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Explore interesting sights in Kyoto, Japan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 100 sights are available in Kyoto, Japan.

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1. Kyoto Imperial Palace

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The Kyōto Imperial Palace is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan, located in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Today, the grounds are open to the public, and the Imperial Household Agency hosts public tours of the buildings several times a day.

Wikipedia: Kyoto Imperial Palace (EN), Website

2. Daitoku-ji

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Daitoku-ji is a Buddhist temple, one of fourteen autonomous branches of the Rinzai school of Japanese Zen. It is located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The "mountain name" (sangō) by which it is known is Ryūhōzan (龍宝山). The Daitoku-ji temple complex today covers more than 23 hectares.

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3. Yasaka Shrine

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Yasaka Shrine , once called Gion Shrine , is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. The Yasaka shrine is dedicated to Susanoo in the tradition of the Gion faith as its chief kami, with his consort Kushinadahime on the east, and eight offspring deities on the west. The yahashira no mikogami include Yashimajinumi no kami, Itakeru no kami, Ōyatsuhime no kami, Tsumatsuhime no kami, Ōtoshi no kami, Ukanomitama no kami, Ōyatsuhiko no kami, and Suseribime no mikoto.

Wikipedia: Yasaka Shrine (EN)

4. Maruyama Park

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Maruyama Park is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year (April). The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura) which becomes lit up at night. It also becomes busy in the New Year's Eve Festivals.

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5. Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

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Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove or Sagano Bamboo Forest, is a natural forest of bamboo in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan. The forest consists mostly of mōsō bamboo and has several pathways for tourists and visitors. The Ministry of the Environment considers it a part of the soundscape of Japan.

Wikipedia: Bamboo Forest (Kyoto, Japan) (EN)

6. Nishiki Market

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Nishiki Market is a marketplace in downtown Kyoto, located on the east end of Nishikikōji Street, one block north and parallel to Shijō Street and west of Teramachi Street . Rich with history and tradition, the market is renowned as the place to obtain many of Kyoto's famous foods and goods.

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7. Fushimi Inari-taisha

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Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres (764 ft) above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and take approximately 2 hours to walk up.

Wikipedia: Fushimi Inari-taisha (EN), Website

8. 廬山寺

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Rozan-ji is a Tendai Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto and the head temple (honzan) of the Enjo (圓浄) sect. The sangō of Rozan-ji is Mount Lu, or Lushan, pronounced rozan in Japanese. Currently located on the eastern side of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, it was founded by Ryōgen, the abbot of Enryaku-ji, in 938 in the Funaokayama neighborhood, south of Daitoku-ji. It was one of four temples that had an okurodo (御黒戸), a private Buddhist chapel for the Imperial Family, originally located in the Imperial Palace. These temples, the others being Nison-in, Hanjū-in, and Kengō-in, belong directly to the Imperial Household. The temple was protected from destruction by a nyōbō hosho, an official document recording the orders and words of the emperor written by the female court member, Madenokoji Fusako, during Oda Nobunaga assault on Kyoto temples, specifically the Tendai branch, and the siege of Mount Hiei. In 1573 it was moved to its present location on Teramachi Street as part of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's reorganization of Kyoto. The reconstruction was completed under the directive of Emperor Kōkaku.

Wikipedia: Rozan-ji (EN)

9. Soken-in temple

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Sōken-in (総見院) is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1582 as the mortuary temple of Oda Nobunaga. Hideyoshi granted the temple three hundred koku and staged his celebrated Daitoku-ji tea gathering on its grounds in 1585. During the early years of the Meiji period its precinct was demolished and its treasures relocated; Sōken-in was revived in 1926. The seated wooden statue of Oda Nobunaga of 1583, lacquered, with inlaid eyes and an inscription on the base, an Important Cultural Property, was returned in 1961. Nobunaga's funeral and Hideyoshi's foundation of the sub-temple 'with the very best wood available, a remarkable thing to see' was recounted by the Portuguese missionary Luís Fróis in his contemporary História de Japam.

Wikipedia: Sōken-in (EN)

10. C59-164

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The Class C59 is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by Japanese National Railways. The C classification indicates three sets of driving wheels. The C59 could haul 17 passenger cars. World War II limited their use as express trains, a function for which they were designed. C59s were transferred to Kyushu after electrification of the trunk lines after the war. They were rebuilt into 47 Class C60 Hudson Rebuilds between 1953 and 1961 at the railway's Hamamatsu works and Koriyama works. In 1970, the locomotives were retired. Only three are preserved. C59 1 is preserved at the Kyushu Railway History Museum on display. C59 164 is preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum. C59 161 is preserved at the Hiroshima Children’s Museum. They were designed by Hideo Shima.

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11. Bukkoji Temple

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Bukkō-ji , also known as the "Temple of the Buddha's Light", was originally named Kōshō-ji, a Jōdo Shinshū temple in the Yamashina ward of Kyoto, which later moved to the heart of Kyoto. The temple was founded and officially opened by a disciple named Ryōgen in 1324, but by the 15th century, Bukkō-ji was the largest and most successful temple, and its network of branch temples extending throughout the provinces of western Japan. As a rival to the Hongan-ji, it received much criticism for its evangelical practices from Kakunyo the head of the Hongan-ji. Around 1481, however, Bukkō-ji became a subordinate temple to the Hongan-ji. Many of the Bukkō-ji's congregation thus became members of the Hongan-ji, thus greatly reducing the stature.

