Temples and Shrines of Japan
Kyoto’s spiritual landscape features a dense concentration of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, ranging from the 7th-century Yasaka Shrine to the 15th-century Zen gardens of Ginkaku-ji. This collection includes iconic landmarks like Kinkaku-ji’s gold-leaf pavilion, the thousands of vermilion torii gates at Fushimi Inari-taisha, and the massive wooden stage of Kiyomizu-dera. Beyond the famous sites, the list covers the Ryoan-ji rock garden, the 1,001 statues of Sanjūsangen-dō, and the Phoenix Hall of Byodo-in in Uji, showcasing over a millennium of Japanese religious architecture and landscape design.
A Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion Temple)
Zen Buddhist temple featuring a gold-leaf-covered pavilion and historic gardens. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural and architectural significance.
B Fushimi Inari-taisha
Shinto shrine with a history of over 1300 years, renowned for thousands of vermilion torii gates leading up a sacred mountain. It serves as the head shrine of Inari worship and features traditional Japanese architecture.
C Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Historic Buddhist temple known for its large wooden stage and scenic views, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
D Ginkakuji Temple
A Zen temple from the 15th century AD. It is surrounded by beautiful gardens, with famous decorative sand patterns, trees, and ponds, said…
E Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is one of the Kanpei-taisha, which means that it is highly supported by the government. Its history dates back to 656.
F Heian-jingu Shrine
A striking Shinto shrine and a favorite sight of many tourists in Kyoto.
G Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryū-ji, formally known as Tenryū Shiseizen-ji, is the head temple of the Tenryū-ji branch of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, located in…
H Ryōan-ji
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.
I Nanzen-ji Temple
Nanzen-ji, or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.
J Sanjūsangen-dō or Rengeō-in-hon-dō
Sanjūsangen-dō is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto, Japan.
K To-ji Temple
Tō-ji Temple, also known as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan.
L Chion-in
Chion-in in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū founded by Hōnen, who proclaimed that sentient beings are…
M Ninna-ji temple
A head temple of Omuro school of Buddhism consists of impressive buildings and tranquil gardens.
N Byodoin
Byōdō-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, built in the late Heian period.
O Nishi-Honganji Temple
Nishi Hongan-ji is a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist temple in the Shimogyō ward of Kyoto, Japan.
P Daigoji Temple
A Buddhist temple that is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site is a unique and breathtaking sight to behold.
Q Adashino-Nenbutsudera 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 altered it to…
R Saihoji Temple
Saihō-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan.
S Kouzanji Temple
Kōzan-ji, officially Toganōsan Kōsan-ji, is a Buddhist temple of the Omuro sect of Shingon Buddhism in Umegahata Toganōchō, Ukyō Ward,…
T Daikaku-ji Temple
Daikaku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan.
U Ujigami Shrine
The Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
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