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This temple was founded during the Tencho era (824-834). The current main hall was built in 1700 through a donation from Keishoin, the mother of the fifth Tokugawa shogun, Tsunayoshi. This mountain temple is set in a lush natural environment and displays its beauty with the changing seasons.

This temple was founded in 774. The temple houses a collection of treasures that includes eight National Treasures and over 10,000 Important Cultural Properties. Choju-giga (Scrolls of Frolicking Animals), which comically depicts the antics of anthropomorphized rabbits, monkeys, frogs, and other animals, is popular.

It was originally built as an imperial villa for Emperor Saga over 1,200 years ago and became a temple in 876. This temple is the head temple of the Daikakuji school of the Shingon sect. It houses a copy of the Heart Sutra handwritten by Emperor Saga and is also known as a center for the practice of sutra copying.

This shrine was established around the year 750. It is revered for blessings related to sake brewing, as well as for conceiving children and safe childbirth. A variety of flowers bloom in the garden within the shrine grounds throughout the seasons.

It is a shrine that was established in 701. There is a spring on the shrine grounds, and it is said that sake brewed with this water does not spoil. For this reason, sake brewers have long held it in reverence. The main hall is designated as an Important Cultural Property.

This temple relocated to its current site in 1723. Its official name is Kegonji, but it is affectionately known as Suzumushi-dera. "Suzumushi" is a bell cricket. It came to be called this because 50,000 bell crickets are raised there, allowing their chirping to be heard all year round.

Buildings such as the Main Hall and the Founder's Hall, which reflect the style of Chinese Buddhist architecture, stand here. The interior of the main hall is normally closed to the public, but it can be viewed during special opening periods. The autumn foliage is also spectacular.

This temple was founded in 1367 by the Sengoku-period warlord Hosokawa Yoriyuki. This is also the temple where Zen Master Ikkyu - famous from Japanese folktales - spent his childhood. It is called "Bamboo Temple" because a great deal of bamboo grows there.

This temple was founded by Gyoki in the 8th century. It is famous for its strolling pond garden, which is covered in approximately 120 varieties of moss. A reservation made by the previous day is required for the visit. On the day of the event, you can view the garden after copying a sutra in the main hall.

It is the oldest temple in Kyoto, founded in 603. The principal image is a statue of Miroku Bosatsu (Maitreya Bodhisattva) , which was the first to be designated a National Treasure. The pose, with the right hand resting against the cheek as if in thought, is beautiful.