Wikipedia: Bukkō-ji (EN)

12. Oishi-Jinja Shrine

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Akō Castle is a flatland Japanese castle located in the city of Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. Built by the Asano clan in the Edo period, it was the center of Akō Domain in western Harima Province. The castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1971, with the area under protection expanded in 2003. Within the castle grounds is the Nagayamon gate to the residence of Ōishi Kuranosuke, the karō of the domain under Asano Naganori. The house itself no longer exists, but its location has a separate National Historic Site designation. Both the Honmaru Garden and the Ni-no-Maru Gardens have been restored to an approximation of their appearance in the Edo period, and are collectively designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 2021.

Wikipedia: Oishi Shrine (EN)

13. Shimogamo Shrine

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Shimogamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya-jinja (賀茂御祖神社). It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto; Shimogamo is the older of the pair, being believed to be 100 years older than Kamigamo, and dating to the 6th century, centuries before Kyoto became the capital of Japan. The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.

Wikipedia: Shimogamo Shrine (EN), Website

14. Jishu Shrine

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Shrines called landlord shrines are broadly divided into the following. When a shrine or temple is built, a shrine is built to enshrine the landlord god of the land. It may be built as a shrine within the precincts of the shrine, or it may be located adjacent to the temple. Most of the landlord shrines adjacent to the temple were originally part of the adjacent temple (Chinshusha), but most of them became independent due to the separation of Shinto and Buddhist shrines in the Meiji era. In this case, there are also places that read "jinushi jinja". A shrine located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is adjacent to Kiyomizu Temple. It is particularly famous among the many landlord shrines in Japan.

Wikipedia: 地主神社 (JA)

15. Tenryū Temple

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Tenryū-ji (天龍寺), formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji (天龍資聖禅寺), is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in Susukinobaba-chō, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji in 1339, primarily to venerate Gautama Buddha, and its first chief priest was Musō Soseki. Construction was completed in 1345. As a temple related to both the Ashikaga family and Emperor Go-Daigo, the temple is held in high esteem, and is ranked number one among Kyoto's so-called Five Mountains. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto".

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16. 赤山禅院

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Akayama Zen-in is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. One of the outbuildings of Enryakuji. There is no mountain number. The honzon is Taizanfu-kun (Akayama Daimyojin). Since it is in the direction (northeast) of Omote Demon Gate as seen from the Kyoto Imperial Palace, it has been worshipped since ancient times as a god of protection. On the roof of the worship hall, a monkey holding a coin and a bell is enshrined, corresponding to the monkey of Sarugatsuji in the northeast corner of the palace. It is also a famous place for autumn leaves. In addition, it has been designated as a "Shugakuin Historical Landscape Special Preservation District".

Wikipedia: 赤山禅院 (JA)

17. Saihoji Temple

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Saihō-ji (西芳寺) is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera" (苔寺), meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji" (洪隠山西芳寺). The temple, primarily constructed to honor Amitābha, was founded by Gyōki and later restored by Musō Soseki. In 1994, Saihō-ji was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto". Over 120 types of moss are present in the two-tiered garden, resembling a beautiful green carpet with many subtle shades.

Wikipedia: Saihō-ji (Kyoto) (EN), Website

18. Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Museum

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The Shimadzu Founding Memorial Museum is a museum located in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Shimadzu Corporation opened it in 1975 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its founding, in memory of its founder, Genzo Shimadzu. It consists of the South Building (built in 1888) and the North Building (built in 1894), and the building that was used as Shimadzu's residence and research institute in the early days of its founding is preserved and open to the public. Both the south and north buildings are registered tangible cultural properties of the country (registered in December 1999).

Wikipedia: 島津創業記念資料館 (JA), Website

19. 清浄華院

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Shojo-in is a temple of the main temple of the Jodo sect located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name is only the name of the temple, and there is no name of the mountain or temple. The honzon is a dharma superior. It is one of the seven main temples of the Jodo sect, and one of the four main temples of Kyoto of the same sect (the others are Chion-in, Hyakuban Chion-ji, and Kinsho Komyo-ji). According to the temple tradition, Ennin was founded in the Heian period at the request of Emperor Seiwa. Twenty-five Sacred Places No. 23. As of May 26, 2021 (Reiwa 3), the law owner is Mio Iida.

Wikipedia: 清浄華院 (JA)

20. 西方寺

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Saihoji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Gankai Mountain. The honzon is Amitabha. Kaiki (founder) is said to be the left minister of the late Heian period, Daiku-Mikado Sutra. The Bodhi temple of the Fujiwara clan and the Ōkō Mikado family, the Ayakoji family, which is one of the Uta Emperors, and the Gotsuji family. It is usually closed to the public, but it may be open to the public on special occasions such as special exhibitions of cultural properties that are not open to the public in Kyoto.

Wikipedia: 西方寺 (京都市左京区) (JA)

21. 9633

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The Class 9600 (9600形) is a type of 2-8-0 steam locomotive built by Japanese Government Railways from 1913. The Class 9600 was the first type of locomotive to be mass-produced by Japanese manufacturers. The Class 9600 were popularly known as Kyuroku (nine-six), and were extensively used for freight service throughout Japan. They were numbered 9600-9699, 19600-19699, 29600-29699, 39600-39699, 49600-49699, 59600-59699, 69600-69699 and 79600-79669. All 770 remained in service until the 2nd of March 1976, when all steam-hauled service on JNR's network has been phased out.

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22. Salvation Army Kyoto Corps

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Salvation Army Kyoto Corps

A Salvation Army corps is a local church organization and physical place of worship in The Salvation Army. Like the Christian term "church" a corps includes both the physical building and the body of members who attend at the building. In keeping with Salvationist convention in using military terminology, corps are sometimes casually known as barracks. Traditionally many corps buildings are alternatively called temples or citadels, such as Openshaw Citadel. The Salvation Army also uses the more traditional term "church" for some local congregations and their buildings.

