13 Temples & Shrines Beautiful Shoren-in Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Although not many people visit Shoren-in Temple (and garden), those in the know call it one of the most beautiful in Kyoto.
8 Temples & Shrines Japan's Love Shrine - Jishu Ohsang Yoo Jishu Shrine is famous for its stone, called 'the stone of love'. There is a legend about the stone. If you want to find..
12 Temples & Shrines Nishihongan-ji Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Nishi Hongan-ji, (meaning the Western Temple of the Original Vow) is of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, and is a sister tem..
13 Temples & Shrines Delights of Kiyomizudera Temple 2 Larry Knipfing I visited Kiyomizudera in the early morning on a day in early April and found a lot to enjoy: The views (of course!), the cherry..
12 Temples & Shrines Kiyomizudera: International Hangout Larry Knipfing Kiyomizudera, Kyoto: What a surprise and pleasure. Many of the visitors that day (in late December) were not Japanese, and they..
8 Temples & Shrines The Flowers of Yoshimine-dera Bonson Lam Yoshimine-dera Temple lies in the mountains west of Muko less than an hour from Kyoto. It is very peaceful to walk amongst the manicured..
8 Temples & Shrines Wandering around Fushimi Inari C. Rio At the entrance courtyard to Fushimi Inari, you are greeted with architecture similar to most other Japanese temples, but duck around..