Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #15 in Kyoto, Japan

Imamiya Shrine is a shrine located in Hanazono, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. In the past, it was also called Giken-on-sha (Gi-Hana-en-no-sha) and Hanazono-sha (Hanazonosha). The company name is a former village company. It is the god of the soil of Hanazono, Ukyo Ward, Uzumasa Yasui, etc.

Wikipedia: 今宮神社 (京都市右京区) (JA)

Taizō-in (退蔵院) is the oldest sub-temple of the Myōshin-ji Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple, situated in the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. It was founded by Zen priest Muinsoin in 1404. The original temple buildings were burned during the Ōnin War (1467-1477), and were later rebuilt.

Wikipedia: Taizō-in (EN)

Myōshin-ji is a temple complex in Kyoto, Japan, which serves as the head temple of the associated branch of Rinzai Zen Buddhism. The Myōshin-ji School is by far the largest school in Rinzai Zen, approximately as big as the other thirteen branches combined: it contains within it about 3,400 temples throughout Japan, together with a handful overseas, of the approximately six thousand total Rinzai temples, and also has nineteen associated monasteries, of the total of forty Rinzai monasteries and one nunnery.

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Shunkō-in is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and belongs to the Myōshin-ji school, which is the largest among 14 Japanese Rinzai Zen Buddhist schools. The temple was established in 1590 by Horio Yoshiharu, who was a feudal lord, or daimyō, of Matsue in present-day Shimane Prefecture. This temple houses important historical objects that reflect the multifaceted religious and artistic atmosphere in Japan from the sixteenth century onward.

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Sakuratani Bunko is located in Kita-ku, Kyoto, and was established on March 25, 1940 (Showa 15) for the purpose of preserving and exhibiting the former residence and art room of the Japan painter Kijima Sakuratani (Kijima Sakuratani, 1877-1938), who was active from the end of the Meiji era to the early Showa period, as well as the collection of Sakuradani, as well as art researchers and artists. In 2013, it was approved as a public interest incorporated foundation Sakuratani Bunko. It is located in Kinugasa Tochi-in, Kyoto, which was called "Painter Village" before the war.

Wikipedia: 櫻谷文庫 (JA)

Daishogun Hachijinja is a shrine located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The main deity is the Rustic Son. The original priest was a great general. The name of the shrine, "Eight Shrines," comes from the place where it enshrines the Eight Generals, the calendar god of the Yin-Yang Way, and later it also overlapped with the meaning of the Eight Pillars of the Son God of the Rustic Spirit.

Wikipedia: 大将軍八神社 (JA)

Yuseiji Temple is the main temple of the Honmon Buddhist sect in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Aoyagi. The main temple is the Great Mandala of the Ten Realms. It is the oldest Nichiren Buddhist temple in Kansai.

Wikipedia: 宥清寺 (JA)

Kitano Tenmangū is a Shinto shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan.

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Daihōon-ji (大報恩寺) is a Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is affiliated with Shingon-shū Chizan-ha Buddhism. Its main hall or Senbon Shakadō (千本釈迦堂) is a National Treasure of Japan.

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Shakuzoji Temple is a temple of the Pure Land sect located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ieryuzan. The honzon is Jizo Bodhisattva (Nail Removal Jizo). The detailed name is Ieryuzan Komei Henshoin Stone Statue Temple. Locally, it is known as Kuginuki Jizo.

Wikipedia: 石像寺 (JA)

Uhoin is a temple of the Shingon sect of Senjoji sect located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. It is called Kitamukaizan Amehoin Daisei Kokiji Temple. Honzon is a jubilant heaven. It is commonly known as Nishijin Seitengu.

Wikipedia: 雨宝院 (JA)

Honryuji Temple is the main temple of the Hokka sect Shinmon-ryu located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Huikosan. The main temple is the Three Treasures. It has another name, "Temple of Unburnt".

Wikipedia: 本隆寺 (JA)

Kado Hachimangu is a shrine located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. It is the place of departure of Minamoto Yoshitsune from Oshu (Tohoku region) and is revered as a shrine of travel safety.

Wikipedia: 首途八幡宮 (JA)

Shiramine Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto

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Myorenji Temple is a temple of the main temple of the Honmon Hoka sect located in Myorenji-maemachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Uboku Mr./Ms.. The main Buddha is the Ten Realms Mandala. It is famous for Fuyo.

Wikipedia: 妙蓮寺 (京都市) (JA)

Kyōgyōin is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Honhoji-maemachi, Ogawa-tsuji-nouchi-nouchi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, Japan. The head of the pagoda of the venerable temple Honhoji Temple (in addition to the Kyogyo-in, there is the Soyo-in Temple and the Kyozo-in). Parent Teacher Law Relationship.

Wikipedia: 教行院 (JA)

Honpō-ji (本法寺) is a Nichiren Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Its sangō is "Eishōzan" (叡昌山).

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Kuhonin is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Nishiiri Myokenji Maemachi, Teranouchi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Guashi. Dharma (繁珠会). During the Azuchi-Momoyama period, it was established under the outer protection of the wealthy merchant Chaya Shirojiro, so there is a grave of Chaya Shirojiro, and the statue is guarded.

Wikipedia: 久本院 (JA)

Senmyoin is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Nishiiri Myokenji Maemachi, Teranouchi-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is located on the former site of Kozen-in, which was the Bodhi temple of the Ogata family, and in the precincts are the tombs of the Ogata family, including the brothers Ogata Kōrin (1658-1716) and Ogata Inuizan (1663-1743). Mo Shi Dharma (隆源会).

Wikipedia: 泉妙院 (JA)

Myōkenji Temple is the main temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Myokenji-maemachi, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Guashi. The main temple is the Three Treasures. There are nine temples at the top of the tower. It is also called "Shikai Chanting" and "Shijomon-ryu". At the three temples of Myokenji, Myokakuji, and Rishonji, it is called "Ryuge no Mitsugusoku". The current resident is the 68th Oikawa Nichishu Kanshu (from Motoyama Myokaku-ji Temple, Jinzan, Shrine Dharma).

Wikipedia: 妙顕寺 (京都市) (JA)

Kamigoryōjinja is a shrine located in Kamigorei-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. The former company name was Fusha. The name of the shrine corresponds to the lower Gorei Shrine, and the official name of the religious corporation is now "Mirei Shrine".

Wikipedia: 上御霊神社 (JA)

Shimogamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya Shrine . It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto; Shimogamo is the older of the pair, being believed to be 100 years older than Kamigamo, and dating to the 6th century, centuries before Kyoto became the capital of Japan. The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.

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