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Kyoto Power Spots
Kyoto — discover the shrines, temples, nature spots, and sacred sites of this region. Spend a special moment at places where people have offered prayers for centuries.
Sanjusangendo Temple (Rengeo-in)
Sanjusangendo (officially the Main Hall of Rengeo-in) is a Tendai Buddhist hall founded in 1164 (the…
Sanzenin Temple
Sanzenin is a Tendai sect temple in Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto. Its origin traces to Saicho establishi…
Mimurotoji Temple
Located in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, this is a temple of the Honzan Shugen sect, formally named Myojoza…
Kamigamo Jinja
Kamigamo Jinja (formally Kamowakeikazuchi Jinja) is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, registered a…
Shimogamo Jinja
Shimogamo Jinja (formally Kamomioya Jinja) is one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto and a component of …
Ninnaji Temple
Ninnaji is the head temple of the Omuro branch of Shingon Buddhism, founded in 888 (the 4th year of …
Imamiya Jinja
Imamiya Jinja is a shrine with a long history in Murasakino, Kita Ward, Kyoto. It originated in the …
Fushimi Inari Taisha
The head shrine of approximately 30,000 Inari shrines across Japan, and one of the country's most be…
Yasaka Jinja
Yasaka Jinja stands in Gion, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, and is an ancient shrine affectionately known …
Kitano Tenmangu
Kitano Tenmangu stands in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, and enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learn…
Nanzenji Temple
Nanzenji is the head temple of the Nanzenji branch of the Rinzai school, founded in 1291 (the 4th ye…
Yoshida Shrine
Yoshida Shrine stands on Mt. Yoshida in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, and is a historic shrine founded in 859 (…
Jishu Jinja
Jishu Jinja is a shrine for good relationships located within the grounds of Kiyomizudera, a World H…
Mibudera Temple
Located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, this is a temple of the Ritsu sect, known simply as Mibudera. Founde…
Daitokuji Temple
Daitokuji is the head temple of the Rinzai Daitoku-ji school, in Murasakino, Kita Ward, Kyoto. It wa…
Amanohashidate
Amanohashidate, in Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a sandbar about 3.6 km long running north to so…
Tenryuji
The head temple of the Rinzai Zen Tenryuji school, set in the scenic Arashiyama and Sagano area of K…
Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine
Yasui Konpira-gu Shrine stands in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, and is known for its power to cut off bad…
Heian Jingu
Heian Jingu stands in Okazaki, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, and was founded in 1895 (the 28th year of Meiji) t…
Byodoin Temple
Byodoin was founded in 1052 (the 7th year of Eisho) when Fujiwara no Yorimichi converted his villa i…
Hirano Shrine
Hirano Shrine stands in Kita Ward, Kyoto, and is an ancient shrine founded by Emperor Kanmu during t…
Mikane Jinja
Mikane Jinja is an unusual shrine whose main deity is Kanayamahiko no Mikoto, god of metals, mineral…
Seimei Shrine
Seimei Shrine stands in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, and enshrines Abe no Seimei, an onmyoji (master of yin-…
Toji Temple (Kyoogokokuji)
Toji (Kyoogokokuji) is the head temple of Toji Shingon Buddhism, founded in 796. Known as the temple…
Higashi Honganji Temple
Higashi Honganji (Shinshu Honbyo) is the head temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha, founded in 1602 (the 7…
Tofukuji
A grand Zen Buddhist temple boasting Kyoto's most expansive monastic complex. Its autumn foliage is …
Matsunoo Taisha
Matsunoo Taisha, in Arashiyama in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto, is one of the most ancient shrines in the co…
Eikando (Zenrinji Temple)
Eikando (formal name: Zenrinji) is the head temple of the Jodo-shu Seizan Zenrin-ji school, in Sakyo…
Kiyomizudera
This iconic Kyoto temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the origin of the Japanese expression 'ju…
Chion-in Temple
Chion-in is the head temple of the Jodo school, the base from which Honen Shonin spread his teaching…
Iwashimizu Hachimangu
Iwashimizu Hachimangu stands on the summit of Mt. Otoko in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture, and is one of t…
Mt. Kasagi (Kasagiyama)
Mt. Kasagi (288 meters high) is in Kasagi Town, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, with Kasagidera T…
Nishi Honganji Temple
Nishi Honganji (Ryukokuzan Hongwanji) is the head temple of the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha, and moved…
Kifune Jinja
Kifune Jinja is the head shrine of about 450 shrines across Japan that enshrine water deities. It en…
Daigoji Temple
Daigoji is the head temple of the Daigo branch of Shingon Buddhism, founded in 874 (the 16th year of…
Nonomiya Jinja
Nonomiya Jinja is a quiet shrine surrounded by the bamboo groves of Arashiyama and Sagano. It enshri…
Kinkakuji (Rokuonji Temple)
Kinkakuji (formal name: Rokuonji) is a Zen temple of the Shokokuji school of Rinzai Zen, originating…
Ginkakuji (Jishoji Temple)
Ginkakuji (formal name: Jishoji) is a Zen temple of the Shokokuji school of Rinzai Zen, originating …
Kurama-dera Temple
The head temple of Kurama Kokyo, standing on Mt. Kurama, a sacred peak in northern Kyoto. It is said…
Kodaiji Temple
Kodaiji is a Rinzai Kennin-ji sect temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, founded in 1606 (the 11th year…
Kozanji Temple
Located in Toganoo, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, this is an independent temple of the Shingon tradition, formal…
Ryoanji Temple
Ryoanji is a Zen temple of the Myoshinji branch of the Rinzai school, founded in 1450 by Hosokawa Ka…