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Culture in Kyoto

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Adashino Nenbutsuji Temple

Adashino Nenbutsuji 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...

Kyoto
Eikando Temple

Eikando Temple

Eikando Temple (永観堂), formerly known as Zenrin-ji temple, was established in 853 and is the head temple for the Seizan bra...

Kyoto
Kenninji

Kenninji

Kennin-ji is a historic Zen Buddhist temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto, Japan, near Gion, at the end of Hanami Lane. It is conside...

Kyoto
Nisonin Temple

Nisonin Temple

Nison-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple complex in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple's official na...

Kyoto
Daikakuji Temple

Daikakuji Temple

Daikaku-ji is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Ukyō-ku, a western ward in the city of Kyoto, Japan. The site was originally a res...

Kyoto
Byodo-in Temple

Byodo-in Temple

The Byodoin Temple in the city of Uji near Kyoto adorns the reverse of the Japanese 10 yen coin and is best known for its dis...

Kyoto
Taizoin Temple

Taizoin Temple

Taizō-in is the oldest sub-temple of the Myōshin-ji Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple, situated in the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. It...

Kyoto
Toji Temple

Toji Temple

The Toji Temple is one of the original three Buddhist temples that were built in Kyoto at the beginning of the Heian period. ...

Kyoto
Kodaiji

Kodaiji

The Kodaiji is located northeast of the Yasaka Hokanji Temple at the foot of the Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. The o...

Kyoto