Best Visiting around Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple Spot List

We would be truly happy if you could feel even a little of what it’s like to spend time with puppies and the joy they bring.

The head temple of the Rinzai sect, known as the highest-ranked Zen temple in Japan.

One of Kyoto's most renowned temples, located on the side of Mt. Otowa in the Higishiyama Range. It has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Teaware masterpieces collected by a businessman

Famous for its cherry blossoms and being one of Kyoto’s three Kumano Shrines

The head shrine of all Gion satellite shrines throughout Japan. Local residents call the shrine ”Gion-san.”

A zoo raising approximately 130 different species of animals. Encountering small animals is fun!

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

Having many children themselves, rabbits symbolize safe child-rearing here

Enjoy performances from maiko up close

Here resides the god who watches over Kyoto's kitchens

A shrine to visit for breaking bad habits or starting good ones

The shrine to the north of the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera Temple, whose spirit is worshipped as a deity of marriage. A pair of guardian stones in the grounds known as ”Koi uranai-no-Ishi” dates back to the Jomon period.

The object of worship here is Amida Nyorai and the statue of Prince Shotoku in the main hall is an important cultural property

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

Here at Shoren-in Temple, Emperor Kanmu prayed for peace for the capital and buried a shogun statue inside its burial mound

Twin Dragons created during the Heisei period watch over Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple

The representative garden of the Meiji period in Higashiyama

A temple founded in Higashiyama by Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife, Nene, to mourn his passing and pray for his soul. The nighttime illuminations in spring, summer and fall are beautiful to see.

Famous for its tea room, ”Hasso-no-seki”