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Around Kamigamo

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History / Culture / Tour

Rokuon-ji Temple (Kinkaku-ji Temple)

4.5

28 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Kinkakujichou 1

This temple began when third generation shogun of the Muromachi shogunate Ashikaga Yoshimitsu inherited the Saionji family's mountain villa and called the villa “Kitayamadono.” After his death it was changed into a Zen temple named “Rokuonji.” The reliquary hall is a three-story building shining beautifully in gold and looks pretty reflected in the Kyokoike (mirror pond). This brilliant architecture was a symbol of Kitayama culture but burned down in a 1950 fire, then was rebuilt in 1955. In 1994 it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

It was nice to sit quietly and have a bowl of matcha tea and a sweet while finishing our visit at kinkaku-ji. It wasnt busy at all despite the huge crowds at the temple and the tea was lovely.
Genkoan

4.5

176 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Takagaminekitatakagaminechou 47

A Soto school Buddhist temple located in the Takagamine area of Kita Ward, Kyoto City. The temple was founded in 1346 by the priest Tetto. The temple’s “Window of Bewilderment” and “Window of Enlightenment” are frequently presented in television programs and guidebooks. It is said that one will gain insights and be led further towards enlightenment by first gazing at the temple garden through the square Window of Bewilderment, representative of human life, and re-examining one’s life so far, then gazing through the round Window of Enlightenment, which expresses a Zen state of mind and represents the cosmos. The temple is also famous for the main hall’s “Bloody Ceiling,” which was once the floor of Fushimi Castle and vividly portrays the tragedy of the castle’s fall.

A secluded Zen temple in Takagamine, Kita Ward, Kyoto City. The Window of Enlightenment and Window of Lostness and Blood Ceiling are the highlights here. In the fall, when you can enjoy the...
Toji-in Temple

4.5

108 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Toujinkitamachi 63

A Rinzai Tenryu-ji Buddhist temple located in Kita Ward, Kyoto City. The family temple of the Ashikaga clan, it is also famous for being the grave site of Ashikaga Takauji. The temple garden was created when it was first founded by Muso Kokushi (Soseki), famous as the designer of the gardens at the Tenryu-ji Temple and Saiho-ji Temple (commonly called Koke-dera, Moss Temple). The garden is actually comprised of two separate, differing gardens built around two ponds in the east and west—a dry landscape garden and a traditional circular strolling garden. The western garden is particularly well known for its numerous sights, including the pond created in the shape of a cotton rose blossom, its tea room, and the wooden figures of Ashikaga generals enshrined in the Reikoden hall.

Small temple with garden that has loads to offer. It was one of my favourite temples in all Kyoto. Thats probably the case because we were like 4 visitors around 2 PM on a grey Tuesday. I highly...
Koetsuji Temple

4.0

79 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Takagaminekouetsuchou 29

Cultural figure Koetsu Honami built a thatched house on this land at the beginning of the Edo period, which later became the Hokke Daimoku-do Hall. There are seven teahouses on the grounds, and in the autumn changing leaves season the cobblestone walkways swathed in red and yellow hues is a beautiful sight.

The Entrance was in full Splender with lovely red Momiji fluttering in the morning sun. Stepping on the diamond-patterned stones leading to the thatched bell tower, we leave modern Kyoto behind...
Daisen-in Zen Temple

3.5

99 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Murasakinodaitokujichou 54-1

Daisen-in Temple is a sub temple of Daitokuji Temple and features a great example of a traditional dry landscape garden. The garden spreads in four directions from the main temple building, with its union of white sand and huge stones making a wonderful representation of a seas and rivers.

