Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #20 in Kyoto, Japan

Ginkaku-ji , officially named Jishō-ji , is a Zen temple in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the constructions that represent the Higashiyama Culture of the Muromachi period.

Wikipedia: Ginkaku-ji (EN), Website

Hachijinja is a shrine located in Ginkakujicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. It used to be the shrine of Jishoji Temple.

Wikipedia: 八神社 (JA)

Jodoin is a temple of the Jodo sect in Ginkakuji -cho, Sakyo -ku, Kyoto. The mountain is Kiyoyama. The principal is Amida Nyorai. It is also known as "capitalist temple" because it manages one of the Goyama feed "capital letters". It is adjacent to the north of Jishinji (Ginkakuji).

Wikipedia: 浄土院 (京都市左京区) (JA)

Hōnen-in (法然院) is a Buddhist temple located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, western Japan.

Wikipedia: Hōnen-in (EN)

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)

Jorinji Temple is a temple of the Jodo sect located in Tanaka-Shimoyanagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Together with Chotoku-ji Temple to the north and Shojo-in Temple to the south, it is called Sangen-ji Temple on Sunagawa. In Kyoto, it has long been known as "Hagi no Tera".

Wikipedia: 常林寺 (京都市) (JA)

The Kamogawa Delta (Kamogawa Delta) is the common name of a triangular area formed at the confluence of the Kamo River and the Kono River in Shimokamomiyagawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto.

Wikipedia: 鴨川デルタ (JA)

Honzenji (本禅寺) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto.

Wikipedia: Honzen-ji (EN)

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)

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)

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.

Wikipedia: 梨木神社 (JA)

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)

In Japan, the Sentō Imperial Palace traditionally does not refer to a single location, but to any residence of retired emperors. Before Akihito abdicated in 2019, the last Emperor to retire did so in 1817, so the designation commonly refers to the historical Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace (京都仙洞御所).

Wikipedia: Sentō Imperial Palace (EN)

Shirakumo Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, in Kyoto, Japan.

Wikipedia: Shirakumo Shrine (EN)

Goō Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Kamigyō-ku district of Kyoto, Japan.

Wikipedia: Goō Shrine (EN)

Sugawara-in Tenmangu Shrine is a shrine located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The former company name is Murasha. Suga Gong Seiki 25th Worship No. 1 Shrine. Commonly known as Karasuma no Tenjin.

Wikipedia: 菅原院天満宮神社 (JA)

Munakata Shrine is a shrine located in the Kyoto Imperial Garden in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is a national history company, and the former company name is Fusha.

Wikipedia: 宗像神社 (京都市) (JA)

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

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)

Myōgyōji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Nishito-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Jinriki. The former main temple is Ōmotoyama Honkuji Temple (Rokujōmon-ryū), Shinshi Hoen. There is a grave of Tennojiya Jomoto and his wife Myoren.

Wikipedia: 妙堯寺 (JA)