Agata Shrine
Agata Shrine is a shrine that offers blessings for good marriages, safe childbirth, prosperous business, and family safety.There is an Agatai well, which was written in a poem, and a large muku tree that is over 500 years old.The Agata Festival, held from June 5 to early morning of June 6, is famous....
Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine
Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine is one of the three major Hachiman shrines in Japan.Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine has been revered by the Imperial Court.The shrine was worshipped as the “god of victory,” “god of bow and arrow,” and “god of luck” by the Minamoto clan, and was frequently visited by Minamo....
Ujikami Shrine
Ujikami Shrine, a World Heritage Site, was considered as two shrines and one entity together with Uji Shrine, but they were separated in the Meiji era (1868-1912).The main hall (national treasure), built in the Heian period (794-1192), is the oldest existing shrine building in Japan.The hall of wors....
Unryuin
Unryuin is a branch temple of Sennyuji Temple.The three Yakushi (Medicine Buddha, Nikko, and Gekko) are the principal deities of the temple.It was first built by Emperor Go-Kogon in 1372.Unryuin is the oldest sutra copying dojo in Japan, and you can still experience sutra copying. The 27th of every ....
Kajuji Temple
Kajuji Temple is dedicated to the Thousand-armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.The pond garden, centering on the 6,000-square-meter Himuro-ike（Pond）, is designated by the city of Kyoto as a place of scenic beauty.During the Heian period (794-1185), ice on "Himuro-ike" was presented to the court on Janu....
Koshoji Temple
Koshoji Temple was originally founded by Dogen in Fukakusa (northern part of Fushimi Ward, Kyoto).The gate of the temple is located at the top of the "Kotozaka" hill that leads to Koshoji Temple, and on the top of the gate is a temple dedicated to the sixteen arhats.The approach to the temple, calle....
Koumyouin
Koumyouin is a Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Tofukuji Temple.The garden in front of the hojo is a pond-style dry landscape garden by Mirei Shigemori.The garden, named after the temple's name Koumyo, consists of white sand, green moss, and three stone arrangements in three place....
Gokonomiya Shrine
Gokonomiya Shrine was given the name Gokomiya by Emperor Seiwa because of the fragrant spring that sprang up in the precincts of the shrine.It is visited by many worshippers as a god of easy childbirth.Every year in early October, the largest festival in Rakunan, Gokonomiya Shinkosai (Fushimi Festiv....
Shokado Garden Art Museum
Shokado Garden Art Museum is a famous garden in Rakunan（South Area） that can be enjoyed throughout the four seasons.The site covers an area of about 22,000 m2, where you can see the "Shokado" hermitage tea house, three other tea rooms, about 40 species of bamboos and bamboo, and about 200 species of....
Shorinji Temple
Shorinji Temple is the Tatchu(temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Tofukuji Temple.Normally closed to the public, Shorinji Temple is open to the public on special occasions in spring and fall. However, if you make a reservation for 10 or more people, you can visit the temple even during the c....
