Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #18 in Kyoto, Japan

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.6 km
Ascend 167 m
Descend 204 m

Experience Kyoto in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in KyotoIndividual Sights in Kyoto

Sight 1: 一心院

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一心院 DCyokohama / CC BY 3.0

Isshinin is a temple of the Jodo sect in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, and the main temple of the Jodo sect. The name of the mountain is Gunsensan. The honzon is Amitabha. It is surrounded by many of the grounds of Chion-in, but it is a separate temple independent of the temple.

Wikipedia: 一心院 (JA)

320 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Chion-in

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Chion-in

Chion-in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan is the headquarters of the Jōdo-shū founded by Hōnen (1133–1212), who proclaimed that sentient beings are reborn in Amida Buddha's Western Paradise by reciting the nembutsu, Amida Buddha's name.

Wikipedia: Chion-in (EN)

474 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Shoren-in Temple

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Shōren-in (青蓮院) is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan.

Wikipedia: Shōren-in (EN)

400 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: Awata-jinjya

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Awata-jinjya

Awata Shrine is a shrine located in Awataguchi Kaji-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. Its former status was that of a prefectural shrine.

Wikipedia: 粟田神社 (JA)

320 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 合槌稲荷大明神

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Aizuchi Inari Shrine is an Inari shrine located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 合槌稲荷神社 (JA)

875 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Keage Incline

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The Keage Incline was an inclined railway (incline) that formed a section of the boat transportation route by the Lake Biwa Canal in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto.

Wikipedia: 蹴上インクライン (JA)

840 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 7: Konchi Temple

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Konchi-in (金地院) is a Buddhist temple in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, western Japan.

Wikipedia: Konchi-in (EN)

272 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Tenju-an

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Tenju-an Hiro2006 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Tenshu-an is a Rinzai Zen temple located in Fukuchi-cho, Nanzenji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. It is a sub-temple of the main Nanzen-ji temple. The mountain name is Zuiryusan, and the principal image is Shakyamuni Buddha. It was established by the 15th abbot of Nanzen-ji, Kokan Shiren, as a place to enshrine the founder of Nanzen-ji, Mukan Fumon (Daimyo Koshin).

Wikipedia: 天授庵 (JA), Website

301 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Nanzen-in Temple

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Nanzen-in Temple PlusMinus / CC BY-SA 3.0

Nanzen-in is a temple of the Nanzenji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Fukuchi-cho, Nanzenji, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. The head of the pagoda of Daihonzan Nanzen-ji Temple. The main statue is a statue of His Holiness Kameyama. It is said to be the birthplace of Nanzenji. In front of the gate, a waterway pavilion built as part of the Lake Biwa Irrigation Project passes.

Wikipedia: 南禅院 (JA), Website

308 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Nanzen-ji

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Nanzen-ji , or Zuiryusan Nanzen-ji, formerly Zenrin-ji , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Emperor Kameyama established it in 1291 on the site of his previous detached palace. It is also the headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen. The precincts of Nanzen-ji are a nationally designated Historic Site and the Hōjō gardens a Place of Scenic Beauty. The temple was destroyed in a fire in 1895 and rebuilt in 1909.

Wikipedia: Nanzen-ji (EN)

499 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple

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Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (永観堂禅林寺) is the head temple for the Seizan branch of Japan's Jōdo-shū Buddhist sect, located in Kyoto, Sakyō-ku. It was founded by Shinshō, a pupil of Kūkai, and is famous for its fall foliage and for its prominence in the past as a center of learning.

Wikipedia: Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji (EN), Website

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