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MIMIZUKA SHRINE

Temple to visit
This site is a species of mound built a stone stupa commemorating the ... Read more
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GODAI-DO TEMPLE

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A chapel dedicated to the Myō O, deities of esoteric Buddhism. You can see ... Read more
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SAMPO-IN TEMPLE

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It can be seen immediately that this temple is part of the five secondary ... Read more
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YAKUSHI-DO TEMPLE

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This is the oldest building in the whole Daigo-ji. Famous for its ... Read more
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SHOKOKU-JI TEMPLE

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Temple of the sect Rinzai founded in 1392 by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga ... Read more
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TEMPLE TOJI-IN

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Founded in 1341 by Takauji Ashikaga, the temple became the burial temple of ... Read more
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JOJAKKO-JI TEMPLE

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During the Momoyama and Edo periods, the Fuju-Fuse sect, radically attached ... Read more
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SEIRYO-JI TEMPLE

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Seiryo-ji is a famous Buddhist temple, in which one enters a two-story ... Read more
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SHINJU-AN TEMPLE

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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

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Originally, this Zen temple was a residence of Emperor Go-Mizuno. He became ... Read more
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ROKKAKU-DO TEMPLE

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In the third street parallel to Oike-dōri south, once crossing ... Read more
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TEMPLE KŌTŌ-IN

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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

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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

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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

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In this little Zen temple built in the 1590 s, the atmosphere of the time ... Read more
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TENKYU-JI TEMPLE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
We are in this sanctuary to admire some of the rooms that are decorated ... Read more
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SHOREN-IN

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Also known as "Awata Palace", this Buddhist temple was built at the end of ... Read more
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TOYOKUNI JINJA SHRINE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A sanctuary raised by Ancestor Toyotomi for himself in 1598 and ... Read more
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NINNA-JI

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We find in this temple a palace built for the emperor Kōkō (830-887) and ... Read more
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NONOMIYA JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A pretty little shrine where Japanese women go in great numbers, because it ... Read more
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TOFUKU-JI

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Temple of the Rinzai sect, it is one of the five great temples of the city. ... Read more
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KOHO-AN TEMPLE

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This secondary temple is known for its gardens designed by Enshū Kobori, ... Read more
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DAISEN-IN TEMPLE

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In the Hōjō, some fusumas (sliding doors) were painted by Sōami ... Read more
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KORYU-JI TEMPLE

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He is also named Uzumasa-dera. Uzumasa's name is the combination of two ... Read more
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ROKUHARAMITSU-JI

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This temple was founded in 963 by the itinerant monk Kūya Shōnin ... Read more
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MANSHU-IN

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Temple built in 788, it was then moved and rebuilt in its current location ... Read more
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NISON-IN

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Temple founded by Emperor Saga in 841 and famous for being the place where ... Read more
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DAIGO-JI

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Temple of the Shingon sect founded in 874 by Shōbō (Daishi Rigen), which ... Read more
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TENRYU-JI

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General Takauji Ashikaga decided to build this temple on the ruins of ... Read more
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DAIKAKU-JI

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This Buddhist temple was built at the time of Emperor Seiwa (851-880) in ... Read more
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EIKAN-DO

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The temple, originally called Zenrin-ji, was built in 855 by Shinshō of ... Read more
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CHION-IN

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Built in 1234 by Genchi, a disciple of the witness Shōnin Hōnen who ... Read more
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YOGEN-IN

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This temple founded in 1594 by Hideyoshi Toyotomi for his favorite, ... Read more
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HIGASHI HONGAN-JI

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Located about ten minutes walk north of Kyoto Central Station, it is one of ... Read more
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NISHI HONGAN-JI

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Located in the centre of the city, it is the seat of the sect Jōdo ... Read more
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NANZEN-JI

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Nanzen-ji is at the heart of the cultural identity of the imperial capital. ... Read more
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KAMIGAMO-JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine in the north of Kyoto is the oldest in the city. Its ... Read more
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ADASHINO NEMBUTSU-JI

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A singular place and far from the more frequented tourist circuit of ... Read more
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MATSUNOO TAISHA SHRINE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Important place of worship in the west of Kyoto, it dates back to 701 and ... Read more
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SHIMOGAMO JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine on the south bank of the Kamo River is said to have existed for ... Read more
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MYOSHIN-JI

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Like Daitoku-ji, Myoshin-ji is a complex of some fifty temples, most of ... Read more
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HEIAN JINGU

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The No, Japan's oldest theatre, is honoured at the Takigi No festival, ... Read more