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....
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.....
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle includes the grounds (total area of 275,000 square meters), Ninomaru Goten (National Treasure), East Main Gate (Important Cultural Property), and Ninomaru Garden (Special Place of Scenic Beauty)The castle tower was moved from Fushimi Castle in 1626, but was destroyed by lightning in 1750....
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....
Ginkakuji Temple
The World Heritage Site Ginkakuji Temple belongs to the Shokokuji School of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, the same sect as Kinkakuji Temple.The official name of Ginkakuji Temple, Higashiyama Jishoji, was named after Ashikaga Yoshimasa's Buddhist name, Jishoin.....
Kodaiji Temple
Kodaiji Temple was founded in 1606 by Kitanomandokoro (Nene), the wife of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to mourn his death.Entokuin (the place where Kitanomandokoro ended his life) is located on the west side of Koudaiji Temple across from Nene-no-michi.....
Jishu Shrine
Jishu Shrine is famous as a shrine for matchmaking and romantic fulfillment, and is always crowded with couples and women worshippers.It is located in the precincts of Kiyomizudera Temple.There is a pair of stones called "Koi no Fortune Telling Stones. It is said that if you close your eyes and walk....
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 ....
Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a popular tourist spot known locally as "Gion-san.Gion Festival, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, is famous for its various rituals and events that take place during the month of July from July 1 to July 31.Yoiyama, a festival with 35 floats (including one resting float) w....
