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Chishakuin was originally located in Wakayama, but was burned down by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and rebuilt in Kyoto in 1601. It is currently the head temple of the Shingon sect Chizan school of Buddhism, which brings together over 3,000 temples. You can see a beautiful Japanese garden and national treasure wall paintings.

Chionin Temple began in 1175 when the monk Honen built a hermitage there. It is now a huge temple and is the head temple of the Jodo sect. There are two Japanese national treasure buildings within the temple grounds. Services are held here every morning and you can attend.

This shrine is located beyond Mount Inari, after entering from Fushimi Inari Taisha. The couple and their accompanying fox figurines are said to bring good fortune in matchmaking. These fox figurines and amulets are sold here.

Fushimi-Inari is the head shrine of the 30,000 Inari shrines throughout Japan. It is said to grant good fortune in bountiful harvests, prosperous business, and safety in the home. Fushimi Inari is famous for the countless red torii gates lined up in a row. There are also wishing stone.

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.

The area around Kyoto Kawaramachi Station is one of the busiest areas in Kyoto City. Originally, it was an area where many temples gathered, and it became a bustling place that developed with the number of worshippers. Even today, there are many temples and shrines that can be enjoyed along with shopping.

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.

We have compiled a list of shukubo (temple and shrine stay) that have accommodation information in English on their official websites and hotel reservation sites.

There are a variety of experiences you can have at a temple stay. Here we introduce some of the most common training experiences you can have at a temple stay, including Morning services, Zazen (Zen meditation), Ajikan, Copying sutras, Copying Buddha images, Waterfall training, and Buddhist vegetarian cuisine.

One of the joys of staying at a temple is the morning service. The services performed by a large number of monks are particularly impressive. Here we introduce temple stays where you can attend large-scale services with dozens to over a hundred monks.