Kinkaku-ji Temple
Kinkaku-ji Temple, officially known as Rokuon-ji, is a Zen temple located in northern Kyoto. The temple is famous for it...
1 Kinkakujicho, Kita-ku, Kyoto 603-8361, Japan
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Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji Temple is the head temple of the Tenryu branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism and one of Kyoto’s most important ...
68 Susukinobaba-cho, Saga Tenryuji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8385, Japan
Ryoan-ji Temple
Ryoan-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s most famous Zen temples and is home to Japan’s best-known rock garden. It ...
13 Ryoanji Goryonoshitacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
Ninna-ji Temple
Ninna-ji Temple is the head temple of the Omuro School of Shingon Buddhism, located in northwestern Kyoto. It is one of ...
33 Omuro Ouchi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto 616-8092, Japan
Saiho-ji Temple (Koke-dera)
Saiho-ji Temple, commonly known as Koke-dera or “Moss Temple,” is one of Kyoto’s most famous Zen templ...
56 Jingatani-cho, Matsuo, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8286, Japan
Togetsukyo Bridge
Togetsukyo Bridge is the iconic symbol of Arashiyama and one of Kyoto’s most famous landmarks. Spanning the Katsur...
Saganakanoshima-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is one of Kyoto’s most iconic attractions and one of the city’s most photographe...
Near Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nonomiya Shrine
Nonomiya Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located beside the famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove. Once the purification sit...
1 Saganomiya-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama
Arashiyama Monkey Park Iwatayama is one of Kyoto’s most popular outdoor attractions, home to around 120 wild Japan...
61 Arashiyama Nakaoshitacho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Horin-ji Temple
Horin-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple located on the hillside south of Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama. It is wi...
16 Arashiyama Kokuzoyamacho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Hogonin Temple
Hogonin Temple is a sub-temple of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Tenryu-ji and is best known for its magnificent strolli...
36 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Rakushisha
Rakushisha is a historic thatched cottage in Kyoto’s Sagano district, best known as the former retreat of the haik...
20 Saga Ogurayama Hinomyojincho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Jojakko-ji Temple
Jojakko-ji Temple is a peaceful hillside temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district, renowned for its spectacular autumn fo...
3 Saga Ogurayama Oguracho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Okochi Sanso Garden
Okochi Sanso Garden is a stunning Japanese stroll garden created by Denjiro Okochi, one of Japan’s most famous fil...
8 Saga Ogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Daikaku-ji Temple
Daikaku-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s most prestigious Buddhist temples, originally built as the imperial villa of E...
4 Saga Osawacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Gio-ji Temple
Gio-ji Temple is a small, peaceful temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district, celebrated for its beautiful moss garden and...
32 Saga Toriimoto Kosakacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Jikishi-an Temple
Jikishi-an Temple is a peaceful Zen temple located in the quiet Sagano area of Arashiyama. Surrounded by seasonal garden...
3 Kita-Sagakita-no-Dancho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nison-in Temple
Nison-in Temple is a historic Tendai Buddhist temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district. Its name means “Temple of t...
27 Saga Nisonin Monzen Chojincho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Takiguchi-dera Temple
Takiguchi-dera Temple is a quiet Buddhist temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district, best known for its connection to the ...
9 Saga Toriimoto Kosakacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Seiryo-ji Temple (Saga Shakado)
Seiryo-ji Temple, also known as Saga Shakado, is one of Kyoto’s most important historic temples. It is famous for ...
46 Saga Shakadō Fujinokicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Saga Toriimoto Preservation District for Historic Buildings
The Saga Toriimoto Preservation District is one of Kyoto’s best-preserved historic streetscapes. Once a lively gat...
Saga Toriimoto, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple is a unique Buddhist temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district, famous for its collection of arou...
2-5 Saga Toriimoto Fukatanicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple
Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district, best known for the thousands...
17 Saga Toriimoto Adashinocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Sagano Romantic Train
The Sagano Romantic Train is one of Kyoto’s most popular sightseeing attractions, offering a leisurely journey thr...
Saga Tenryuji Kurumamichicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Hozugawa River Boat Ride
The Hozugawa River Boat Ride is one of Kyoto’s most memorable sightseeing experiences, taking visitors on a tradit...
2 Hozucho Shimonakajima, Kameoka, Kyoto, Japan (Boarding Area)
Shogen-ji Temple
Shogen-ji Temple is a small sub-temple of Tenryu-ji in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district. Located close to one of Kyoto&...
