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Kyoto has many temples and shrines with unusual ways of worshiping. Throwing things, dipping them in water, lifting them up, and putting them through holes.By performing special actions, your wishes will be more likely to come true. Here are some recommended places.

Yasaka Koshindo was built over 1000 years ago.Because monkeys move around a lot, they are also said to be symbols of desire. For this reason, there was a custom of tying the hands and feet of monkey dolls. Nowadays, people write their wishes on colorful monkey dolls and tie them on them.

Nishiki Market is a famous tourist destination in Kyoto, lined with numerous restaurants and souvenir shops. In the surrounding area, there is a concentration of temples and shrines well worth visiting, such as Nishiki Tenmangu, Seiganji, Rokkaku-do, Bukkoji, and Inaba-do.

If you're looking for a unique spiritual experience in Kyoto, visiting temples and shrines with sacred spring water is a wonderful choice. At some locations, you can even fill your own bottle and take the blessed water home. In this guide, we'll introduce temples and shrines where you can drink sacred spring wate.

Kamigamo-jinja Shrine is a shrine that boasts a history said to be the oldest in Kyoto. Special prayers and viewings are accepted here at any time. After receiving prayers from the Shinto priest, you can view gardens and treasures that are normally off-limits to the public.

Nishiki Tenmangu Shrine is located in the shopping district. This shrine is known for its benefits in granting success in exams, and visitors pray while stroking the cattle. Within the temple grounds, Nishiki no Mizu, known as Kyoto's finest spring water, springs forth.

Ichihime-Jinjya Shrine was founded in 795. This shrine is believed to be the guardian deity of women, and many people come to pray there. There were some charms that seemed to be inspired by princesses from the past. This one had a fortune slip inside. After reading it, I wrote down my wish and offered it to the shrine.

This temple was founded around 1449-1452. Awashima Myojin, a deity who protects women, was enshrined within the precincts of Sotokuji Temple, and devotion to the deity spread. The doll memorial service is also famous. There are many donated dolls lined up in the precincts. These were spectacular sights.

There are many fascinating temples and shrines around Kyoto Station. Among them, the most recommended are Higashi Honganji, Nishi Honganji, and Toji. Here we will introduce a travel course that will take you around these three temples while also stopping off at nearby shrines and temples.

Seiganji Temple is located within the Shinkyogoku Shopping Arcade. As soon as I passed through the gate, the main hall was right in front of me, and I was free to enter it. The principal image of the temple is the Amitabha, a gigantic Buddha statue measuring approximately 6.5 meters (21.3 ft).