We felt ripped off after having visited this temple. We paid the price of admission only to be told afterwards that you couldnt take photos of the garden. I fully understand the need for this in the...
Shoden-ji Temple

4.5

45 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Nishigamokitachinjuanchou 72

"A Buddhist temple located a 15-minute walk from the ""Jinkoin-mae"" municipal bus stop. Officially titled the Kisshozan Shoden Gokoku Zen-ji, its principal object of worship is a statue of Gautama Buddha. The main temple building was moved here from the Konchi-in and was originally that temple's smaller abbot's chambers and is famous for its ""bloody ceiling"" whose panels were originally the floorboards of a corridor where more than 380 people, who had barricaded themselves in Fushimi Castle during immediately prior to the Battle of Sekigahara, committed hara-kiri. Other highlights include a rock garden backed by Mt. Hiei with islands of trimmed satsuki azalea bushes floating on a sea of white sand representing the lucky numbers of seven, five, and three; and a screen painting by Kano Sanraku depicting China's West Lake (today located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province)."

This old temple is a highlight of Nishigamo area. There is a famous garden, which benefits the landscape of Mt. Hiei. The main building, with the paintings of Kano Sanraku, is designated as an...
Daitokuji Temple

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Murasakinodaitokujichou 53

Daitokuji Temple was opened in 1315, and is the head temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism’s Daitokuji faction. There are two branch temples in the expansive grounds, along with 22 sub temples and an array of National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. Though destroyed during the Onin War, it is famous for having been restored by high monk Ikkyu. There is also a wooden image of Sen no Rikyu enshrined at the spot he repaired on the second floor of the main temple gate, and it is said that Hideyoshi’s fury at this is one of the reason’s he committed suicide.
Zuihoin Temple

4.0

41 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Murasakinodaitokujichou 81

Zuihoin Temple is a sub temple of Daitokuji Temple built by Christian feudal lord Otomo Sorin. Behind the main temple building is Kanmintei garden with seven stones that are laid out to form a cross mourning the souls of all people. The temple’s main building, karamon gate and front gate are all as they were at the time of construction and are designated an Important Cultural Properties.

Very beautiful, peaceful and quiet place on the premises of the Daitoku-Ji Temple, Zuiho-In is one of the subtemples. It has a beautiful garden which you can best enjoy with a few moments of quiet...
Jizo-in Temple (Tsubaki-dera Temple)

3.5

26 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Taishogunkawabatacho 2

An old temple nicknamed Tsubaki-dera Temple. It is said to have originated when a Buddhist monk Gyoki built a temple beside Koya-ike Pond in Settsu at the request of Emperor Shomu in 726 and called it Jizo-in Temple. After being moved to the southern part of Mt. Kasayama in the Heian period (794-1185), it was once burned down in the battle of Uchino that took place in 1391, but a temporary hall was erected by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, and in 1589, it was moved to its current location by order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. The 120-year-old five-color, double-flowered chiri-tsubaki tree in front of the main hall is a rare old camellia tree with flowers of various shades of red, white, peach, etc., on a single tree, and the petals shed one by one. It originates from a camellia tree donated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Kitano Grand Tea Ceremony. There are many sights to see in the precincts of the temple, including the graves of Amanoya Rihei, who is said to have supported the raid of Ako Roshi (lordless samurai of Ako domain) on the temple, and Yohantei Hajin, the teacher of the haiku poet Yosa Buson.

洛陽三十三観音霊場第30番札所として参拝しました。通称「椿寺」とは云うものの、参拝したのが3月上旬とあってツバキのシーズンでは無く普段通りの静かな境内となっていました。猶、同寺においては洛陽三十三箇所巡り以外の御朱印は書置き対応となっていました。
Jobon-Rendaiji Temple

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Murasakinojunibouchou 33-1

Located in Kyoto's Kita Ward, Jobon-Rendaiji Temple is a temple of the Chisan branch of Shingon Buddhism, dedicated to the bodhisattva Enmei Jizo. It has a color illustrated copy of the Sutra of Cause and Effect, among other National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties. So-called weeping cherry trees grow on the temple grounds, and the local people consider it a secret, uncrowded spot for viewing cherry blossoms.
Joshoji Temple (Yoshino Dayu Bodaisho)

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Takagaminekitatakagaminechou 1

