11 Traditional Ryoan-ji, North West Kyoto Katherine Moore Set in a large garden with a pond, Ryoan-ji is the home of Japan's most famous Zen Garden. Sit in quite contemplation and maybe..
14 Temples & Shrines Imamiya Shrine Meg Sing Imamiya Shrine erected due to a plague in Kyoto 1000 years ago has age-old ties with Yasurai Matsuri and two aburi mochi shops at..
11 Temples & Shrines Walking Around the Myoshin-ji Temple Complex Larry Knipfing Myoshin-ji Temple complex is one of my favorite places in Kyoto; I don't know what delights I'm going to find each time..
6 Gardens & Parks Heian Shrine Garden Mandy Bartok The Heian Jingu Garden - known as the Shin'en - is a delight in all seasons for its ponds, stepping stone paths and moon viewing..
Historical Nishi-Hongan-ji - Central Kyoto Katherine Moore This large temple is one of a historic pair just north of Kyoto station. Out of the way of the main tourist areas, is a great way..
12 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Kawai Jinja Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kawai-jinja Shrine is near the south gate of Tadasu-no-mori Forest at the entrance of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine. Here, we can exp..
Historical Byōdō-in Temple, Uji Ariane Mignault The Byōdō-in Temple as represented on the Japanese 10 yen coin can still be seen and visited today.
12 Temples & Shrines Eikan-do Zenrin-ji Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing At Eikan-do, the temple buildings are spacious and beautiful, and elegant covered wooden walkways connect them all together. There..