Other
These areas comprise a selection of sites other than those listed above, including a number of "don’t miss" World Heritage sites in the areas of Ohara, Takao, Matsuo, Uji and Ohara-no.
Ohara is located in northern Kyoto City, and is also known as “Ohara Village”. Millions of people visit Nanzen-ji and Jakko-in Temples in the Ohara area annually. Ohara receives much more snow than the Kyoto City proper and is breathtaking in any season.
Takao is located about an hour west of Kyoto City. Kozan-ji Temple, a World Heritage Site, is a well-known stop for autumn tourists. Other temples in the area include Jingo-ji and Saimyo-ji Temples.
Matsuo is a lush, green region located in western Kyoto near Arashiyama and Koke-dera Temple, a World Heritage Site.
Uji lies south of Kyoto City, and is home to Byodo-in Temple, the temple on the back of the ten-yen coin. It is also home to some of Japan’s most famous green teas, including Uji tea.
Oharano is located in lush southeastern Kyoto, and is famous for Kippo-ji, Shoji-ji, and Jurin-ji Temples.
This temple was converted from a Fujiwara villa into a Buddhist temple in 1052. The "Phoenix Hall" (Houou-do), more prop 【more...】
Hosen-in Temple's garden is its chief delight. Its trimmed shrubs, flowering trees, and moss-covered rocks stand before 【more...】
Jakko-in Temple is a convent with a long history. Located north of Kyoto near the village of Ohara, the temple is seclud 【more...】
Jingo-ji Temple, a famous temple of the Shingon School, was founded in 781. Visitors to the temple can throw clay kawara 【more...】
Kozan-ji Temple stands in a mountain forest. Towering cedar trees line the path to the temple and admit shafts of sunlig 【more...】
Manpuku-ji Temple was built in 1654 by a Chinese monk revered by the shogun and head priests of the time. In 1661, the 【more...】
Founded in 701, this shrine is one of Japan's oldest shrines. It enshrines the deity of water, which sake-brewing famili 【more...】
Enraku-ji Temple is said to be one of the main spiritual centers of Japanese culture. An ancient monastery complex atop 【more...】
Sanzen-in Temple is the main attraction in Ohara, a lovely village just north of Kyoto known for its pickled cucumbers a 【more...】
Visiting Saiho-ji Temple is a unique experience which affords one the opportunity to view a garden of rare beauty in a t 【more...】
Ujigami-jinja Shrine is a remnant of the distant past, the oldest extant shrine in Japan. It is a quiet place, located a 【more...】
The herbal baths at Yoshimine-dera Temple are said to be beneficial for neuralgia sufferers, as is praying to the Kannon 【more...】
