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JODO-IN TEMPLE
Uji
Temple to visit
This temple was originally a Amidiste temple of the Tendai sect during the ...Read more
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HOKAI-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
This is the old residence of a noble, Sukenari Hino. The construction of ...Read more
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KEISHUN-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Built in 1632, this secondary temple contains a famous Sōan tea pavilion ...Read more
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CHISHAKU-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Passing through Higashiōji-dōri, this temple was founded in 1598 by ...Read more
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NIJO JINYA SHRINE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
In the th century, this house housed the daimyō who came to pay homage to ...Read more
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JOSHO-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
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Temple that is associated with Taiyū Yoshino, Shimabara's courtesan known ...Read more
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ANRAKU-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
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Small temple built by followers of Shōnin Hōnen, founder of the Secte ...Read more
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MIMIZUKA SHRINE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
This site is a species of mound built a stone stupa commemorating the ...Read more
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SAMPO-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
It can be seen immediately that this temple is part of the five secondary ...Read more
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YAKUSHI-DO TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
This is the oldest building in the whole Daigo-ji. Famous for its ...Read more
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SHOKOKU-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Temple of the sect Rinzai founded in 1392 by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga ...Read more
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TEMPLE TOJI-IN
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Founded in 1341 by Takauji Ashikaga, the temple became the burial temple of ...Read more
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JOJAKKO-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
During the Momoyama and Edo periods, the Fuju-Fuse sect, radically attached ...Read more
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SEIRYO-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Seiryo-ji is a famous Buddhist temple, in which one enters a two-story ...Read more
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TACHIBANA-JI
Asuka
Temple to visit
West of the Oka-dera, Tachibana-ji is the temple founded by Prince Shōtoku ...Read more
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TOSHODAI-JI TEMPLE
Nara
Temple to visit
Situated in the city centre, this monastery was created in 759 by the ...Read more
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SHIN-YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE
Nara
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Temple of the Healing Buddha, it was built in 747 by Empress Kōmyō as ...Read more
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OJO GOKURAKU-IN
Ohara
Temple to visit
Located in Sanzenin, this is the oldest temple in the surrounding area, but ...Read more
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SHINJU-AN TEMPLE
Kyoto
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Founded by Ikkyū, this temple has gardens attributed to Shukō Murata, the ...Read more
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ENTSU-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Originally, this Zen temple was a residence of Emperor Go-Mizuno. He became ...Read more
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ROKKAKU-DO TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
In the third street parallel to Oike-dōri south, once crossing ...Read more
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TEMPLE KŌTŌ-IN
Kyoto
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Founded in 1601 by Tadaoki Hosokawa (1563-1645), a disciple of Sen No ...Read more
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TAIZO-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
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This temple is located west of the San-Mon gate. This is the best known ...Read more
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REIUN-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
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The temple is one of the first to from Tofuku-ji station. Built in 1526, ...Read more
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SHUNKO-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
In this little Zen temple built in the 1590 s, the atmosphere of the time ...Read more
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YAKUSHI-JI
Nara
Temple to visit
The Yakushi-ji was founded in 690 in Fujiwara-kyō, and dedicated to the ...Read more
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TEMPLE RYUSEN-JI
Tenkawa
Temple to visit
The ascetics of shugendō go to this temple, since its foundation around ...Read more
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KONGŌBU-JI
Kōyasan
Temple to visit
This Buddhist temple was built in the 16th century by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a ...Read more
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INUNAKIYAMA
Kishiwada
Natural Crafts
The name of this mountain, inunakiyama, which means "the mountain of the ...Read more
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KINPUSEN-JI
Yoshino
Temple to visit
In the heart of the village of Yoshino stands Kinpusen-ji, the main ...Read more
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ANCIEN TEMPLE CHIKURIN-IN
Ōtsu
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Once a priests' residence, this former temple is now owned by the town. It ...Read more
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TEMPLE EIGEN-JI
Ōmihachiman
Temple to visit
Founded in 1361 by the lord of Omi province, Sasaki Ujiyori, and the monk ...Read more
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OKA-DERA TEMPLE
Asuka
Temple to visit
This temple, founded in 633 by Gien, is associated with the Shingon-Buzan ...Read more
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TEMPLE ONSENJI
Kinosaki
Temple to visit
A long time ago, Keimon, a Buddhist sculptor who had come to enjoy the warm ...Read more
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TEMPLE SHIGISAN CHOGOSONSHI-JI
Nara
Temple to visit
Nicknamed the temple of the tiger, for its many legends and reproductions ...Read more
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NAKAYAMADERA
Takarazuka
Temple to visit
Nakayamadera was founded in the life of the century by Prince Shōtoku. ...Read more
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MAMPUKU-JI
Uji
Temple to visit
The Zen temple of the Secte-Shū sect was raised by Ingen (1592-1673), ...Read more
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KATSUO TEMPLE
Minoo
Temple to visit
This temple was erected in 765 at the request of Prince Kaijo, son of ...Read more
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KOHO-AN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
This secondary temple is known for its gardens designed by Enshū Kobori, ...Read more
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TEMPLE BYODOIN
Uji
Temple to visit
The Byodoin Temple, a symbol of the glory of the Fujiwara clan to this day, ...Read more
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YANAGIDANI KANNON (TEMPLE YOKOKUJI)
Nagaokakyo
Temple to visit
The Yanagidani Kannon (Yokokuji temple) is located near the famous Otokuni ...Read more
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TEMPLE KOMYO-JI
Nagaokakyo
Temple to visit
Komyo-ji temple was first built in 1198 by Kumagai Naozane. Today, it is ...Read more
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KURAMA-DERA TEMPLE
Kurama - Kibune
Temple to visit
Founded in the 8th century, the Kurama-Dera Temple is very popular with the ...Read more