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23. 安楽寺

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安楽寺

Anrakuji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Shikagaya Goshonodancho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Sumiren. The honzon is Amitabha. At the beginning of the Kamakura period, the disciples of the founder of the Pure Land sect, Hōren, Sumirenbo (hereinafter referred to as Sumiren) and Anrakubo (hereinafter referred to as Anraku), established a dojo for the Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism. It is famous for its pumpkin offering, which is held in July to pray for protection from the wind. It is also commonly known as Matsumushi Suzumushi Temple.

Wikipedia: 安楽寺 (京都市) (JA)

24. Seiganji

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Seigan-ji Temple is the head temple of the Nishiyama Fukakusa school of the Jodo sect located in Shinkyogoku-dori Street, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. Its sango (literally, "mountain name"), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Fukakusa-san. Its principal image is Amida Nyorai (Amitabha Tathagata). The main hall is enshrined at the 15th of the Shin Saigoku Sanjusankasho (the 33 temples that are visited during the Kannon Pilgrimage) and the second of the Rakuyo Sanjusankasho Kannon Pilgrimage, are also enshrined in the main hall.

Wikipedia: 誓願寺 (JA), Website

25. Ryōan-ji

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Ryōan-ji is a Zen temple located in northwest Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Myōshin-ji school of the Rinzai branch of Zen Buddhism. The Ryōan-ji garden is considered one of the finest surviving examples of kare-sansui, a refined type of Japanese Zen temple garden design generally featuring distinctive larger rock formations arranged amidst a sweep of smooth pebbles raked into linear patterns that facilitate meditation. The temple and its gardens are listed as one of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, and as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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26. Fudoudo Myououin

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Fudodo Myōin is a temple located in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The main statue is a statue of Fudo Myō called Spirit Stone Fudo, and since it is sealed deep in the ground, it is now worshipped as a statue of Fudo Myō in front of the Imperial Palace. It seems to have been an esoteric temple in ancient times, but now it is a Nishiyama sect of the Pure Land sect. The temple crest is a double cherry blossom, which can be seen as a relationship with Emperor Uda. The name is written as Fudodo, but it is familiar to the locals as "Fudondo".

Wikipedia: 不動堂明王院 (JA)

27. 三宅八幡神社

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Miyake-Hachimangū (三宅八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine, in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine is famous for worship to beneficial to children, such as baby colic, academic achievement, safe delivery of childbirth. Because Mushi was thought to cause baby colic, the shrine also has worship for power to expel Mushi. Therefore the shrine is so-called Mushi-hachiman (虫八幡). Recently, many pieces of large size of Ema was excavated, that represent worship to expel Mushi, and the Ema were designated as National Folk Cultural Properties.

Wikipedia: Miyake Hachimangū (EN)

28. Juko-in temple

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Jukō-in (聚光院) is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 1566 as the mortuary temple of Miyoshi Nagayoshi. In 1589 Sen no Rikyū designated it as the mortuary temple for his family. The Hondō (1583) and chashitsu (1739) are Important Cultural Properties and the gardens have been designated a Place of Scenic Beauty. A painting of Miyoshi Nagayoshi (1566) has also been designated an Important Cultural Property. The temple also contains a great number of fusuma paintings done by Kanō Eitoku.

Wikipedia: Jukō-in (EN)

29. Kyoto International Manga Museum

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The Kyoto International Manga Museum is located in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The museum's collection includes approximately 300,000 items as of 2016, with 50,000 volumes of manga that can be accessed and read by visitors and approximately 250,000 items in its closed-stack collection, which can be accessed via a dedicated research room supported by reference facilities. Collected materials include Edo period woodblock prints, pre-war magazines, post-war rental books, and popular modern series from around the world.

Wikipedia: Kyoto International Manga Museum (EN), Website

30. Jōjakkō-ji

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Jojakkoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Kokura-cho, Saga-Kokurayama, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Kokura. The main temple is the Great Mandala of the Ten Realms. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honkuji Temple (Rokujomon-ryu). Located on the slope of Mt. Kokura, which is sung by 100 people and one head, you can overlook Sagano from the precincts, and more than 200 maple trees are planted in the garden of the precincts, and the whole mountain is enveloped in autumn leaves.

Wikipedia: 常寂光寺 (JA)

31. Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History

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Kyoto City School History Museum is a museum located in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Until 2010 (Heisei 22), it is operated by the Kyoto City Lifelong Learning Promotion Foundation, and from 2011 (Heisei 23), it is operated by the Kyoto City Board of Education. In addition to the permanent exhibition, which is centered on the former program elementary school, special exhibitions are held 4~5 times a year. The first director of the museum was Masaaki Ueda (~2005), and the current director is Atsuyuki Uemura.

Wikipedia: 京都市学校歴史博物館 (JA)

32. Myōshinji Temple

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Myōshinji Temple

Myōshin-ji is a temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, which serves as the head temple of the associated branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. The Myōshin-ji School is by far the largest school in Rinzai Zen, approximately as big as the other thirteen branches combined: it contains within it about 3,400 temples throughout Japan, together with a handful overseas, of the approximately six thousand total Rinzai temples, and also has nineteen associated monasteries, of the total of forty Rinzai monasteries and one nunnery.

