To-ji Temple (Kyo-o-gokoku-ji)
To-ji Temple, officially known as Kyo-o-gokoku-ji, is the head temple of Shingon Buddhism in Kyoto. It is part of the UN...
1 Kujocho, Minami-ku, Kyoto 601-8473, Japan
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洛南
Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
Nishi Hongan-ji Temple is the head temple of the Honganji branch of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism and one of Kyoto’s most ...
Hanayacho-sagaru, Horikawa-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8501, Japan
Byodo-in Temple
Byodo-in Temple is one of Japan’s most famous historic temples, located in Uji, south of Kyoto. It is best known f...
116 Renge, Uji, Kyoto 611-0021, Japan
Daigo-ji Temple
Daigo-ji Temple is the head temple of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism, located in southern Kyoto. Founded in 874, i...
22 Daigo Higashioji-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 601-1325, Japan
Ujigami Shrine
Ujigami Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. It is recognized as part of the UNESCO Worl...
59 Uji Yamada, Uji, Kyoto 611-0021, Japan
Kyoto Station
Kyoto Station is far more than a transportation hub—it’s one of Japan’s most impressive examples of contempo...
901 Higashishiokoji-cho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Tower
Kyoto Tower is Kyoto’s most recognizable modern landmark, rising 131 meters (430 feet) above the city directly acr...
721-1 Higashishiokoji-cho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
Higashi Hongan-ji is the head temple of the Otani branch of Jodo Shinshu (Shin Buddhism) and one of Kyoto’s most i...
754 Tokiwacho, Karasuma-dori Shichijo-agaru, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shosei-en Garden
Shosei-en Garden is a magnificent strolling garden belonging to Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, offering a peaceful retreat ju...
Higashitamamizucho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Sanjusangen-do Temple
Sanjusangen-do, formally known as Rengeo-in, is one of Kyoto’s most extraordinary temples and home to one of Japan...
657 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto National Museum
Kyoto National Museum is one of Japan’s premier museums, renowned for its outstanding collection of Japanese art a...
527 Chaya-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hoju-ji Temple
Hoju-ji Temple is a quiet Buddhist temple in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, closely associated with Emperor Go-Shir...
655 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yogen-in Temple
Yogen-in Temple is one of Kyoto’s most fascinating historic temples, combining remarkable works of art with dramat...
656 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Chishaku-in Temple
Chishaku-in Temple is the head temple of the Chisan branch of Shingon Buddhism and one of Kyoto’s most important c...
964 Higashikawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Toyokuni Shrine
Toyokuni Shrine is dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the brilliant military leader who unified Japan at the end of the si...
530 Chayacho, Yamato-oji-dori Shomen, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Myoho-in Monzeki Temple
Myoho-in Monzeki is one of Kyoto’s most prestigious Monzeki temples, where members of the Imperial Family traditio...
447 Myohoin Maekawacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Imakumano Shrine
Imakumano Shrine, officially known as Ima Hie Jingu, is a historic Shinto shrine founded by Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa...
451-1 Myohoin Maekawacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Toyokuni Mausoleum
Toyokuni Mausoleum is the final resting place of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the great military leader who unified Japan in the ...
Summit of Mount Amidagamine, Kitahiyoshicho, Imakumano, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Mimizuka (Ear Mound)
Mimizuka, commonly known as the Ear Mound, is one of Kyoto’s most historically significant and thought-provoking m...
Chayacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hoko-ji Temple
Hoko-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s most important historical sites connected with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the military l...
527-2 Chayacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kosho-ji Temple
Kosho-ji Temple is the head temple of the Kosho-ha branch of Jodo Shinshu (True Pure Land Buddhism), located just southw...
70 Hanazono-cho, Horikawa-dori Shichijo Agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Ayako Tenmangu Shrine
Ayako Tenmangu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Kyoto that is traditionally regarded as Japan’s first Tenmang...
400 Tenjin-cho, Ainomachi-dori Hanaya-cho Sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kisshoin Tenmangu Shrine
Kisshoin Tenmangu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in Kyoto’s Minami Ward, traditionally regarded as the birthpl...
3 Mandokoro-cho, Kisshoin, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Tofuku-ji Temple
Tofuku-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s most important Zen temples and the head temple of the Tofuku-ji branch of the R...
