Ichihime Shrine
Ichihime Shrine is dedicated to the five goddesses.It is said that the shrine was first built in 795 as a guardian shrine. It was revered by successive emperors.Since all the deities are female, the shrine is especially beneficial to women and is known as a “shrine to ward off bad luck for women.....
Umekoji Park
Umekoji Park is an urban park located 1.2 km from Kyoto Station (about a 15-minute walk).The slide (14 meters high), rope jungle gym (6 meters high), and chin-chin train (operated on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) are popular among children.....
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, along with Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, has the status of the head shrine of the more than 10,000 Tenmangu shrines in Japan.Kitano Tenmangu is dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, the god of learning, and many students visit the shrine every year.It is one of the best plum blossom v....
Kyoto Imperial Palace
The Kyoto Imperial Palace is approximately 450 m north to south, 250 m east to west, and 110,000 m2.It was used as the Imperial Palace where the Emperor resided until 1869, when the capital was moved to Tokyo.....
Kenkun Shrine
Kenkun Shrine（建勲神社） is a shrine dedicated to Oda Nobunaga.Officially, the shrine is called “Take Isao Jinja,” but locals call it “Kenkun Jinja.From Funaokayama (120 meters above sea level), where Kenko Shrine is located, you can see Kyoto city and the Daimonji and Left Daimonji of the Gozan Okuribi ....
Goou Shrine
The deities of Goou Shrine are Prince Wake-no-Kiyomaro, who advised Emperor Kanmu to move the capital to Heian-kyo, and his sister Wake-Hiromushi-no-Mikoto.The temple grounds are filled with wild boars because of an ancient legend that 300 wild boars appeared and protected and guided Prince Wake-no-....
Shimogamo Shrine
The World Heritage Shimogamo Shrine is known as "Shimogamo-san" by the locals.The official name is Kamo-mioya-jinja.Shimogamo Shrine, one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, is associated with the Kamo clan and has been documented since BC.....
Shiramine Jingu Shrine
Shiramine Jingu Shrine was founded by Emperor Meiji.Shiramine Shrine is known as a guardian deity of sports and is revered by those involved in soccer and other ball games.On July 7, kemari is dedicated at the ball garden.....
Shinsenen
Shinsenen was so named because the water in the pond never dries up.Shin means god, sen means water naturally flowing out of the ground, and en means garden.It is said that Oike Dori, which faces Shinsen-en, derives its name from the Oike pond in Shinsenen.....
Syakuzoji Temple
Syakuzoji Temple is locally known as Kuginuki Jizo or “Kuginuki-sanKugi means nail and nuki means to pull out.It is called "Kugi-nuki Jizo " because it pulls out suffering.Not a few people dedicate an ema (votive tablet) with two nails and a nail puller.....
