Ginkaku-ji Temple (Silver Pavilion)
Ginkaku-ji Temple, officially known as Jisho-ji Temple, is a Zen temple located near the Philosopher’s Path in eas...
2 Ginkakujicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8402, Japan
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Philosopher's Path & Okazaki
The Philosopher's Path
The Philosopher’s Path is a scenic walking trail that stretches for about 2 kilometers along a canal in eastern Ky...
Jodoji Ishibashicho Area, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Otoyo Shrine
Otoyo Shrine is a peaceful Shinto shrine located just a short walk from Kyoto’s famous Philosopher’s Path. S...
1 Shishigatani Miyanomaecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Honen-in Temple
Honen-in Temple is a peaceful Buddhist temple located just off the Philosopher’s Path in eastern Kyoto. Surrounded...
30 Goshonodan-cho, Shishigatani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Anraku-ji Temple
Anraku-ji Temple is a small and peaceful Jodo Buddhist temple located near the Philosopher’s Path in eastern Kyoto...
21 Goshonodan-cho, Shishigatani, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shinnyo-do Temple (Shinsho Gokuraku-ji)
Shinnyo-do Temple, officially known as Shinsho Gokuraku-ji, is a peaceful Tendai Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. Altho...
82 Shinnyo-cho, Jodoji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Eikando Zenrin-ji Temple
Eikando Zenrin-ji is one of Kyoto’s most celebrated temples, especially famous for its spectacular autumn colors. ...
48 Eikandocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nanzen-ji Temple
Nanzen-ji is one of Kyoto’s most important Zen temples and serves as the head temple of the Nanzen-ji branch of Ri...
86 Nanzenji Fukuchicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Suirokaku Aqueduct
Suirokaku Aqueduct is a striking brick aqueduct located within the grounds of Nanzen-ji Temple in eastern Kyoto. Complet...
Nanzenji Fukuchicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Keage Incline
Keage Incline is the preserved remains of Japan’s largest historic inclined railway, built as part of the Lake Biw...
Higashikomonozacho Area, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Lake Biwa Canal Museum
The Lake Biwa Canal Museum introduces the history, engineering, and lasting impact of the Lake Biwa Canal, one of Japan&...
17 Kusakawacho, Nanzenji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto City Zoo
Kyoto City Zoo is Japan’s second-oldest zoo, having opened in 1903. Located in Kyoto’s cultural Okazaki dist...
Okazaki Park, Hoshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Murin-an Garden
Murin-an Garden is one of Kyoto’s finest examples of a modern Japanese landscape garden. Created as the Kyoto vill...
31 Kusakawacho, Nanzenji, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Heian Shrine
Heian Shrine is one of Kyoto’s most iconic landmarks, famous for its brilliant vermilion buildings, enormous torii...
97 Okazaki Nishitennocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is one of Japan’s oldest surviving public art museums and an outstanding example ...
124 Okazaki Enshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK)
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK) is Japan’s leading museum dedicated to modern and contemporary ar...
26-1 Okazaki Enshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Prefectural Library
Kyoto Prefectural Library is one of Japan’s oldest public libraries and an important cultural landmark in Kyoto...
Okazaki Seishoji-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Konkai Komyo-ji Temple
Konkai Komyo-ji Temple is one of the head temples of the Jodo (Pure Land) sect and is affectionately known by locals as ...
121 Kurodani-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kumano Shrine
Kumano Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine located near Kyoto University Hospital and the Okazaki cultural district. Dedi...
43 Shogoin Sannocho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Okazaki Shrine
Okazaki Shrine is a charming Shinto shrine located in Kyoto’s Okazaki district. It is best known as the “Rab...
51 Okazaki Higashi Tennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kumano Nyakuoji Shrine
Kumano Nyakuoji Shrine is a peaceful Shinto shrine located at the southern entrance of Kyoto’s famous Philosopher&...
2 Nyakuojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shogoin Monzeki Temple
Shogoin Monzeki is the head temple of the Honzan school of Shugendō, a unique Japanese spiritual tradition that combines...
15 Shogoin Nakamachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yoshida Shrine
Yoshida Shrine is one of Kyoto’s most historic Shinto shrines, founded in 859 on the western slope of Mount Yoshid...
30 Yoshida Kaguraokacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan