The Kibune, Kurama, and Ohara areas are located in Sakyo Ward in the northern part of Kyoto City. The area is dotted with ethereal shrines and temples such as Kibune Shrine, Kuramadera Temple, and Sanzenin Temple, as well as enjoying kawadoko (riverbeds) in summer and the autumn leaves in fall.
Kibune, Kurama, and Ohara are home to such tourist attractions as Kibune Shrine, Hosenin Temple, Shorinin Temple, Jikkoin Temple, Sanzenin Temple, and Yuki-jinja Shrine.
Local delicacies such as Kyoto cuisine, yuba cuisine, and soba (buckwheat noodles) are also recommended.
Also known as Ginkakuji Temple, its official name is Jishoji Temple.It was built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the 8th barbarian general of the Muromachi Shogunate, as his villa "Higashiyama-den" after he handed over the shogunate to his son.He lived an elegant life of seclusion, enjoying calligraphy, painting, and the tea ceremony. Higashiyama-den was built in 1482,After the death of Ashikaga Yoshimasa...»
Kifune Shrine is located at the source of the Kamo River flowing through Kyoto,Kifune Shrine is the head shrine of about 500 Kifune Shrines in Japan, which are dedicated to the God of Water. The shrine is located in a thickly forested gorge between Mt,In front of the shrine flows the Kibune River, which is located upstream from the Kamo River. The date of construction is unknown, but it is belie...»
One of the five Tendai monasteries. One of the most sacred places in the northern part of Kyoto. The main hall, Oujogokurakuin (a temple with a significant cultural value), is famous. The hydrangeas in the rainy season and maple trees in the fall are magnificent. ...»
The shrine was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital to Heian, and is flanked by the 24-meter high Otorii (Grand Gate), a registered tangible cultural property of Japan. The shrine pavilion, painted in bright vermilion and green, is modeled after the Chodoin Temple. The vast garden is home to rare bird species, the Mino tortoise, which grows grass on...»
One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto,Its official name is Kamomioja Shrine.Together with Kamo Betsurai-jinja Shrine (Kamigamo Shrine), also located in Kyoto City, the two shrines are called Kamo Jinja. The shrine grounds are designated as a historic site,Kamo Goso-jinja Two buildings, the East Main Hall and the West Main Hall, are designated as National Treasures,The two East and West Main Building...»
Also called "Noryoyoko," this is a summer tradition in the Kansai region. The wooden floors are set up just above the Kibune River, the source of the Kamo River,The breeze gently moves through the verdant trees in the mountain gorge,You can enjoy Kyoto cuisine while listening to the breezes of the Kibune River and the murmuring of the river....»
At 8:00 p.m., the "Dai" is first lit on Nyoigatake (Mt. Higashi), followed by the "Myohou" on Mt. The fire burns quietly for about 30 minutes....»
Kuramadera Temple is known as the place where Ushiwakamaru trained. The main hall, Kondo, and other buildings are scattered among the deep groves of trees, and the Kurama-san Reihouden is also located here. ...»
Known for the beautiful autumn leaves reflected on the polished floors and tables, the temple is visited by many people when it is open to the public in spring and fall. Originally built as a villa between the late Taisho and Showa eras, it is a 12,000 tsubo (about 1,860 square meters) site with a sukiya-style building and a Japanese garden. Later, the villa was converted into the Kizuru-tei, a ...»
Eikando is a hall connected by a corridor. The hall has been famous since ancient times for its autumn foliage, and is also famous for the Mikaikaidanyorai (Amida Nyorai), a statue of the Buddha. Date of construction: Early Heian period (794-1192)...»
The Keage Incline was built along the Biwako Sosui Canal near Nanzenji Temple.It is the site of an inclined railroad in the Meiji period, 582m long with a height difference of about 36m. The Biwako Sosui was built for the purpose of water wheel power, boat transportation, irrigation, and rice milling.The Keage Incline is an inclined railroad where boats were put on bogies and run on the railway l...»
In addition to city-sponsored public exhibitions and domestic and international special exhibitions, the museum serves as a rental venue for exhibitions by art organizations. The museum's collection consists of approximately 2,900 works of modern and contemporary Japanese art, mainly from Kyoto since the Meiji period. ...»
Since the area around the shrine was once a habitat of wild rabbits, rabbits were regarded as messengers of the local deity, and stone statues of rabbits can be seen everywhere on the shrine grounds. When the capital was moved from Nara to Kyoto in 794, the shrine was one of four built in the four directions of Heian-kyo for the protection of the royal castle. It is said to be the god of easy c...»
The first aquarium in Japan to use only artificial seawater,One of the largest inland aquariums in Japan, with three floors. The aquarium features a 6-meter-high large tank representing the Sea of Japan, the Kyoto Satoyama Zone that recreates the original landscape of Japan, and a dolphin stadium that doubles as a performance space, all of which are carefully designed to let visitors feel the nat...»
Opened in 1903 as the second zoo in Japan. It has about 130 species of animals and 500 exhibits. It is also called Okazaki Zoo because of its location in Okazaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. It is also known for having many of Japan's first breeding cases....»
The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto is located in a corner of Okazaki Park, across from the Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art. The collection includes approximately 950 Japanese paintings, 550 Western paintings, 430 ceramic works by Kanjiro Kawai, and a collection of approximately 1,000 European and American photographs. ...»
The botanical garden is composed with emphasis on natural vegetation, including seasonal flowers and grasses, an arboretum with hundreds of species of perennial grasses, and a natural forest. 100,000 plants of about 11,000 species are planted. Botanical and horticultural consultations are held every Wednesday.' In the fall of 1991, one of the largest greenhouses in Japan was completed. ...»
This is the site of the villa where Ishikawa Jozan lived in seclusion. The name comes from the Shisen Hall, where portraits of the 36 Chinese poets by Kano Tanyu are displayed. It is now a Soto Zen temple....»
Murinan Garden is the garden of the villa of Aritomo Yamagata, who was a former leader of the Meiji era. The garden was created by Ogawa Jihei (Ueji) VII, and is designated as a national place of scenic beauty as a famous garden of the Meiji era. Construction Date2] 1895 ...»
Known as Kurodani-san, this is the main temple of the Jodo sect. The temple was originally built by Honen Shonin, a Buddhist priest who descended from Mt. It is said to be the birthplace of the Shinsengumi, the Shinsengumi, since it served as the headquarters of the Aizu clan's Kyoto guardianship at the end of the Edo period, and Isamu Kondo and others were assigned to it. There is also a memorial...»
The main hall, three-story pagoda, and front gate stand side by side. The six scrolls of the Lotus Sutra, a national treasure, are known as the wish sutras of Buddhist priest Unkei. The temple is also famous for its autumn foliage. Date of Establishment: 984...»
It is the most prestigious Zen temple in Japan and is located in one of the five mountains of Kyoto. It is treated as a special temple and has a beautiful array of halls and pagodas, including the famous Sanmon Gate, which is famous for the legend of Ishikawa Goemon. The Hojo Garden is known as "Toranoko-no-Furashi" created by Enshu Kobori, and is a typical dry landscape garden of the early Edo p...»
Murinan is the villa of Aritomo Yamagata, which was built over a period of three years from 1894 (27th year of Meiji). Murinan, located just west of Nanzenji Temple, is a masterpiece of Kyoto, consisting of a vast garden and three beautiful buildings: the main building, a Western-style house, and a tea ceremony house. The garden is a pond garden with bright lawn and Biwako Canal, and is consider...»
“Hamo no Honekiri (cutting the bones of pike conger)” can only be done by well trained cooks in Kyoto restaurants. “Hamo no otoshi” is the standard dish where hamo after honekiri is boiled instantly and taken out. Hamo is an elegant fish with no strong taste, but it contains so many small bones that it cannot be eaten without the honekiri procedure. Honekiri is done by using a special knife and cu...»