Best World Heritage Sites In Kyoto
Here're best World Heritage Sites in Kyoto. We released a ranking of reviews about World Heritage Sites posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Kyoto.
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Here is not an ordinary Setsubun-kai, people walk around the pagodas of Zen Buddhism and gather the charms of the Seven Deities. There're many people with 'good luck bamboo grass' in their hands at the precinct. The sponsors throw roasted beans (mame-maki) and say 'in with fortune' (huku wa uchi). Let's take in lots of good fortune!
Name
Tenryu Temple
Address
68 Sagatenryu-ji Susukinobaba-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-881-1235
Hours
8:30-17:30
How to get there
A palace built in a small island on the lake. A unique world heritage of gorgeous building that symbolize Fujiwara Sekkan Era. You should see the shrine once that is famous for Japanese coin of 10 yen. Moreover it became brighter after the repair.
Name
Byodoin Temple
Address
116 Renge Uji, Uji-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
0774-21-2861
Hours
8:30-17:30
How to get there
10 min walk from Uji Station. By car, 40 min from Kyoto City.
Parking
Nearby toll parking area is available
After it snows in Kyoto City, shrines and temples of world heritages can change completely. Especially, winter Kinkaku-ji is so beautiful like this pics! Many people from all over the world come to see this golden pavilion, and sometimes there're a line of people for the snowscape worth visiting in spite of a cold weather!◎If the cold wave comes in Kyoto City and the snow clouds comes at the same time, it's a chance to see Kinkakuji in the snow. (I took these pics on snowy day in 2011 and 2017, I decided to visit by the weather forecast two days before.) You need to leave before the snow melts. Bus is available from Kyoto Station. Leave with time to spare on snowy days.
Name
Kinkakuji Temple
Address
1 Kinkakuji-cho Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-461-0013
Hours
9:00-17:00
Fee
Adult 400 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
By car, 25 min from Kyoto Higashi IC, 30 min from Kyoto Minami IC. By bus, 30 min from Kyoto Station to Kinkakuji Michi, then walk 5 min.
Parking
Toll parking area is available
The amulet at Shimogamo Shrine is said to be extremely beautiful. The most popular amulet, made of delicate openwork lace, has Shimogamo Shrine's divine emblem Futaba Aoi and Wisteria Pattern woven into it, and when held up to the sky, its delicate beauty becomes even more vivid. It is said that if you carry it carefully or display it in a clean room, it will bring you good luck. Please note that the seasonal charm with a snowflake motif is only available during the winter season.
Name
Shimogamo Shrine (Kamomioya Shrine)
Address
59 Shimogamoizumikawa-cho Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map
Tel
075-781-0010
Hours
6:30-17:00
How to get there
12 min walk, from Demachiyanagi Station
Parking
Toll parking area is available