Wikipedia: Myōshin-ji (EN)

33. Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

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Higashi Hongan-ji (東本願寺), or, "the Eastern Monastery of the Original Vow", is one of two dominant sub-sects of Shin Buddhism in Japan and abroad, the other being Nishi Honganji. It is also the name of the head temple of the Ōtani-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū in Kyoto, which was most recently constructed in 1895 after a fire burned down the previous temple. As with many sites in Kyoto, these two complexes have more casual names and are known affectionately in Kyoto as Onissan and Ohigashisan .

Wikipedia: Higashi Hongan-ji (EN), Website

34. Myoken-ji Temple

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Myōkenji Temple is the main temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Myokenji-maemachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Guashi. The main temple is the Three Treasures. There are nine temples at the top of the tower. It is also called "Shikai Chanting" and "Shijomon-ryu". At the three temples of Myokenji, Myokakuji, and Rishonji, it is called "Ryuge no Mitsugusoku". The current resident is the 68th Oikawa Nichishu Kanshu (from Motoyama Myokaku-ji Temple, Jinzan, Shrine Dharma).

Wikipedia: 妙顕寺 (京都市) (JA)

35. C51-239

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The Class C51 (C51形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built by Kisha Seizo Mitsubishi and Japanese National Railways (JNR) Hamamatsu Works. The C classification indicates three sets of driving wheels. The C51 introduced 1.75 m diameter driving wheels to Japan. C51s raised the average speed on the Tōkaidō Main Line from 47.3 km/h (29.4 mph) to 55.3 km/h (34.4 mph). In 1930, a C51 hauled the first Tsubame (swallow) express, reducing travel time between Tokyo and Kōbe to 9 hours.

Wikipedia: JNR Class C51 (EN)

36. D50-140

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D50-140

The Class D50 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR) and various manufacturers from 1923 to 1931. The class name indicates that the locomotive has four sets of driving wheels (D) and belongs to one of the classes of tender locomotive allocated a number in the series 50 to 99 in the Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification scheme of 1928. Hideo Shima designed the rest of the class until 1931.

Wikipedia: JNR Class D50 (EN)

37. 久本院

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Kuhon-in Temple is a sub-temple of Myoken-ji Temple located in Teranouchi-dori Shinmachi Nishi-iru, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and is a sub-temple of Myoken-ji Temple. Its sango (literally, "mountain name"), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Gusokusan. Tasshi Hoen (Hanju-e) is a Buddhist temple. In the Azuchi-Momoyama period, he restored the temple under the protection of Shirojiro CHAYA, a wealthy merchant, and he guarded the statue.

Wikipedia: 久本院 (JA)

38. 御金神社

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御金神社

Mikaneji Shrine is a shrine located in Chukyo -ku, Kyoto. A shrine decorated with golden torii gates, and hopes for the success of asset management, securities and transactions, etc. as a shrine that covers metal, and in particular, winning races, bicycle racing, etc. A large amount of ginkgo -shaped ema is dedicated. Originally, we dedicate molds related to architecture, such as architectural molds, architectural design, and shipbuilding. The gold "gold" means metal.

Wikipedia: 御金神社 (JA)

39. Koho-an temple

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Kohoan is a temple of the Rinzai sect in Shino, Kita -ku, Kyoto -shi, Kyoto. It is the head of the Rinzai sect Daitokuji faction Omotoyama Daitokuji. It is located at the western end of the Daitokuji Temple, far from other tower heads. The an issue of the an issue is the name of the Haruya Sonen, where Masaichi Kobori (Enshu) studied in the intention of "one boat". It is private, but once every few years, there is a special public release of about 10 days.

Wikipedia: 孤篷庵 (JA)

40. Yurinkan museum

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The Yūrinkan Museum (有鄰館) or Fujii Saiseikai Yūrinkan (藤井斉成会有鄰館) is a private museum of East Asian art in Kyōto, Japan. Established in 1926 by entrepreneur and politician Fujii Zensuke (1860–1934), it is the second oldest private museum in Japan, after the Ōkura Shūkokan. The collection, particularly strong in Chinese art from the Shang to the Qing, includes one National Treasure and nine Important Cultural Properties.

Wikipedia: Yūrinkan Museum (EN)

41. Shunkouin temple

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Shunkō-in is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and belongs to the Myōshin-ji school, which is the largest among 14 Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist schools. The temple was established in 1590 by Horio Yoshiharu, who was a feudal lord, or daimyō, of Matsue in present-day Shimane Prefecture. This temple houses important historical objects that reflect the multifaceted religious and artistic atmosphere in Japan from the sixteenth century onward.

Wikipedia: Shunkō-in (EN)

42. 今熊野観音寺

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Imakumano Kannonji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Senjoji sect located in Senjoji Yamauchi-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The head of the tower of Sohonzan Senchung Temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Shinnachi. The honzon is the eleven-sided Kannon. The official name of the temple is Kannonji, but it is also known by the common name of "Imakumano". 33 West Country No. 15 Temple. Luoyang Thirty-Three Guanyin Shrine No. 19.

Wikipedia: 今熊野観音寺 (JA)

43. C56-160

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The Class C56 is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) from 1935 to 1939, and later operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR). They were numbered C56 1-C56 164 a total of 164 were built from 1935 to 1939 locomotives numbered C56 1-C56 90 and C56 161-C56 164 were sent to other countries in Asia during the Second World War. The locomotives were retired in 1974. They were designed by Hideo Shima.

Wikipedia: JNR Class C56 (EN)

44. Myoenji (Matsugasaki Daikokuten)

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Myoenji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Matsuzaki. The main Buddha is Shakyamuni Buddha and Daikokuten. It is known as Matsugasaki Daikokuten, one of the seven lucky gods of the capital. The former main temple is the main temple of Kyoto. In the background of Matsugasaki Higashiyama, the word "law" is burned in the Matsugasaki Myōhō during the Gozan fire.

