Shogunzuka
Shogunzuka is said to have been buried in a 2.5-meter-high doll dressed in armor and holding a sword, bow, and arrow to pray for the protection of the capital at the time of the relocation of the capital to Heian-kyo.....
Shinnyodo
Shinnyodo is a Tendai sect temple with a standing statue of Amida Nyorai as its principal image, and its official name is Reishozan Shinshogokurakuji.Shinnyodo is especially beneficial to women. The principal image of Amida Nyorai is said to have nodded three times when he said, "I would like you to....
Seikanji Temple
Seikanji Temple is a temple of the Chizan School of Shingon Buddhism. The main deity is the eleven-faced thousand-armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, created by Sugawara Michizane.There is a stone named Kanameishi.Kaname is the part that binds the fan.From Kanameishi, you can see Kyoto city like a fan....
Chionin
Chionin is the head temple of the Jodo sect.It has numerous national treasures and important cultural properties, including Sanmon Gate (the largest gate in Japan), one of the three main gates in Kyoto, Mikageido (national treasure), Sutra Repository (important cultural property), and Karamon Gate (....
Chishakuin
Chishakuin is the head temple of the Chizan School of the Shingon sect of Buddhism.Facilities include Chishakuin Kaikan, where the general public can stay overnight.On June 15, the Aoba Festival (barrier paintings and the famous garden are free on that day) is held. In autumn, the autumn leaves are ....
Tenjuan
Tenjuan is the founding Tatchu (temple on the grounds of a large temple) of Nanzenji Temple.It was lost during the Onin War, but was rebuilt by Hosokawa Yusai in 1602 and later became a family temple of the Hosokawa family.....
Nanzenji Temple
Nanzenji Temple is the head temple of the Nanzenji School of Rinzai Zen Buddhism.The Sanmon Gate, one of the three most important gates in Kyoto (Important Cultural Property), commands a panoramic view of the city of Kyoto.....
Himukai Daijingu Shrine
Himukai Daijingu Shrine is said to have been built by transferring the remains of a shrine in Takachiho, Chikushi-Hyuga (Miyazaki Prefecture).During the Heian period (794-1185), Emperor Seiwa bestowed upon the shrine the imperial tablet “Himukai-no-miya”.Amano-Iwato is up the road next to the inner ....
Hoennin
Honenin is independent temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism, and its principal deity is Amida Nyorai.BYAKUSADAN represents water with patterns painted on it by hardening the sand, and the mind is purified by passing between them.Honenin is a less touristy place.....
Yougenin
Yogenin was once destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt by transferring the remains of Fushimi Castle.The ceiling of Yogenin has a "blood ceiling" with traces of the blood of Tokugawa family vassal Mototada Torii and his generals who committed suicide at Fushimi Castle, and it is said that the wooden fl....