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Culture in Kyoto

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Kodaiji

Kodaiji

The Kodaiji is located northeast of the Yasaka Hokanji Temple at the foot of the Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. The o...

Kyoto
Myoshinji Temple

Myoshinji Temple

Adashino Nenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. In 811 Kūkai is said to have founded a temple, then Honen...

Kyoto
Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple

Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple

Adashino Nenbutsu-ji is a Buddhist temple in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. In 811 Kūkai is said to have founded a temple, then Honen...

Kyoto
Kitano Tenmangu

Kitano Tenmangu

Known for its academic blessings, Kitano Tenmangu is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto’s Kamigyo ward that is dedicated to Sugawara no...

Kyoto
Tenryu-ji

Tenryu-ji

The Tenryuji is the main temple of the Rinzai Zen Buddhism sect of the same name and is located in the Arashiyama district in...

Kyoto
Obakusan Mampukuji Temple

Obakusan Mampukuji Temple

Ōbaku-san Manpuku-ji is a temple located in Uji, Kyoto. It is the head temple of the Japanese Ōbaku Zen sect, named after Wan...

Kyoto
Kyoto Imperial Palace

Kyoto Imperial Palace

The Kyoto Imperial Palace is the former ruling palace of the Emperor of Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emper...

Kyoto
Nanzenji Temple

Nanzenji Temple

Nanzenji (南禅寺), established in 1291 was converted from a former residence of Emperor Kameyama upon his death.

Kyoto
Ninna-ji Temple

Ninna-ji Temple

Ninna-ji Temple was founded in 888 and is a Buddhist temple in northeast Kyoto that is closely associated with the imperial f...

Kyoto
Enkoji

Enkoji

Enkō-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple located near the Shugakuin Imperial Villa at Sakyō-ku, Ichijo-ji, Kotani-cho, in northeast ...

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