Wikipedia: 妙円寺 (京都市) (JA)

45. Entokuin

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Entokuin Temple is a temple of the Kenninji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The head of the tower of Kodaiji Temple. The main Buddha is Buddha. It is known that Toyotomi Hideyoshi's main office, the Northern Political Office, was his home base in his later years, and one theory says that it is also the place of its demise. The three-sided Daikokuten in the collection is said to be Hideyoshi's Buddha of Mind.

Wikipedia: 圓徳院 (JA)

46. Jakkō-in

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Jakkoin is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Ohara, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Nunnery. The name of the mountain is Qingxiang Mountain. The name of the temple is Gyokusenji. The honzon is Jizo Bodhisattva. Kaiki (founder) is said to be Prince Shotoku. It is the place where Taira Kiyomori's daughter, Kenreimonin Tokuko, lived in seclusion after the fall of the Heike family, and is known as the temple associated with "The Tale of the Heike".

Wikipedia: 寂光院 (JA)

47. Eryuzan Jizoin Temple

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Jizoin is a single temple of the Rinzai sect located in Yamada Kitanomachi, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Kinugasa (Fujiwara) Eryuzan, which is derived from Kinugasa (Fujiwara) Iera. The main Buddha is the Jizo Bodhisattva, who is said to be the clearest work, and who is said to be the most prolonging and easy to live. It is known as the common name of the bamboo temple because it is surrounded by bamboo forests.

Wikipedia: 地蔵院 (京都市西京区) (JA)

48. 京都市青少年科学センター

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Kyoto City Youth Science Center is a science museum located in Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. Along with Mushitec World, Mooka City Science Education Center, and Izumo Science Museum, it is considered to be one of the leading examples of science museums used for science education in Japan. In particular, it is used for science education for elementary and junior high school students and teacher training, but it is widely available.

Wikipedia: 京都市青少年科学センター (JA)

49. Nanzen-ji

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Nanzen-ji , or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. The precincts of Nanzen-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and the Hōjō gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty. The temple was destroyed in a fire in 1895 and rebuilt in 1909.

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50. 本妙寺

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Honmyoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Higashi-iri-Kitamon-mae-cho, Niomon-dori, Higashi-oji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan. The name of the mountain is Xiangguang Mountain. The former main temple is Kyoto Myokaku-ji Temple, and the Shrine of the Temple. In the precincts are the graves of Yoshida Kaneryo and Kanesada father and son, and Kaiga Tomonobu, which are called the temple of Ako Yoshishi.

Wikipedia: 本妙寺 (京都市) (JA)

51. Nonomiya Shrine

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Nonomiya Shrine

Nonomiya Shrine , or the Shrine in the Country, is a Shinto shrine in the Arashiyama district on the west side of the city of Kyoto in Kyoto prefecture, Japan, close to its bamboo forest. The specific site of the shrine changed somewhat over time, as the location of the shrine was fixed anew by divination when a new imperial priestess was to undergo purification before traveling to take up her duties at Ise Shrine.

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52. 耳塚(鼻塚)

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The Mimizuka , which was renamed from Hanazuka , is a monument in Kyoto, Japan. It is dedicated to the sliced noses of killed Korean soldiers and civilians, as well as those of Ming Chinese troops, taken as war trophies during the Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592 to 1598. The monument enshrines the severed noses of at least 38,000 Koreans and over 30,000 Chinese killed during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasions.

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53. Nyakuoji-jinja Shrine

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Kumano Wakaoji-jinja Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Wakaoji-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. It was ranked as a sonsha (village shrine) under the old shrine classification system. It was once a chinju-sha shrine (a shrine dedicated to a deity) of Zenrin-ji Temple. It is located at the south end of the path of philosophy. It is commonly called Wakaoji-jinja Shrine. It is one of the three Kumano in Kyoto.

Wikipedia: 熊野若王子神社 (JA)

54. 壬生寺

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Mibu-dera (壬生寺) is a Buddhist temple in Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto. In the Middle Ages, the temple revived a performance created by the Yuzu Nembutsu monk Engaku known as the Dai Nembutsu Kyōgen. It is also known for having been affiliated with the Shinsengumi. The temple has taken on several other names such "Jizō-in (地蔵院)", "Hōdōsanmai-in (宝幢三昧寺)", and "Shinjōkō-in (心浄光院)."

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55. 明暗寺

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明暗寺

Myōan-ji is a Buddhist temple located in Kyoto, Japan. Myōan-ji is a sub-temple of Tōfuku-ji, and contained within the larger Tōfuku-ji temple complex, located in Higashiyama ward. It is the former headquarters and the premier pilgrimage site of the Fuke sect of Rinzai Zen. The temple was founded by the komusō and Zen master Kichiku —in whose remembrance there is a small shrine contained within.

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56. Daisen-in temple

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The Daisen-in (大仙院) is a sub-temple of Daitoku-ji, a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen in Buddhism, one of the five most important Zen temples of Kyoto. The name means "The Academy of the Great Immortals." Daisen-in was founded by the Zen priest Kogaku Sōkō , and was built between 1509 and 1513. The Daisen-in is noted for its screen paintings and for its kare-sansui, or dry landscape garden.

Wikipedia: Daisen-in (EN)

57. Rokudouchin-nouji

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Rokudōchinnoji Temple is a temple of the Kenninji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Komatsu-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Tsubaki. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai. It is known for the "Six Paths" from August 7 to 10, the well where Ono is said to have passed through the underworld. It is commonly known as "Mr. Rokudo". This area is said to be the "Tsuji of the Six Paths".

