Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #13 in Kyoto, Japan

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".

Wikipedia: Tenryū-ji (EN), Website

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)

Saga-Arashiyama Bunkakan (Saga-Arashi Yamabunkakan) is a facility operated by the Ogura Hyakunin Ichishu Cultural Foundation in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, to exhibit and promote art and culture related to Kyoto, including Ogura Hyakunin Ichishu and Japan paintings. The Hyakunin Ichishu Museum, which was open from January 2006 to March 2017, was renovated and reopened as the Saga-Arashiyama Bunkakan on November 1, 2018. It is located at the foot of Mt. Kokura, the place where Fujiwara Sadaie slayed 100 people and one head, near the Togetsu Bridge in Arashiyama.

Wikipedia: 嵯峨嵐山文華館 (JA)

The Fukuda Museum of Art is a private art museum located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Opened on October 1, 2019. The collection and exhibition of Yoshitaka Fukuda's collection are operated by the Fukuda Art Foundation.

Wikipedia: 福田美術館 (JA), Website

Kashitani Munakata Shrine (櫟谷 Munakata Shrine) is a shrine located in Arashiyama Nakaoshitamachi, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Two shrines, Kashiya Shrine and Munakata Shrine, are enshrined in one hall, and Kashiya is a Shikiuchi shrine, and now both companies together are the Setsha of Matsuo Taisha.

Wikipedia: 櫟谷宗像神社 (JA)

Iwatayama Monkey Park is a commercial park located in Arashiyama in Kyoto, Japan. The park is on Mt Arashiyama, on the opposite side of the Ōi River as the train station. It is inhabited by a troop of over 120 Japanese macaque monkeys. The animals are wild but can be fed food purchased at the site.

Wikipedia: Iwatayama Monkey Park (EN)

Denden-gu Shrine is a guardian shrine of Horin-ji Temple in Arashiyama Kokuzoyama-cho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, and is worshipped as the soshin (ancestor) of electric and radio waves.

Wikipedia: 電電宮 (JA)

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)