Myokakuji Temple
Myokakuji Temple is one of the sixteen head temples of Nichiren Shu in Kyoto.It was used as a lodging for Nobunaga Oda when he went to Kyoto, but was burned down again in the Honnoji Incident and moved to its present location.The autumn leaves are densely planted in the garden in front of the main h....
Rozanji Temple
Rozanji Temple, the head temple of the Enjo sect of the Tendai school of Buddhism. Originally, this area was the site of the Murasaki Shikibu residence, and there is a monument to Murasaki Shikibu's poetry and a monument to the Murasaki Shikibu residence in the precincts of the temple.....
Rokkakudo
Rokkakudo is Independent Temple of the Tendai sect, officially known as Shiyunsan Tyohoji Temple.It is said that Prince Shotoku built a hexagonal hall and enshrined the Goddess of Kannon in 587.Rokkakudo is the abode of Ikenobo, the headmaster of the Iemoto Ikebana school of flower arrangement, and ....
Anrakuji Temple
Anrakuji Temple was originally founded by Juren Shonin and Anraku Shonin, disciples of Honen Shonin, who built a hermitage in Shikagaya.The autumn foliage is beautiful, and the Buddhist foot stone can be seen in the precincts of the temple.Every year on July 25, a midwind spell, "Shikagatani Pumpkin....
Eikando Temple
Eikando is the head temple of the Seizan Zenrin School of the Jodo sect. The official name of the temple is "Zenrinji," which was given by Emperor Seiwa.Eikando is one of the most famous places in Kyoto for its autumn foliage, so much so that it is known as "Eikando of maple trees," and is a place t....
Entokuin Temple
Entokuin is where Toyotomi Hideyoshi's wife Kitamasasho (Nene) lived for 19 years from the age of 58 until her death at 77.Across the Nenomichi path, stone steps lead up to Kodaiji Temple. There is also a special set viewing ticket for Entokuin and Kodaiji Temple.....
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.....
Kenninji Temple
Kenninji Temple is the oldest Zen temple in Kyoto, founded by Eisai, the founder of Japanese tea ceremony. It was built in imitation of China's HyakjōzAt Kenninji Temple, visitors can see "Souryu-zu," two giant dragons painted on the ceiling of the Hatto, the Wind and Thunder Gods (the original is i....
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.....