Kyoto Aquarium
Kyoto Aquarium is one of the largest inland aquariums in Japan.Most of the approximately 3,000 tons of seawater used is artificial seawater.Visitors can see up close about 15,000 creatures of about 250 species in nine zones, including a large tank with about 50 species swimming in about 500 tons of ....
Kyoto Tower
Kyoto Tower is the symbol of Kyoto. It was built in the image of a lighthouse in the city of Kyoto, which has no sea.Kyoto Tower is 131 meters high, including the nine-story building, making it the tallest structure in Kyoto City.....
Kyoto Railway Museum
The Kyoto Railway Museum is one of the largest railroad museums in Japan. Under the theme of "See, Touch and Experience," 53 cars from steam locomotives to bullet trains are on display.You can see everything from steam locomotives to bullet trains, and learn about the history and mechanics of railro....
Okazaki Shrine
Okazaki Shrine was called "East Heavenly King" because of its location to the east of the capital.The shrine was praised as a god of prayer for easy childbirth. Since a fertile rabbit is the guardian deity, the shrine is widely believed to be a shrine of matchmaking, safe childbirth, and child reari....
Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art
The main building of the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art is the oldest existing public museum building in Japan.Entering the main entrance on the basement floor from Kyocera Square, a slope-shaped plaza, you will find ticket booths, stores, and cafes.....
Kiyomizudera Temple
Kiyomizudera Temple, a World Heritage Site, is the head temple of the Northern Hōsō Sect, whose principal deity is the eleven-faced thousand-armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva.The famous "Kiyomizu no Butai" (stage of Kiyomizu) (National Treasure), famous for "jumping off the stage at Kiyomizu," is mad....
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.....
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 (....
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.....
HeianJingu Shrine
HeianJingu Shrine was built to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the transfer of the capital to Heian.The shrine is dedicated to Emperor Kanmu, the first emperor of Kyoto, and Emperor Komei, the last emperor of Kyoto.The shrine pavilion is a five-eighths scale reproduction of Chodoin, the main ....
