Want to have a once in a lifetime travel experience?Looking for a once in a lifetime travel experience? The Kyoto is your city! The city is filled with traditional cultures and scenic beauty. The city has been since long ago a Japanese representative destination among travelers from all over the world. Find out more about Kyoto's shrines and temples in this list of temple and shrines you must visit while in Kyoto.
Fushimi Inari Shrine
A 1,300 year old shrine for the God of bountiful crops and prosperous business
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 08:30 AM ~ 04:30 PM ) Shrine grounds are open 24 hours a day |
Price | FREE |
Address | Fushimi Inari Shrine, 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto See map |
Telephone | 075-641-7331 |
Website | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fushimi_Inari-taisha |
Kinkakuji
The golden World Heritage site that glitters in the midst of each seasonal landscape
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 09:00 AM ~ 05:00 PM ) |
Price | Adults: 400 JPY Child: 300 JPY |
Address | Kinkaku-ji, 1 Kinkakujicho, Kita-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto See map |
Telephone | 075-461-0013 |
Website | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkaku-ji |
Kiyomizu-dera
Kiyomizu-dera is Kyoto’s most popular tourist attraction
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 06:00 AM ~ 05:30 PM ) |
Price | Adults: 300 JPY Child: 200 JPY |
Address | 1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto See map |
Telephone | 075-551-1234 |
Website | http://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/lang/01.html |
Sanjusangen-do
A museum of Buddhist statues – 1001 life size statues of Senju Kannon
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 09:00 AM ~ 04:00 PM ) |
Price | Adults: 600 JPY Child: 300 JPY |
Address | Rengeoin Sanjusangendo, 657 Sanjusangendomawari, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture See map |
Telephone | 075-561-0467 |
Website | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanj%C5%ABsangen-d%C5%8D |
Eikan-do
A place your soul can feel refreshed, seeing the beautiful autumn leaves and the Mikaeri Amida statue
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 09:00 AM ~ 05:00 PM ) |
Price | Adults: 600 JPY Child: 400 JPY |
Address | Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji,48 Eikandocho, Sakyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto See map |
Telephone | 075-761-0007 |
Website | http://www.eikando.or.jp/English/index_eng.html |
Ninna-ji Temple
Ninna-ji is recommended to see the beautiful late-blooming cherry blossoms.
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 09:00 AM ~ 04:30 PM ) |
Price | Adults: 500 JPY Child: 300 JPY |
Address | 33 Omuro Ouchi, Ukyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto See map |
Telephone | 075-461-4070 |
Website | http://www.ninnaji.or.jp/multilingual_info.html |
Ginkakuji (Higashiyama Jisho-ji)
Ginkakuji, or “Temple of the Silver Pavilion,” is a representation of the Higashiyama culture or traditional Japanese culture at its finest
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 09:00 AM ~ 04:30 PM ) |
Price | Adults: 500 JPY Child: 300 JPY |
Address | Higashiyama Jisho-ji, 2 Ginkakujicho Sakyō-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyoto Prefecture See map |
Telephone | 075-771-5725 |
Website | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginkaku-ji |
Hongan-ji Temple
Hongan-ji Temple, a valuable site representing modern Japanese architecture of Kyoto
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 05:30 AM ~ 05:30 PM ) |
Price | FREE |
Address | 本願寺, Shimogyo-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto See map |
Telephone | 075-371-5241 |
Website | http://www.hongwanji.or.jp/english/ |
Byodoin Temple
Heaven on earth – Byodoin Temple, a World Heritage Site
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Business Hours | Everyday ( 08:30 AM ~ 05:30 PM ) |
Address | 平等院 Renge-116 Uji Kyoto See map |
Telephone | 0774-21-2861 |
Website | http://www.byodoin.or.jp |