Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Kyoto, Japan

Kōdai-ji , formally identified as Jubuzan Kōdai-ji , is a temple of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan—the largest subtemple of the Kennin-ji branch.

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Entokuin Temple is a temple of the Kenninji sect of the Rinzai sect located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The head of the tower of Kodaiji Temple. The main Buddha is Buddha. It is known that Toyotomi Hideyoshi's main office, the Northern Political Office, was his home base in his later years, and one theory says that it is also the place of its demise. The three-sided Daikokuten in the collection is said to be Hideyoshi's Buddha of Mind.

Wikipedia: 圓徳院 (JA)

Emperor Sutoku was the 75th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.

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The Kanji Museum (漢字ミュージアム, Kanji myūjiamu), officially named Japan Kanji Museum & Library (漢検漢字博物館・図書館, Kanken kanji hakubutsukan toshokan), is a museum located in the Higashiyama Ward of Kyoto, Japan. Open since June 2016, it is entirely dedicated to the Chinese characters that structure part of the written form of the Japanese language.

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Yasaka Shrine , once called Gion Shrine , is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri, the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. The Yasaka shrine is dedicated to Susanoo in the tradition of the Gion faith as its chief kami, with his consort Kushinadahime on the east, and eight offspring deities on the west. The yahashira no mikogami include Yashimajinumi no kami, Itakeru no kami, Ōyatsuhime no kami, Tsumatsuhime no kami, Ōtoshi no kami, Ukanomitama no kami, Ōyatsuhiko no kami, and Suseribime no mikoto.

Wikipedia: Yasaka Shrine (EN)

Maruyama Park is a park in Kyoto, Japan. It is noted as the main center for cherry blossom viewing in Kyoto, and can get extremely crowded at that time of year (April). The park's star attraction is a weeping cherry tree (shidarezakura) which becomes lit up at night. It also becomes busy in the New Year's Eve Festivals.

Wikipedia: Maruyama Park (EN)

Sorinji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Washio-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Lingyu Mountain (or Jinyu Mountain). The name of the temple is Hoka Sanmai Mujuin. The name of the temple is properly called Sara Shuangjurinji. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai, Daisei Joy Heaven.

Wikipedia: 雙林寺 (京都市) (JA)

Chorakuji Temple is a temple of the Tokishu sect located in Maruyama-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Huangtai Mountain, Mr./Ms.. The honzon is Jun Hu Kannon. It is located in the southeast of Maruyama Park. In the past, the precincts were vast, including most of Maruyama Park and most of the precincts of the Otani Shrine (Higashi-Otani) of the Shinshu Otani school. Luoyang Thirty-Three Guanyin Sacred Ground No. 7.

Wikipedia: 長楽寺 (京都市) (JA)

Anyoji Temple is a temple of Tokimune located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The name of the mountain is Mt. Cien. The honzon is Amitabha. It is located at the foot of Higashiyama Mountain in the Kyoto Basin, in the northeast corner of Maruyama Park. It is also said to be a Yoshimizu Soan related to the lawful saint Shinran Saint.

Wikipedia: 安養寺 (京都市東山区) (JA)

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)

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.

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Guanyin is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. Guanyin is a common Chinese name for Avalokiteśvara in Chinese Buddhism and has been appropriated by other Eastern religions, including Shinto, Hinduism, Taoism and Chinese folk religion. She was first given the appellation "Goddess of Mercy" or "Mercy Goddess" by Jesuit missionaries in China. Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means "[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World." On the 19th day of the sixth lunar month, Guanyin's attainment of Buddhahood is celebrated.

Wikipedia: Guanyin (EN)

Miyazaki Yūzen , also known as Miyazaki Yūzensai or Yūzenzai (友禅斎), was a Japanese fan painter who perfected the yūzen fabric dyeing technique.

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