Wikipedia: 六道珍皇寺 (JA)

58. Yogen-in

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Yogen-in is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu sect located in Sanjusangendo in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Nanei. The honzon is Amitabha. It is located across the street from Sanjusangendo to the east. The name of the temple was taken from the name of Asai Nagamasa. It was originally the Tendai sect. It is known by the common names of "Blood Ceiling" and "Sodaji Temple".

Wikipedia: 養源院 (JA)

59. 梨木神社

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梨木神社

Nashiki Shrine is a shrine located in Someden-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The former company status is a separate government company. The shrine is dedicated to the father and son of Mimi Sanjo, who contributed greatly to the Meiji Restoration. In addition, about 500 hagi plants are planted in the temple grounds, also known as Hagi no Miya, and the Hagi Festival is held in mid to late September.

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60. 法輪寺

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法輪寺

Hōrin-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Arashiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The honorary sangō prefix is Chifuku-san (智福山). The temple is said to have been constructed by Gyōki in 713 AD, and was originally named Kadonoi-dera (葛井寺). It is dedicated to Ākāśagarbha(Sanskrit:आकाशकर्भ,Japanese:虚空蔵:kokūzō) the bodhisattva of the boundless space.

Wikipedia: Hōrin-ji (Kyoto) (EN)

61. C53-45

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C53-45

The Class C53 (C53形) is a type of 4-6-2 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1928 to 1929 designed by Hideo Shima and built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company Kisha Seizo and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Hitachi. A total of 97 Class C53 locomotives were built they operated until all 97 were retired in 1950. C53 45 is the only example of the class to be preserved.

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62. 大谷大学博物館

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大谷大学博物館

Ōtani University Museum opened in Kyoto, Japan, in 2003. The Ōtani University collection, which relates in particular to Shin Buddhist culture, includes ten Important Cultural Properties. Among these are the February 1041 portion of Shunki , the diary of Fujiwara no Sukefusa ; the oldest surviving edition of Kukai's Kōya zappitsu-shū; and Jichin Kashō-den, a biography of Jien.

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63. C61-2

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The Class C61 (C61形) is a former class of steam locomotives operated in Japan. The class was the first type in Japan to use the 4-6-4 "Hudson" wheel arrangement. A total of 33 locomotives were built between 1947 and 1949 and designed by Hideo Shima,. The locomotives were not built entirely from new, however, but used the boilers from former D51 2-8-2 "Mikado" freight locomotives.

Wikipedia: JNR Class C61 (EN)

64. Daishogun Hachi Shrine

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Daishogun Hachijinja is a shrine located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The main deity is the Rustic Son. The original priest was a great general. The name of the shrine, "Eight Shrines," comes from the place where it enshrines the Eight Generals, the calendar god of the Yin-Yang Way, and later it also overlapped with the meaning of the Eight Pillars of the Son God of the Rustic Spirit.

Wikipedia: 大将軍八神社 (JA)

65. 三寳寺

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Sanpoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Narutaki Matsumotocho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is said that the temple name, Kineizan Myōgokokuin Sanho-ji, was given by Emperor Go-Mizuo. In the precincts, there are famous cherry blossoms transplanted in the treasure calendar year. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honkuji Temple (Rokujōmon-ryū), Shinshi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 三宝寺 (京都市) (JA)

66. 宝厳院

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Hogon-in is a temple of the Tenryuji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Saga-tenryu-ji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto. The head of the tower of Tenryuji Temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ōkame. The honzon is the eleven-sided Kannon. Gardens and buildings are used for filming period dramas. In addition, the word "blue maple" was spread from the "maple" in early summer at our hospital.

Wikipedia: 宝厳院 (JA)

67. 来迎院

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Raigoin is a temple of the Shingon Susenduji school in Izusakuji Yamanouchi, Higashiyama -ku, Kyoto. The mountain name is Mt. The principal is Amida Nyorai. The head of Sengakuji Temple. It is also called the forbidden Bodhisa Kisenwakuji Betsu, and also called the Temple (Mitara) Open ("Temple" is Sengaku -ji Temple). Izumiyama Shichifukujin Tour No. 4 (Hotei Takashi) bill.

Wikipedia: 来迎院 (京都市東山区) (JA)

68. 漢検 漢字博物館・図書館 漢字ミュージアム

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The Kanji Museum (漢字ミュージアム, Kanji myūjiamu), officially named Japan Kanji Museum & Library (漢検漢字博物館・図書館, Kanken kanji hakubutsukan toshokan), is a museum located in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto, Japan. Open since June 2016, it is entirely dedicated to the Chinese characters that structure part of the written form of the Japanese language.

Wikipedia: Musée des kanji (FR), Facebook, Website

69. Tenju-an

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Tenjuan is a temple of the Nanzenji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Fukuchi-cho, Nanzenji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The head of the pagoda of Daihonzan Nanzen-ji Temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Zuiryu. The main Buddha is Buddha. It was opened by the 15th generation of Nanzenji Temple, Huguan Shiren, as a pagoda to enshrine Muguan Pumon (Daming Guoshi) of Nanzenji Kaizan.

Wikipedia: 天授庵 (JA)

70. 月輪寺

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Tsukinowa-dera or Gatsurin-ji (月輪寺) is a Buddhist temple near Mount Atago in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The temple was first founded in 781, it is associated with the Shugendō practices of Kūya and Hōnen. Its treasures include eight Heian period statues. Images of Amida Nyorai and Kūya chanting the nembutsu are amongst those designated Important Cultural Properties.

