Central Kyoto
This castle originates from Edo period when Ieyasu Tokugawa, the famous shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate order to build it for…
It is also called kitchen of Kyoto with 400years of history. Between 400m east to west, 130 shops lined up and you can buy seasonal vegetables,…
It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have …
This main river in Kyoto has wide walking paths on both sides and is one of the real treasures of the city. Unlike other rivers in Japan, the Kamo River …
Eastern Kyoto
The Kiyomizu Temple is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto and is a …
Sanjūsangendō (lit. thirty-three ken (length) hall) is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama District of Kyoto, Japan.…
Ginkaku-ji), the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan.…
Gion is a district of Kyoto, Japan, originally developed in the Middle Ages, in front of Yasaka Shrine. The district was built to accommodate …
Nanzen-ji or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple. Nanzen-ji was founded in the middle Heian period.…
is the headquarters of the Jodo Shu (Pure Land Sect) founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in …
Western Kyoto
Also known as Rokuon-ji (Deer Garden Temple), is a Zen Buddhist temple. The garden complex is an excellent example of Muromachi period …
is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto. Belonging to the Myoshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism, the temple and …
Nothern Kyoto
Arashiyama (Storm Mountain?) is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River,…
The Hozu River is a part of Katsura River in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The river begins in the mountains near Kameoka, a town northwest of …
Tenryū-ji more formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji the head temple of the Tenryū branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, located …
The Bamboo Road is located in the Sagano Arashiyama area of Kyoto (about 25 minutes from central Kyoto ). It is a beautiful forest with …
Southern Kyoto
Fushimi Inari Shrine is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari…