778 Honmachi 15-chome, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Sennyu-ji Temple
Sennyu-ji Temple is the head temple of the Sennyu-ji branch of Shingon Buddhism and is widely known as “MiteraR...
27 Sennyuji Yamanouchicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shorin-ji Temple
Shorin-ji Temple is a charming sub-temple of Tofuku-ji Temple, famous for its devotion to Bishamonten, the Buddhist guar...
795 Honmachi 15-chome, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Unryu-in Temple
Unryu-in is a peaceful sub-temple of Sennyu-ji Temple, renowned for its elegant architecture, beautiful gardens, and lon...
36 Sennyuji Yamanouchicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yokihi Kannon-do Hall
Yokihi Kannon-do Hall is a small but highly revered hall within the grounds of Sennyu-ji Temple. It enshrines the famous...
Inside Sennyu-ji Temple, 27 Sennyuji Yamanouchicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Tentoku-in Temple
Tentoku-in is a sub-temple of Tofuku-ji Temple and is affectionately known as the “Bellflower Temple” for it...
803 Honmachi 15-chome, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kaiko-ji Temple
Kaiko-ji Temple is a historic Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhist temple located within the Sennyu-ji temple complex in eastern Ky...
29 Sennyuji Yamanouchicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Taiko-an Temple
Taiko-an is one of the historic sub-temples of Tofuku-ji, offering a quiet glimpse into Kyoto’s Zen tradition. Nor...
Tofuku-ji Temple Complex, Honmachi 15-chome, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Imakumano Kannon-ji Temple
Imakumano Kannon-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple located within the Sennyu-ji Temple precincts in eastern Kyoto....
32 Sennyuji Yamanouchicho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Imakumano Shrine
Imakumano Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine founded by Retired Emperor Go-Shirakawa to bring the sacred deities of the ...
42 Naginomoricho, Imakumano, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of more than 30,000 Inari shrines found throughout Japan and one of Kyoto’...
68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Sekiho-ji Temple
Sekiho-ji Temple is a peaceful Obaku Zen temple in southern Kyoto, best known for its close connection with the celebrat...
26 Sekihojiyamacho, Fukakusa, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Nurikobe Jizo
Nurikobe Jizo is a small roadside Jizo sanctuary in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district, where local people have long pra...
Honmachi area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Fujinomori Shrine
Fujinomori Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest Shinto shrines, with a history said to span more than 1,800 years. Reve...
609 Fukakusa Toriizakicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kitamukisan Fudo-in Temple
Kitamukisan Fudo-in is a historic temple of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism located in Kyoto’s Fushimi distri...
625 Kitahamacho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Anrakuju-in Temple
Anrakuju-in Temple is a historic temple in Kyoto’s Fushimi Ward, founded as the principal temple of the magnificen...
121 Takenakajimacho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Jonangu Shrine
Jonangu Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto, renowned throughout Japan as the Shrine of Directional Pro...
7 Nakajima Tobarikyucho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Fushimi Sake Brewery District
The Fushimi Sake Brewery District is one of Japan’s most celebrated sake-producing areas. Blessed with exceptional...
Minamihamacho and Nishiotecho area, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Choken-ji Temple
Choken-ji Temple is a small but charming Shingon Buddhist temple located beside the historic canal in Kyoto’s Fush...
511 Higashiyanagicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Teradaya Inn
Teradaya Inn is one of Japan’s most famous Bakumatsu (late Edo period) historic sites and is closely associated wi...
263 Minamihamacho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Gokonomiya Shrine
Gokonomiya Shrine is one of the most important historic shrines in Kyoto’s Fushimi district and has long been reve...
174 Gokonomiyamonzencho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Uji Shrine
Uji Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located beside the UNESCO World Heritage Site Ujigami Shrine in the heart of Uji....
1 Uji Yamada, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Agata Shrine
Agata Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine located in the heart of Uji, just a short walk from Byodo-in Temple and the Uji...
72 Uji Renge, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Mimuroto-ji Temple
Mimuroto-ji is a historic Buddhist temple in Uji and the 10th temple of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. Affectionately kn...
21 Todo Shigatani, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
Manpuku-ji Temple
Manpuku-ji is the head temple of the Obaku school of Zen Buddhism, located in the Obaku district of Uji. Founded in 1661...
34 Gokasho Sanbanwari, Uji, Kyoto, Japan