Chion-in Temple

This temple borrows its graceful quality from the imperial family. It is home to traditional art, spiritual statues and a bamboo orchard.

Explore the great outdoors at Maruyama Park, a lovely green space in Kyoto. Discover the fascinating museums and temples in this culturally rich area.

Learn about the local history of Kyoto when you take a trip to Choraku-ji Temple. Discover the fascinating museums and temples in this culturally rich area.

Observe traditional Shinto architecture, pretty lanterns and sacred rituals at this historic shrine, home of the annual Gion Festival and Kyoto’s favorite cherry blossom park.

Visitors come to this ancient site for its pleasant temple but stay to relish the nature and tranquility of its serene Zen garden.

A widow built this temple in 1606 to pay homage to her late warrior husband. Today, it survives as an eye-catching site of tranquility with postcard-pretty gardens.