 Shoin-cho, Teramachi-dori Ishiyakushi-sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Jorin-ji Temple
Jorin-ji Temple is a peaceful Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhist temple located near Demachiyanagi Station and the famous Kamo Ri...
33 Tanaka Shimoyanagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Prefectural Office (Former Main Building)
The Kyoto Prefectural Office is the administrative center of Kyoto Prefecture, established shortly after the Meiji Resto...
Yabunouchi-cho, Shimodachiuri-dori Shinmachi Nishiiru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Seimei Shrine
Seimei Shrine is dedicated to Abe no Seimei, Japan’s most celebrated onmyoji (master of Yin-Yang divination) from ...
806 Seimei-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Honpo-ji Temple
Honpo-ji Temple is one of the head temples of the Nichiren school and is located in Kyoto’s historic Teranouchi di...
617 Honpojimae-cho, Ogawa-dori Teranouchi-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Hokyo-ji Monzeki Temple
Hokyo-ji Monzeki Temple is a historic imperial convent in northern Kyoto, affectionately known as the Temple of Dolls. F...
547 Dodo-cho, Teramachi-dori Imadegawa-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Suika Tenmangu Shrine
Suika Tenmangu Shrine is believed to be Kyoto’s oldest Tenmangu shrine, dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the de...
Takenobu Inari Shrine
Takenobu Inari Shrine is a small but historically significant shrine in central Kyoto. Dedicated to the Inari deity, it ...
38 Imashinzaike Nishi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is the head shrine of approximately 12,000 Tenmangu shrines across Japan and is dedicated to Suga...
Bakuro-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Daishogun Hachi Shrine
Daishogun Hachi Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in northwestern Kyoto dedicated to the Daishogun deities, guardians o...
48 Nishimachi, Ichijo-dori Onmae Nishi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Senbon Shakado (Daiho-on-ji Temple)
Senbon Shakado, formally known as Daiho-on-ji Temple, is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most historically significant B...
1035 Mizomae-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Senbon Enmado (Injo-ji Temple)
Senbon Enmado, officially known as Injo-ji Temple, is one of Kyoto’s most unusual and fascinating Buddhist temples...
34 Enma-mae-cho, Senbon-dori Rozanji-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Jobon Rendai-ji Temple
Jobon Rendai-ji Temple is a peaceful Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhist temple located in Kyoto’s Murasakino district. Away...
33-1 Murasakino Junibo-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kadode Hachimangu Shrine
Kadode Hachimangu Shrine is a small but historically significant shrine in Kyoto dedicated to safe journeys and new begi...
102-1 Sakurai-cho, Chiekoin-dori Imadegawa Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Myoken-ji Temple
Myoken-ji Temple is one of the head temples of the Nichiren sect and is regarded as the oldest Nichiren temple in Kyoto....
514 Myokenjimae-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Ryuhon-ji Temple
Ryuhon-ji Temple is one of the principal temples of the Nichiren sect, located in Kyoto’s historic Nishijin distri...
107 Ichibancho, Shichihonmatsu-dori Ninnaji Kaido Agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Myoren-ji Temple
Myoren-ji Temple is one of the head temples of the Nichiren sect, located in Kyoto’s historic Teranouchi district....
875 Myorenjimae-cho, Teranouchi-dori Omiya Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kuginuki Jizo (Shakuzo-ji Temple)
Known affectionately as Kuginuki Jizo, Shakuzo-ji Temple is famous throughout Kyoto for prayers seeking relief from pain...
503 Hanaguruma-cho, Senbon-dori Kamidachiuri-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Myokaku-ji Temple
Myokaku-ji Temple is one of the principal temples of the Nichiren sect, located in Kyoto’s historic Teranouchi dis...
135 Shimoseizo-guchi-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Jofuku-ji Temple
Jofuku-ji Temple is a peaceful Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhist temple located in Kyoto’s historic Nishijin district. Clo...
601 Sasaya-cho 2-chome, Jofukuji-dori Ichijo-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nishiki Market
Known as “Kyoto’s Kitchen,” Nishiki Market is one of the city’s most vibrant shopping streets. S...
Nishikikoji-dori, between Teramachi and Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine
Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine is a lively shrine dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane, the deity of learning, located at the eas...
537 Nakano-cho, Shinkyogoku-dori Shijo Agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Sanjo Ohashi Bridge
Sanjo Ohashi Bridge is one of Kyoto’s most famous historic bridges, spanning the Kamo River between Nakagyo and Sa...
Ohashi-cho, Nakagyo-ku / Ohashi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Seigan-ji Temple
Seigan-ji Temple is the head temple of the Seizan Fukakusa branch of Jodo Buddhism, located in the heart of Kyoto’...
453 Sakurano-cho, Shinkyogoku-dori Sanjo Sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Statue of Takayama Hikokuro
The Statue of Takayama Hikokuro stands at the eastern end of Sanjo Ohashi Bridge in central Kyoto. It depicts the famous...
Ohashi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto (East End of Sanjo Ohashi Bridge), Japan
Danno Horin-ji Temple
Danno Horin-ji Temple is a Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhist temple located near Sanjo Bridge and the Kamo River in central Kyot...
36 Horinji Monzen-cho, Kawabata-dori Sanjo Agaru, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Yobo-ji Temple
Yobo-ji Temple is one of the principal temples of the Nichiren School of Buddhism, located in Kyoto’s Sakyo Ward. ...
448 Hooji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Zuisen-ji Temple
Zuisen-ji Temple is a Nichiren Buddhist temple located along Kiyamachi Street in central Kyoto. It is best known as the ...
114 Ishiya-cho, Kiyamachi-dori Sanjo Sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Yata-dera Temple (Yata Jizo)
Yata-dera Temple, officially known as Kongozan Gokuraku-in Yata-dera, is a Jodo Buddhist temple located along Teramachi ...
523 Tenshojimae-cho, Teramachi-dori Sanjo Agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan