9 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Yasaka Shrine in the morning Tomoko Kamishima Yasaka Shrine has been there since before Kyoto became capital of Japan. Its gods have been reverently worshiped for 1300 year..
12 Traditional Genko-an Edward Tseng Genko-an is a temple in Kyoto with bloodstained hand- and footprints of samurai. Two famous windows, "Enlightenment" and "Conf..
13 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Tadasu-no-mori Forest Tomoko Kamishima Tadasu-no-mori is a mysterious age-old forest surrounding Shimogamo Jinja Shrine. From ancient days, people have treasured this..
12 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Ryoan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Since Queen Elizabeth II visited this rock garden and highly praised it in 1975, huge numbers of people have flocked to Ryoan-ji..
18 Temples & Shrines Matsuo Taisha Shrine in Kyoto Cathy Cawood Mirei Shigemori gardens at Matsuo Taisha Shrine in Kyoto
15 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Taizo-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Taizo-in Temple: Attractive inner temple of Myoshin-ji Temple Complex
13 Temples & Shrines Oishi Shrine Cathy Cawood Photos of Oishi Shrine in Kyoto dedicated to Ōishi Kuranosuke Yoshio, leader of the famous 47 Ronin.
15 Temples & Shrines Light-up, Shoren-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Light-up, Shoren-in Temple: Different from the daytime Shoren-in Temple, its beautiful gardens produce a mysterious atmosphere..