Situated on Otowa Mountain in eastern Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera Temple wows ... Also within in the complex is the Jishu Shrine, a red-lacquered temple dedicated to Okuninushi-no-mikoto, the Shinto ...

KYOTO--A letter sealed with red wax penned by feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598) expressing gratitude for his mother's recovery from illness was found at Kiyomizudera temple here ...

Otagi Nenbutsuji was damaged so severely in a 1950 typhoon that it was called the “most desolate temple in Kyoto.” Buddhist sculptor Kocho Nishimura (1915-2003) took charge of rebuilding the ...

Unpopular opinion — Kyoto is the 7th ring of hell right now.' While Sannenzaka street, which leads up the famous Kiyomizu-dera Temple, is no stranger to crowds, it appears particularly packed ...

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Every day, hundreds of people visit Ryoanji Temple to see its Zen rock garden – which is probably the most famous of its kind in Japan. Located in Kyoto's northern outskirts, the temple was ...

Kyoto is home to an incredible number of temples, shrines ... known for its thousands of red torii gates that form a pathway up the mountain, creating a breathtakingly serene atmosphere.