Culture & History in Kyoto

The Kamo Shrines

What are the Kamo Shrines? Both Kamigamo and Shimogamo Shrines deify the gods of the Kamo Clan, and together they are called the Kamo Shrines. As we...

GEAR THEATER ART COMPLEX 1928

A Made-in-Japan first! Incredible entertainment found in Kyoto! The Gear Theater has become the newest landmark of Kyoto where Japan’s first a...

Kyoto Hanatoro

A reminder of a Kyoto winter This is an event which began in the Higashiyama neighborhood from 2003 as a new seasonal reminder for Kyoto, and the Ha...

Chikurin-no-Komichi

Aoi (Hollyhock) Festival

Kyoto’s oldest festival Alongside the Gion Festival and the Festival of the Ages, the Aoi Festival is one of the three main festivals in Kyoto...

Shinnyo-do Temple (Shinshogokuraku-ji Temple)

A Tendai temple with the faith of the common people and women The origins of Shinnyo-do go back beyond the 1st century. In the year 984, Kaisan Shon...

Daitoku-ji Temple

A monastery that would be representative of the Edo Era Daitoku-ji Temple was built by the monk Myouchou Shuuhou in 1315 but burned down during the...

Kyoto International Manga Museum

This is the spot to know about manga culture! You can thoroughly enjoy manga in the former capital of Kyoto with its 1,000 years of history?! This a...

Jidai Matsuri (Festival of Ages)

A festival that started as a revitalization project for Kyoto The Festival of Ages is one of Kyoto’s three great festivals which include the A...

Myoshin-ji Temple

The Unryu-zu (Dragon in the Clouds) painting by Tanyu Kano, 8 years in the making In 1337, the Emperor-turned-monk Hanazono founded the temple from...

Togetsu-kyo Bridge

Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple

Jojakko-ji Temple

Gion Shirakawa

Nison-in Temple

Hongan-ji Temple

Hongan-ji Temple, close to Kyoto Station, where you will encounter National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties Hongan-ji Temple, which is c...

Kyoto National Museum

Hanami Koji Street

Giou-ji Temple

Sanneizaka (Sannenzaka)