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 Jodo sect, founded at the place where Honen Shonin passed away. The magnificent monastery was built under the wing of the Tokugawa family.

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

Don't miss seeing the resting place for Shinsengumi members, Mibu-zuka

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

A facility introducing Kyoto’s traditional crafts

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

From crafts, paintings, and more: this museum has many famous works on display

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

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

Enjoy Japan's outstanding weeping cherry blossoms

The main street of Gion features a machiya-style townscape on a cobblestone street

A stone paved street where shops of long standing are lined up, full of Kyoto atmosphere

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

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

Where the successful Hideyoshi Toyotomi worshipped the three-faced Daikokuten

The museum’s shop is a must-see, too

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