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71. Kurama-dera

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Kurama-dera (鞍馬寺) is a temple in the far north of Kyoto, Japan which houses some National Treasures of Japan. It was a member of the Tendai sect and subordinate to Shōren-in from the 12th century until 1949 when it founded its own religious body. The object of worship is esoteric and unique to the temple. It is said to have been founded by a disciple of Jianzhen.

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72. Atago Shrine

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Atago Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire. Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century. The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.

Wikipedia: Atago Shrine (Kyoto) (EN), Website

73. Jisso-in Temple

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Jissoin is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Iwakura Kamizocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Iwakura. The honzon is Fudo Myo. The opening of the mountain is a jōki. It is one of the mondo temples. It is also called the Iwakura Jissoin Gate Ruins. It used to be one of the ruins of the Tendai Sect Temple Gate Sect (Tendai Temple Gate Sect).

Wikipedia: 実相院 (JA)

74. Nanzen-in Temple

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Nanzen-in is a temple of the Nanzenji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Fukuchi-cho, Nanzenji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The head of the pagoda of Daihonzan Nanzen-ji Temple. The main statue is a statue of His Holiness Kameyama. It is said to be the birthplace of Nanzenji. In front of the gate, a waterway pavilion built as part of the Lake Biwa Irrigation Project passes.

Wikipedia: 南禅院 (JA), Website

75. 法界寺

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Hokaiji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Daigo sect located in Hinonishidaido-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Toko. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai. Kaizan is considered to be the clearest of Denkyo Daishi. It is the clan temple of the Hino family, a clan of the Fujiwara clan, and is known as Hino Yakushi or Milk Medicine Master.

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76. 聖護院

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Shogoin is the main temple of the Motoyama Shugenshu sect located in Nakamachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. There is no mountain number. The honzon is Fudo Myo. The opening of the mountain is an increase. It is also called the ruins of the Shogoin Gate. It was also called Jinlinfu. It used to be one of the ruins of the Tendai Sect Temple Gate Sect (Tendai Temple Gate Sect).

Wikipedia: 聖護院 (JA)

77. 清閑寺

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Seikanji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Chizan sect located in Kiyokanji Utanonakayama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Utanaka. The honzon is an eleven-sided, thousand-handed Kannon. It is a temple related to Emperor Takakura, known for the tragic love story of "The Tale of the Heike", and the Minor Governor's Bureau.

Wikipedia: 清閑寺 (JA)

78. Kyoto Concert Hall

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Kyoto Concert Hall is a concert hall in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It opened in 1995 as part of the 1200th anniversary celebrations of the foundation of Heian-kyō. The shoebox-style Main Hall seats 1833 and the Ensemble Hall Murata 500. It is the home of the Kyoto Symphony Orchestra . Arata Isozaki was the architect, with acoustical design by Nagata Acoustics.

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79. Chūgen-ji

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Chūgenji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Jufuku. The honzon is Jizo Bodhisattva. It is also called Meyami Jizo and is believed to have a spiritual experience for eye diseases. Guanyin Hall (Honzon, Thousand Hands Kannon) is the 16th temple of the 33 Guanyin Sacred Places in Luoyang.

Wikipedia: 仲源寺 (JA)

80. Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple)

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Kinkaku-ji , officially named Rokuon-ji , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the most popular buildings in Kyoto, attracting many visitors annually. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape and is one of 17 locations making up the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which are World Heritage Sites.

Wikipedia: Kinkaku-ji (EN), Website

81. 岡崎別院

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Shinshu Otani Okazaki Betsuin is a temple of the Shinshu Oya sect located in Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. A separate temple of Motoyama Higashi Honganji. The honzon is Amitabha. It is located west of Shirakawa-dori on Marutamachi-dori, and is close to Kinkomyoji Temple and Okazaki Park. This place is said to be the site of Okazaki Soan, where Shinran lived.

Wikipedia: 真宗大谷派岡崎別院 (JA)

82. 8630

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The Class 8620 (8620形) is a type of 2-6-0 steam locomotive built in Japan from 1914 to 1929. It was Japan's first mass-produced passenger locomotive. A total of 672 Class 8620 locomotives were built. Originally they had a symmetry of line with shapely cast iron chimneys which gave way to plainer chimneys and smoke deflectors were added in later years.

Wikipedia: JGR Class 8620 (EN)

83. Giō-ji Temple

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Gioji Temple is a temple (nunnery) of the Daikakuji sect of the Shingon sect located in Saga, Ukyo Ward. The head of the tower outside the precincts of Daikakuji Temple. The name of the mountain is Mt. Takamatsu. The name of the hospital is Yusei-in. The honzon is Dainichi Nyorai. It is known for its moss garden, and the autumn foliage is spectacular.

Wikipedia: 祇王寺 (JA)

84. Sennyū-ji Temple

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Sennyū-ji (泉涌寺), formerly written as Sen-yū-ji (仙遊寺), is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. For centuries, Sennyū-ji has been a mausoleum for noble families and members of the Imperial House of Japan. Located within the temple grounds are the official tombs of Emperor Shijō and many of the emperors who came after him.

Wikipedia: Sennyū-ji (EN)

85. 吉田山

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吉田山

Mt. Yoshida is an isolated hill located in Yoshida Kaguraoka-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Another name is Kaguraoka or Kaguragaoka, and historically it was called Kaguraoka instead of Mt. Yoshida. It is located in the northeastern part of the Kyoto Basin at an altitude of 105 m. It is said to be included in the 36 peaks of Higashiyama.