A Nichiren Buddhist temple located in Kita Ward in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Built in 1616 by Nichiken with a donation from Hon’ami Koetsu, the temple flourished as the Takagamine-danrin, a center for Buddhist study which hosted several hundred priests engaged in studies at a time. The temple is also famous for its connection to the renowned geisha Yoshino Tayu, who donated the temple’s crimson lacquered main gate, called the Yoshino Gate. Here grave and a tea room dedicated to her can also be found on the temple grounds. Today, the temple is a popular place to enjoy natural seasonal beauty, including cherry trees in spring, French hydrangeas in summer, and autumn foliage in fall.
Kotoin Temple

4.5

112 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Murasakinodaitokujicho 73-1

Slightly tucked away but worth the effort as you get to wonder around the inside of the family temple and strolling garden. As an added interest you get to view the family burial plot with houses the...
Ko Hikari In

4.0

26 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Nishigamojinkoincho 120

As I went to Shodenji, I also dropped in this temple. It is one of three temple which are closely related to Kobodaishi, a famous monk in Heian Time. But this temple is not so known for tourists. The...
Iwayasanshimein

3.5

24 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Pref. Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Kumogahatadetanichou 261

京都の秘境、鴨川の源流の里、雲ケ畑の奥にあります。バス（ジャンボタクシー運行。片道一人700円）は１日2本のみ。朝8：40北大路駅前発に乗り、終点に30分ほどで到着。そこから徒歩30分で志明院です。お寺までは舗装道ですが、境内は石段でかなり足元は危ういので、スニーカー必須です。苔むした石段は滑りやすいので、お天気のいい日に行くことをすすめします。さて、帰りのバスまでに5時間ほどありますから、お寺は...
Tenneiji Temple

4.0

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Teramachi Dori Kuramaguchi Sagaru Tenneijimonzencho 301

萬松山天寧寺は、曹洞宗の寺院です。室町時代に、会津若松（今の福島県）で建されました。伊達政宗に会津が攻められた際に焼失し、当時の住職が本尊を京都に運び、直江兼続などの支援を得て京都に再興しました。京都では珍しい曹洞宗のお寺です。なお、会津若松の元の場所にも、同じ名前のお寺が再興されてあります。額縁門寺町通に面した表門。門を通して比叡山が額のように見えることから、額縁門と呼ばれる。安政４年（18...
Sokenin

4.0

14 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Murasakinodaitokujichou 59

2月中旬の特別公開で訪れました。織田信長の菩提寺で、重要文化財の信長の木造が安置されています。信長の一周忌に間に合うように豊臣秀吉が建立したお寺です。本堂では非常に丁寧に総見院の由来等を説明してもらえます。その後も、茶室や掘り抜き井戸などの説明もしてもらえます。信長や濃姫のお墓もあります。ただし、明治初期の廃仏毀釈の影響で、建物の大半は再建されたものです。土塀の外にある鐘楼は創建当時のものです。
Hoshunin Temple

3.5

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Murasakinodaitokujicho 55

京の冬の旅で数年ぶりに特別公開されました。まだ雪が残る日に拝観。本堂前の中根金作の枯山水庭園は雪に埋もれていました。襖絵は2016年に日本画の竹内浩一氏が描いたもので、庭と競わないように薄墨で描かれた動物たちが印象的です。京の四閣の一つという呑湖閣は山を越えた琵琶湖を呑むという意味だそうで、内部は拝観できませんが、小堀遠州の庭と楼閣につながる橋はまるで絵画のようでした。
Enjiyoji Temple

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Takagaminekitatakagaminecho 24

光悦寺の真向かいにあるお寺。境内（参道）の緑が非常に美しいが、残念ながら撮影は禁止されている。妙見さまをお祀りしているので、寺であると同時に神社の雰囲気もある。入山は無料。
Hounji Temple

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Nishigamochinjuancho 30-1

On the way to Shodenji temple, I dropped in this temple. The main gate was closed, but on the right side of the gate, there is a slope driveway which leads to the main building. The stone Guanyin...
Ichiyoin Temple

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kyoto Kyoto-shi Kita-ku Omiyayakushiyamahigashicho 16

It is said that Iciyoin is a historical temple which was founded by Ingen, a famous monk from China. But it seems to be unattended and there are weeds growing in its garden. You have to step up...

Kyoto Around Kamigamo

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Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.