Discover a Quiet and Peaceful side of Kyoto
Giō-ji Temple is a Shingon sect Daikaku-ji branch temple (nunnery) located in Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City.
It is a thatched-roof hut that appears in “The Tale of the Heike.” It is said that Giō, who lost the favor of Taira no Kiyomori, became a nun with her sister and mother and spent the rest of her life there.
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Tōji-in Temple is located in the northwest of Kyoto City. It is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple and the family temple of the Ashikaga shogunate.
Its garden is particularly beautiful, offering stunning scenery throughout the four seasons.
There are relatively few visitors, allowing for a peaceful and quiet visit.
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Koetsu-ji Temple is a quiet temple located in Takagamine, Kita Ward, Kyoto City. It was given to Hon’ami Koetsu by Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, and his family moved there,which led to the development of an arts village in the area. After Koetsu’s death, Koetsu-ji Temple was founded in this place associated with him. The stone-paved entrance to the temple is very picturesque.
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光悦寺の近くには源光庵、常照寺など静かで見所の多いお寺があります。
Its official name is Kamo Mioya Shrine, and it is worshipped as the deity who founded Kyoto.
Since the relocation of the capital to Heian-kyo,
it has received fervent reverence from the Imperial Family as a shrine protecting the nation.
Shimogamo Shrine is registered as a World Cultural Heritage site.
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下鴨神社は賀茂川と高野川が合流する場所に位置するとされ、太古からの糺の杜を有する京都の古社になります。
It is considered the head shrine of the 12,000 Tenmangu and Tenjin shrines throughout Japan that enshrine Sugawara no Michizane as their principal deity.
The 25th of every month is known as Tenjin-san’s Day and is a special day for worship.
This is derived from June 25th, the birthday of Sugawara no Michizane, and February 25th, the day of his death.
The photo was taken early in the morning of May 25th, 2026, at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.
Currently, the “Kitano Tenjin” exhibition is being held at the Kyoto National Museum.
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この季節の北野天満宮は青もみじが有名です。