Wikipedia: 吉田山 (京都市) (JA)

86. Nijō Castle

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Nijō Castle

Nijō Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildings and several gardens. The surface area of the castle is 275,000 square metres, of which 8,000 square metres (86,000 sq ft) is occupied by buildings.

Wikipedia: Nijō Castle (EN), Website

87. 大聖寺

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Daishoji Temple is a single temple of the Rinzai sect located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Mountain. The main Buddha is Buddha. Also known as the Goji Palace, it is a nunnery temple related to the Emperor's family where 24 successive princes have lived. It occupies part of the site of the Muromachi Shogunate's flower palace.

Wikipedia: 大聖寺 (京都市) (JA)

88. 行願寺

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Gyoganji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Gyoganji Monzencho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Reiyuzan. The honzon is a thousand-handed Kannon. It is commonly known as Kodo. West Country 33 No. 19 Temple. Luoyang Thirty-Three Guanyin Sacred Ground No. 4. It is the only nunnery in the 33 places in the West Country.

Wikipedia: 行願寺 (JA)

89. 油懸山 西岸寺

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Saiganji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Shimoyukake-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is a different temple from the Nishiganji Temple (Jodo Shinshu Honganji School) in Fukakusa in the same Fushimi Ward. It is commonly referred to as Aburakake Jizo. The name of the mountain is Aburakasuyama, and the name of the temple is Jizoin.

Wikipedia: 西岸寺 (京都市伏見区下油掛町) (JA)

90. 雲龍院

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Unryū-in (雲竜院) is a sub-temple of Sennyū-ji in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1372, it was rebuilt after destruction in the Ōnin War. The Hondō of 1646 is an Important Cultural Property. The Hōjō or abbot's quarters also date from the Edo period. A Kamakura period copy of the Lotus sutra has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

Wikipedia: Unryū-in (EN)

91. 峰定寺

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Mine Joji is a temple of the Motoyama Shujin sect in Hanagahara -cho, Sakyo -ku, Kyoto. The mountain is a great mountain. The principal is Senju Kannon. Opening is a west of the sky. It is a mountain temple of Shuido, which was founded in the 12th century, and conveys many cultural properties, including Buddha statues dating back when founding.

Wikipedia: 峰定寺 (JA)

92. Kaikoh-ji

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Kaikoji Temple is a quasi-separate main temple of the Shingon sect of the Senjoji sect located in Senjoji Yamauchi-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The head of the tower of Sohonzan Senchung Temple. The name of the mountain is Higashiyama. The main Buddha is Buddha. The official name of the temple is Kōkōritsu-ji. He is also known as Joroku-san.

Wikipedia: 戒光寺 (JA)

93. 福勝寺

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Fukushoji Temple is a temple of the Zentsuji sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Bamboo Forest Mountain. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai. It is commonly known as "Mine Yakushi" and "Gourd Temple". The main hall also enshrines the Holy Guanyin of the 29th Shrine of the 33 Guanyin Shrines in Luoyang.

Wikipedia: 福勝寺 (JA)

94. Shimyoin

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Shimyoin is a single temple of the Shingon sect located in Kumogahata, Kita-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is called Mt. Iwaya, and the name of the temple is called Kinkomine-ji. It is commonly known as Iwaya Fudo. The honzon is Fudo Myo. According to the request of Emperor Junwa, it is said to be a direct work of Kobo Daishi (Kukai).

Wikipedia: 志明院 (JA)

95. Sho-koku-ji temple

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Shōkoku-ji (相国寺), formally identified as Mannen-zan Shōkoku Shōten Zenji (萬年山相國承天禅寺), is a Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto, first founded in 1382 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, with the existing temple complex having undergone several periods of extensive reconstruction and rebuilding in the succeeding eras.

Wikipedia: Shōkoku-ji (EN)

96. Anyo Temple

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Anyoji Temple is a temple of Tokimune located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Cien. The honzon is Amitabha. It is located at the foot of Higashiyama Mountain in the Kyoto Basin, in the northeast corner of Maruyama Park. It is also said to be a Yoshimizu Soan related to the lawful saint Shinran Saint.

Wikipedia: 安養寺 (京都市東山区) (JA)

97. 案樂壽院

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Anrakuju-in (安楽寿院) is a Buddhist temple in Fushimi, Kyoto, Japan, built by former-Emperor Toba in 1137. The temple houses a number of Important Cultural Properties and the emperors Toba and Konoe are buried in the grounds. The Ashikaga estate from which the Ashikaga clan derived its name once belonged to Anrakuju-in.

Wikipedia: Anrakuju-in (EN)

98. 将軍山城

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将軍山城

Shogun Yamashiro (shogun Yamashiro) was a Japan castle (mountain castle) of the Sengoku period located on Mount Uryu (301 meters above sea level) in Kitashirakawa Kiyosawaguchi-cho (Yamashiro Kuni Atago District), Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is also known as Kitashirakawa Castle, Uryuyama Castle, and Shogunjizo Yamajo Castle.

Wikipedia: 将軍山城 (JA)

99. Kyoto Botanical Garden

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The Kyoto Botanical Garden , also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the Kamo River, Hangi-cho Simogamo, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is open daily; a general admission fee is charged, and an additional fee is charged for accessing the conservatory.

Wikipedia: Kyoto Botanical Garden (EN)

100. Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

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The Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art (京都市京セラ美術館) is located in Okazaki Park in Sakyō-ku Kyoto. Formerly Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art , it is one of the oldest art museums in Japan. it opened in 1928 as Shōwa Imperial Coronation Art Museum of Kyoto, a commemoration of Emperor Hirohito's coronation.

Wikipedia: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art (EN), Website

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