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Name	Category	Location

Adashino Nembutsu-ji Be the First to Rate It If you're in no rush to leave Saga Arashiyama after your visit...	Religious Sites	Ukyo-ku

Byodo-in Be the First to Rate It South of Kyoto in Uji-shi, this temple was originally the villa...	Religious Sites	Uji-shi

Chion-in Be the First to Rate It To many, this is the most daunting temple gate in Japan, towering...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Chishaku-in Be the First to Rate It The major reason for visiting this temple is for its famous paintings...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Choraku-ji Be the First to Rate It A procession of stone lanterns lines the steep path to this tiny...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Daigo-ji Be the First to Rate It The main temple of this mountain enclave founded in 874 is set...	Religious Sites	Fushimi-ku

Daisen-in Be the First to Rate It Of all the subtemples at Daitoku-ji, Daisen-in is perhaps the...	Religious Sites	Kita-ku

Daitoku-ji Be the First to Rate It The Daitoku-ji complex of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism consists...	Religious Sites	Kita-ku

Eikan-do Be the First to Rate It Nestled in the foothills, this temple complex has a beautiful...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Fushimi-Inari Taisha Be the First to Rate It One of Kyoto's oldest and most revered shrines, Fushimi-Inari...	Religious Sites	Fushimi-ku

Ginkaku-ji Be the First to Rate It Ginkaku-ji means "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," but the temple...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Heian Jingu Be the First to Rate It One of the city's newest historical sites, Heian Jingu was built...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Hiei-zan and Enryaku-ji Be the First to Rate It From the observatory at the top of Hiei-zan a serpentine mountain...	Religious Sites, Observatories / Planetariums	Otsu-shi

Higashi-Hongan-ji Be the First to Rate It Until the early 17th century Higashi-Hongan-ji and Nishi-Hongan-ji...	Religious Sites	Shimogyo-ku

Hirano Jinja Be the First to Rate It The symbol of this shrine is the cherry blossom, and each spring...	Religious Sites	Kita-ku

Honen-in Be the First to Rate It Bamboo surrounds this tranquil temple and thatched-roof gate...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Jakko-in Be the First to Rate It In April 1185, after a two-year battle, the Taira clan met its...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Jikko-in Be the First to Rate It At this small, little-frequented temple you can sit, relax, and...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Kamigamo Jinja Be the First to Rate It Kamigamo, built along with its sister shrine Shimogamo Jinja...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Kinkaku-ji Be the First to Rate It For a retirement home, the gold-sheathed Kinkaku-ji is pretty...	Religious Sites	Kita-ku

Kitano Tenman-gu Be the First to Rate It This shrine was originally dedicated to Tenjin, and emissaries...	Religious Sites	Kamigyo-ku

Kiyomizu-dera Be the First to Rate It For centuries visitors and pilgrims have climbed the cobbled...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Kodai-ji Be the First to Rate It This quiet temple established in the early 17th century provides...	Religious Sites	Kyoto

Konchi-in Be the First to Rate It Famous tea master and landscape designer Kobori Enshu completed...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Koryu-ji Be the First to Rate It One of Kyoto's oldest temples, Koryu-ji was founded in 622 by...	Religious Sites	Ukyo-ku

Myoshin-ji Be the First to Rate It Japan's oldest bell – cast in 698 – hangs in the...	Religious Sites	Ukyo-ku

Nanzen-ji Be the First to Rate It Like Ginkaku-ji, this former retirement villa was turned into...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Ninna-ji Be the First to Rate It The original temple was once the palace of Emperor Omuro, who...	Religious Sites	Ukyo-ku

Nishi-Hongan-ji Be the First to Rate It Set within a sprawling compound with courtyards and gardens...	Religious Sites	Shimogyo-ku

Sanjusangen-do Be the First to Rate It Everyone knows this temple as Sanjusangen-do, even though it's...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Sanzen-in Be the First to Rate It This small temple of the Tendai sect was founded by the renowned...	Religious Sites	Sakyo-ku

Shoren-in Be the First to Rate It Paintings by the Kano school are on view at this temple, a five-minute...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Tenryu-ji Be the First to Rate It For good reason is this known as the Temple of the Heavenly Dragon:...	Religious Sites	Ukyo-ku

To-ji Be the First to Rate It Established by imperial edict in 796 and called Kyo-o-gokoku-ji...	Religious Sites	Kyoto

Tofuku-ji Be the First to Rate It In all, two dozen subtemples and the main temple compose this...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Yasaka Jinja Be the First to Rate It According to ancient Japanese geomancy, a city needs the protection...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

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