Kamigamo Shrine (Kamo Wakeikazuchi Shrine)
Kamigamo Shrine, officially known as Kamo Wakeikazuchi Shrine, is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Kyoto. It is part ...
339 Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8047, Japan
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洛北
Kozan-ji Temple
Kozan-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple located in the Toganoo area of northwestern Kyoto. Surrounded by forests a...
8 Toganoo-cho, Umegahata, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8295, Japan
Shisen-do Temple
Shisen-do is one of Kyoto’s most elegant garden villas, created in 1641 by the scholar, poet, and former samurai I...
27 Monguchicho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Enko-ji Temple
Enko-ji Temple is a tranquil Zen temple in Kyoto’s Ichijoji district, celebrated for its beautiful gardens and spe...
13 Kotanicho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Manshu-in Monzeki Temple
Manshu-in Monzeki is one of Kyoto’s finest imperial temples, renowned for its elegant Shoin architecture, refined ...
42 Takenouchicho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Konpuku-ji Temple
Konpuku-ji Temple is a peaceful Zen temple in Kyoto’s Ichijoji district, celebrated for its close connections with...
20 Saikatacho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Nobotoke-an Hermitage
Nobotoke-an is a small hermitage tucked away in Kyoto’s Shugakuin district, known for its peaceful atmosphere and ...
15-3 Ichijoji Hayama-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Japan
Hongwanji Kitayama Betsuin
Hongwanji Kitayama Betsuin is a branch temple of Nishi Hongwan-ji, the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha scho...
24 Higashiyama, Kamitakano, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Tanukidani Fudo-in Temple
Tanukidani Fudo-in is a mountainside temple in Kyoto’s Ichijoji district, famous for its powerful Fudō Myōō (Acala...
6 Matsubaracho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Sekizan Zen-in Temple
Sekizan Zen-in is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple located in the Shugakuin district of northern Kyoto. Founded as a su...
18 Kaineibocho, Shugakuin, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Saginomori Shrine
Saginomori Shrine is a peaceful Shinto shrine nestled at the foot of Mount Hiei in Kyoto’s Shugakuin district. Sur...
16 Miyanowakicho, Shugakuin, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Ichijoji Sagarimatsu
Ichijoji Sagarimatsu is a historic landmark in Kyoto traditionally recognized as the site of the legendary duel between ...
Sagarimatsucho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hachidai Shrine
Hachidai Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Kyoto’s Ichijoji district, best known for its association with the ...
1 Matsubaracho, Ichijoji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shugaku-in Imperial Villa
Shugaku-in Imperial Villa is one of Japan’s greatest masterpieces of landscape design. Created in the seventeenth ...
Yabuzoe, Shugakuin, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Jisso-in Monzeki Temple
Jisso-in Monzeki is a prestigious Tendai Buddhist temple located in the quiet district of Iwakura, northern Kyoto. Close...
121 Iwakura Aguracho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Iwakura Shrine (Iwashiza Shrine)
Iwakura Shrine, also known as Iwashiza Shrine, is an ancient Shinto shrine located in Kyoto’s peaceful Iwakura dis...
305 Iwakura Aguracho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Former Residence of Iwakura Tomomi
The Former Residence of Iwakura Tomomi is a nationally designated historic site located in Kyoto’s quiet Iwakura d...
100 Iwakura Aguracho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Myoman-ji Temple
Myoman-ji is a major head temple of the Nichiren school located in the peaceful Iwakura district of northern Kyoto. Surr...
91 Iwakura Hataedacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Takaragaike Park
Takaragaike Park is one of Kyoto’s largest public parks, centered around the scenic Takaragaike Pond in the northe...
Around 8 Kamitakano Nagaredacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto)
The Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto) is Japan’s first purpose-built national conference center an...
422 Iwakura Osagicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Matsugasaki Daikokuten (Myoen-ji Temple)
Matsugasaki Daikokuten, officially known as Myoen-ji Temple, is a Nichiren Buddhist temple located in Kyoto’s Mats...
