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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Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kiyomizu-dera Temple is one of Kyoto’s most famous temples, located in the Higashiyama area. It is also registered...
294 Kiyomizu 1-chome, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0862, Japan
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Enryaku-ji Temple
Enryaku-ji Temple is the head temple of Tendai Buddhism and occupies the sacred slopes of Mount Hiei, which stretches ac...
4220 Sakamotohonmachi, Otsu, Shiga, Japan
Kōdai-ji Temple
Kōdai-ji Temple is one of the most beautiful Zen temples in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. Founded by Nene, the wif...
526 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Entoku-in Temple
Entoku-in Temple is a peaceful sub-temple of Kōdai-ji and is best known as the place where Nene, the widow of Toyotomi H...
530 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Hōkan-ji Temple (Yasaka Pagoda)
Hōkan-ji Temple is best known for the iconic Yasaka Pagoda, one of Kyoto’s most recognizable landmarks. Rising abo...
388 Kiyomizu Yasaka Kamimachi, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Yasaka Koshindo (Kongo-ji Temple)
Yasaka Koshindo, officially known as Kongo-ji Temple, is a small Buddhist temple famous for its colorful Kukurizaru wish...
390 Kinencho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Ryozen Kannon
Ryozen Kannon is a striking 24-meter-tall white statue of Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Compassion, standing in Kyoto&...
526-2 Shimokawaracho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Daiun-in Temple (Gionkaku Pavilion)
Daiun-in Temple is best known for Gionkaku, a distinctive tower that rises above Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. Sta...
594-1 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Choraku-ji Temple
Choraku-ji Temple is a peaceful Tendai temple located on the eastern hillside of Maruyama Park in Kyoto’s Higashiy...
626 Maruyamacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Chion-in Temple
Chion-in Temple is the head temple of Jōdo (Pure Land) Buddhism and one of Kyoto’s most impressive temple complexe...
400 Rinka-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shoren-in Monzeki Temple
Shoren-in Monzeki is one of Kyoto’s most prestigious temple complexes and one of the three principal Monzeki templ...
69-1 Awataguchi Sanjobocho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kennin-ji Temple
Kennin-ji Temple is Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple and the head temple of the Kennin-ji school of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. ...
584 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple
Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s oldest Buddhist temples and is closely associated with the wandering mon...
81-1 Rokurocho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple
Rokudo Chinno-ji Temple is one of Kyoto’s most mysterious and legendary temples. Located at the historic crossroad...
595 Komatsucho, Higashiyama Ward, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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