Over 1200 years have passed since the foundation of Kiyomizu-dera Temple which is a Buddhist temple. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and…
It is a Tendai school of Buddhism temple. The temple name literally means Hall with thirty three spaces between columns, describing the architecture of the long main hall of the…
It officially named Rokuon-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple. It is designated as a National Special Historic Site and a National Special Landscape, and it is one of 17 locations…
Inari shrines are the most familiar Shinto shrines to the Japanese people. There are said to be some thirty thousand throughout the country, frequented by people of all ages. Fushimi…
This dry landscape garden is world-famous as the “Rock Garden of Ryoan-ji Temple.” The 15 garden stones are arranged in such a way that you can never see them all…
This temple is a World Heritage Site and is featured on Japan’s 10 yen coin and 10,000 yen bill. A golden phoenix shines on the roof of the Phoenix Hall,…
The sub-temple of Daitoku-ji Temple has a stone-paved approach surrounded by numerous bamboo groves and a beautiful moss garden within the premises. The autumn leaves are beautiful, and it is…
