Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Kyoto, Japan
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7.4 km
92 m
Explore Kyoto in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in KyotoIndividual Sights in KyotoSight 1: 上品蓮台寺
Kamipindaiji Temple (じょうぼんれんだいじ)は、Shino Jubocho, Kita-ku, Kyoto City (near Lotus Taino)にあるShingon sect Chiyamapai Temple. Mountain No. Lotus Ka Jinbao Mountain. The hospital number is は九品三昧院. The deity is a bodhisattva who prolongs his life.
Sight 2: Koho-an temple
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.
Sight 3: Soken-in temple
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.
Sight 4: Daiko-in temple
Daiko -in is a temple of the Rinzai Sect Daitokuji school in Shino Daitokuji -cho, Kita -ku, Kyoto. The head of Omotoyama Daitokuji Temple. The principal is Shaka Nyorai.
Sight 5: Gyokurin-in temple
Gyokurin-in is a temple of the Rinzai sect located in Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is the head of the Rinzai sect Daihonzan Daitokuji Temple. It is not usually open to the public.
Sight 6: Daisen-in temple
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.
Sight 7: Hoshun-in temple
Hoshunin is a temple of the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the head of the main temple of the same sect, Daitokuji. It is located in the northernmost part of the tower of Daitokuji. It is not usually open to the public.
Sight 8: Juko-in temple
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.
Sight 9: Zuihō-in temple
Zuihoin is a temple of the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Murasakino Daitokuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto. The head of the tower of Daitokuji Temple. The name of the mountain is Longpao Mountain. The main Buddha is Guanyin Bodhisattva. There is a grave of Mr. and Mrs. Otomo Yoshizhen in the temple grounds.
Sight 10: Kohrin-in temple
Korin-in is a temple of the Daitokuji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Murasakino Daitokuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto. The head of the tower of Daitokuji Temple. The main Buddha is Buddha. It is not open to the public except on special visiting days.
Sight 11: Daitoku-ji
Book Ticket*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.
Sight 12: Shinju-an temple
Shinjuan is the head of the Rinzai sect Daihonzan Daitokuji Temple in Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is a temple related to Ikkyu Sojun, who is famous as an unconventional Zen monk. It is usually closed to the public, except during special public occasions.
Sight 13: 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.
Sight 14: 半木神社
Nakaragi Shrine is a shrine located in the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto.
Sight 15: Kyoto Botanical Garden
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.
Sight 16: 小野蘭山顕頌碑
Ono Motohiro , also known as Ono Ranzan (小野蘭山), was a Japanese botanist and herbalist, known as the "Japanese Linnaeus".
Sight 17: 京都府立陶板名画の庭
The Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Plate Masterpiece Garden is located in Shimogamo, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, and is an outdoor art museum that exhibits ancient and modern masterpieces transferred to ceramic plates.
Sight 18: Kyoto Concert Hall
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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