67 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Sanshu-in Temple
Sanshu-in is one of the sub-temples of Tenryu-ji, the UNESCO World Heritage temple in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district....
Within Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Jisai-in Temple (Raifuku-mon Gate)
Jisai-in is one of the sub-temples of Tenryu-ji, the UNESCO World Heritage temple in Kyoto’s Arashiyama district. ...
66 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kogen-ji Temple
Kogen-ji is one of the sub-temples of Tenryu-ji, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Arashiyama. The temple is renowned fo...
65 Saga Tenryuji Susukinobabacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Danrin-ji Temple
Danrin-ji Temple is a peaceful temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district. Although the present temple was rebuilt in the S...
46 Saga Shakadō Fujinokicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Mikami Shrine
Mikami Shrine is the only shrine in Japan dedicated specifically to the protection of hair. Located in Kyoto’s Ara...
10-2 Saga Ogurayama Tabuchiyamacho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Rokuo-in Temple
Rokuo-in Temple is a peaceful Zen temple in Kyoto’s Sagano district, founded in 1379 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the t...
24 Saga Kitaboricho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kurumazaki Shrine
Kurumazaki Shrine is one of Kyoto’s best-known shrines for success in the performing arts. Located near Arashiyama...
23 Saga Asahicho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Matsunoo Taisha Shrine
Matsunoo Taisha is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important Shinto shrines, serving as the head shrine of all Mats...
3 Arashiyama Miyamachi, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Suzumushi-dera Temple (Kegon-ji)
Suzumushi-dera, officially known as Kegon-ji Temple, is one of Kyoto’s most beloved temples. It is famous for the ...
31 Matsumuro Jikemachi, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Jizo-in Temple (Bamboo Temple)
Jizo-in Temple, affectionately known as the “Bamboo Temple,” is a peaceful Zen temple in Kyoto’s Nishi...
23 Yamada Kitanomachi, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Tsukiyomi Shrine
Tsukiyomi Shrine is a quiet and historic shrine in Kyoto’s Nishikyo Ward dedicated to Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto, the Shi...
15 Matsumuro Yamazoecho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Umenomiya Taisha Shrine
Umenomiya Taisha is one of Kyoto’s oldest Shinto shrines and has long been revered as a shrine of sake brewing, sa...
30 Umezu Fukenokawacho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Toji-in Temple
Toji-in Temple is a historic Zen temple in northern Kyoto best known as the family temple and burial site of Ashikaga Ta...
63 Tojiin Kitamachi, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hirano Shrine
Hirano Shrine is one of Kyoto’s oldest Shinto shrines and is celebrated throughout Japan as the “Shrine of C...
1 Hirano Miyamotocho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Waratenjin Shrine (Shikichi Shrine)
Officially known as Shikichi Shrine, Waratenjin Shrine is one of Kyoto’s most famous shrines dedicated to safe chi...
10 Kinugasa Tenjinmoricho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Daitoku-ji Temple
Daitoku-ji is one of Japan’s most influential Zen temple complexes and serves as the head temple of the Daitoku-ji...
53 Daitokujicho, Murasakino, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kotoin Temple (Daitoku-ji)
Kotoin is one of the most celebrated sub-temples of Daitoku-ji, founded in 1601 by the distinguished samurai and tea mas...
73-1 Murasakino Daitokujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Myoshin-ji Temple
Myoshin-ji is the head temple of the Myoshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism and one of the largest Zen t...
64 Hanazono Myoshinjicho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Taizo-in Temple (Myoshin-ji)
Taizo-in is one of the most celebrated sub-temples of Myoshin-ji, the head temple of the Myoshin-ji branch of Rinzai Zen...
35 Hanazono Myoshinjicho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Funaokayama Park
Funaokayama Park is a peaceful public park occupying the entire Mount Funaoka, a small hill rising to about 112 meters i...
Murasakino Kitafunaokacho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kenkun Shrine
Kenkun Shrine is the head shrine of all Kenkun Shrines in Japan and is dedicated to Oda Nobunaga, one of the most influe...
49 Murasakino Kitafunaokacho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Koryu-ji Temple
Koryu-ji is one of Kyoto’s oldest Buddhist temples, with origins dating back to the early seventh century. Located...
32 Uzumasa Hachiokacho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan