Kyoto City? Temples and Shrines List ?

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.

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).

Yasaka Shrine is an ancient shrine that dates back to before 794, when the city of Kyoto was founded. It is the head shrine of the approximately 2,300 Yasaka shrines in Japan. The main hall is the largest of its kind among shrine buildings and is designated a national treasure. Yasaka Shrine has two popular sub-shrines.

Kawai-jinja Shrine is located within the grounds of Shimogamo-jinja Shrine. A beautiful goddess is enshrined here, and it is said that those who pray there will become beautiful. The experience of drawing a face on a hand-mirror-shaped ema (votive plaque) is popular.

This temple is the head temple of the Sennyuji school of the Shingon sect. Many imperial mausoleums have been constructed here, and the area has deep ties to the Imperial Family. The layout in which the gate, the main hall, and the relic hall were aligned in a straight line was a typical style for old temples.

This shrine was founded in 794 - the year Kyoto was established - to protect the imperial capital. A deity governing the directional aspects of Onmyodo is enshrined here. For this reason, the influence of Onmyodo philosophy was strongly evident, and the layout differed somewhat from that of typical Japanese shrines.

This shrine is associated with two important historical events in Kyoto. One factor was the death of Emperor Sudo, which triggered the relocation of the capital to Kyoto. Another major event was the outbreak of the Onin War (1467-1477) in this area. It is a very quiet shrine these days.