31 Higashimachi, Matsugasaki, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Sanzen-in Temple
Sanzen-in Temple is the most celebrated temple in Ohara, a peaceful rural valley in the northern mountains of Kyoto. Sur...
540 Raigoin-cho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hosen-in Temple
Hosen-in Temple is a peaceful sub-temple of Shorin-in in Ohara, best known for its breathtaking “framed gardenR...
187 Shorinin-cho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shorin-in Temple
Shorin-in Temple is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple in Ohara, best known as one of the birthplaces of Shōmyō, the trad...
187 Shorinin-cho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Jikko-in Temple
Jikko-in Temple is a tranquil Tendai Buddhist temple in Ohara, celebrated for its elegant gardens and peaceful atmospher...
187 Shorinin-cho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Raigo-in Temple
Raigo-in Temple is a peaceful Tendai Buddhist temple located just east of Sanzen-in in the rural village of Ohara. Surro...
537 Raigoin-cho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Jakko-in Temple
Jakko-in Temple is a peaceful Tendai nunnery nestled in the quiet countryside of Ohara. Best known through The Tale of t...
676 Kusao-cho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Otonashi Waterfall
Otonashi Waterfall is a peaceful waterfall hidden in the forest behind Raigo-in Temple in Ohara. Cascading about 10 mete...
Raigoin-cho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kochidani Amida-ji Temple
Kochidani Amida-ji Temple is a secluded Tendai Buddhist temple hidden deep in the mountains northeast of Ohara. Surround...
83 Kochihiracho, Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Rurikoin Temple
Rurikoin is one of Kyoto’s most breathtaking seasonal destinations, famous for the stunning reflections of its gar...
55 Higashiyama, Kamitakano, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kifune Shrine
Kifune Shrine is the head shrine of more than 450 Kifune Shrines throughout Japan and is beautifully situated in the mou...
180 Kurama Kibunecho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hotaru-iwa (Firefly Rock)
Hotaru-iwa (Firefly Rock) is a large natural rock located along the mountain trail of Mount Kurama, between Kurama-dera ...
Mount Kurama, Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kurama-dera Temple
Kurama-dera is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple located on the sacred slopes of Mount Kurama in northern Kyoto. Famous ...
1074 Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yuki Shrine
Yuki Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located at the foot of Mount Kurama in northern Kyoto. Serving as the guardian s...
1073 Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Jingo-ji Temple
Jingo-ji is a historic head temple of the Koyasan Shingon school, located on the forested slopes of Mount Takao in north...
5 Takaocho, Umegahata, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Saimyo-ji Temple
Saimyo-ji is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple located in the Takao district of northwestern Kyoto. Together with Jingo...
1 Makinoocho, Umegahata, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hiraoka Hachimangu Shrine
Hiraoka Hachimangu Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest Hachiman shrines, located in the quiet Takao area of western Ky...
23 Miyanokuchicho, Umegahata, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Nishimura Family Garden
The Nishimura Family Garden is a beautifully preserved shrine priest’s garden located in the historic Shake-machi ...
1 Kamigamo Nakaojicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Genko-an Temple
Genko-an Temple is a peaceful Soto Zen temple located in the Takagamine district of northern Kyoto. It is internationall...
47 Kitatakaminecho, Takagamine, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Josho-ji Temple
Josho-ji Temple is a peaceful Nichiren Buddhist temple located in Kyoto’s historic Takagamine district. Closely as...
1 Kitatakaminecho, Takagamine, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Koetsu-ji Temple
Koetsu-ji Temple is a peaceful Nichiren Buddhist temple in Kyoto’s Takagamine district, dedicated to the memory of...
29 Koetsucho, Takagamine, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Ota Shrine
Ota Shrine is a historic subsidiary shrine of Kamigamo Shrine located in northern Kyoto. Best known for the spectacular ...
340 Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shoden-ji Temple
Shoden-ji is a tranquil Rinzai Zen temple located in Kyoto’s Nishigamo district. Best known for its elegant dry la...
72 Kitachinjuancho, Nishigamo, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan