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Rokuharamitsuji Temple was founded in 951. This temple is famous for its statue of Kuya Shonin. This statue has a unique appearance, with six Amida Buddhas (Amitabhas) emerging from its mouth. In addition, you can see many other Buddhist statues that are designated as important cultural properties.

This temple, originally a Tendai sect temple located in this area, was renamed Shohoji in 1383 and converted to the Jishu sect. Located on a hill, the temple grounds offer panoramic views of Kyoto.

This shrine is dedicated to the patriots who played an active role during the period when Japan modernized, following the end of the Edo period under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. This site contains the graves of figures who shaped Japanese history, such as Sakamoto Ryoma, Nakaoka Shintaro, and Katsura Kogoro.

The area where Rokudo-Chinnoji Temple is located was once a burial ground. For this reason, this place is said to be on the border with the land of the dead. The bell located within the temple grounds is called the "welcoming bell." This bell is rung to summon ancestors because its sound resonates even to the afterlife.

Within the grounds of Hokoji Temple, there is a gigantic temple bell. This was made in 1614 by Toyotomi Hideyori to commemorate his father, Hideyoshi. However, the inscription is said to contain words cursing Tokugawa Ieyasu, which ultimately led to the downfall of the Toyotomi family.

Yogenin Temple was built in 1594 by Yodo-dono, a concubine of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, to commemorate her father. This temple is famous for its blood-stained ceiling. There are bloodstains on the ceiling from samurai who committed suicide.It's a very striking sight, with the shapes of hands and feet clearly visible.

It is a subsidiary shrine of Kamigamo-jinja Shrine, but its founding date is older than that. The enshrined deity is Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto, who is believed to grant blessings for improvement in performing arts. On the east side of the shrine grounds is a pond, famous for its Japanese irises that bloom around mid-May.

It is a sub-temple of Shokokuji Temple, located on the west side of the temple grounds. The author Tsutomu Mizukami trained there from the age of 9 to 13, and it is known that he wrote the novel "The Temple of the Wild Geese" based on that experience.

Shokokuji Temple was founded at the end of the 14th century by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. This is the head temple of the Shokokuji branch of the Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism. The Dharma hall, built in 1605, is the oldest example of a Dharma hall architecture in Japan.

It is one of the eight main temples of the Nichiren sect in Kyoto. Many of the buildings, including the main hall, the founder's hall, and the pagoda, are designated as tangible cultural properties of Kyoto Prefecture. The garden created by Honami Koetsu and the Nirvana painting by Hasegawa Tohaku are also famous.