This lushly green shrine faces Midosuji boulevard and is more than 1600 years old

Encounter a god of matchmaking in a busy district

Famous for its deity of scholarship

Fallen leaves on the road to the temple invite you to this high-status monzeki temple

A Tendai sect temple with the magnificent natural monument, Yoryu no Matsu

Blessed with knowledge by Monju

Tadao Ando designed this temple's main hall

Beloved Buddha artifacts inside the school of Heijo Palace

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

Famous for a painted fusuma from Tohaku Hasegawa

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

Enjoy the burning red foliage in autumn and the cherry blossoms and rhododendrons in spring

This ancient temple was erected by Empress Komyo

The mountain villa of Minamoto no Toru, the model for Hikaru Genji

The Osawa-no-ike Pond is famous for its cherry blossoms and moon-viewing pavilion

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

Check out the ”Sento Kuyo” ceremony on summer nights

Indulge in tea while gazing at the garden

The homeland of a goddess at Ise Grand Shrine, located in the old Tango Province

A temple built upon the request of Emperor Tenmu during the Hakuho Period. Reconstructed in recent years, the temple structures showcase beautiful, vibrant colors.