The Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto was established by the powerful warrior-politician Taira-no-Kiyomori in 1164, and it is especially famous for…
The Heian Jingu shrine was instituted in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100-year anniversary of the return of the capital to…
Kodaiji Temple is located in Higashiyama. It was founded in 1605 by Kita-no-Mandokoro as a memorial to her husband, Toyotomi…
The Byodoin temple is the most famous landmark in a part of Kyoto that is especially known for its green…
Find out more about Kimono Forest, a must-see promenade for people heading to the bamboo forest, located in the Arashiyama…
Arashiyama in Kyoto is famous for its mystical bamboo grove, but the area is actually a lot larger than just…
If you don't have the budget to see Kyoto's geisha in action in an actual tea house, Gion Corner in…
The Kiyomizu Dera temple in Kyoto is one of Japan's most famous Buddhist temples and with good reason, as it…
One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto is located in the famous Gion district in Kyoto. The Yasaka Shrine stands…
Kinkakuji was founded in 1397 as a resting villa for the third shogun of the Muromachi era, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. This…