Shopping - Kyoto - page 89

» Northwest Kyoto ( CLICK HERE ) Several of Kyoto's most famous temples are
found here.
» Arashiyama & Sagano ( CLICK HERE ) You'll find several temples among the
bamboo here.
» Kitayama Area & Greater Kyoto ( CLICK HERE ) There are interesting temples
and shrines scattered all round this area.
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Nanzen-ji ( CLICK HERE ) This is a world of Zen temples and subtemples scattered amid trees.
Ginkaku-ji ( CLICK HERE ) The famed 'Silver Pavilion' boasts one of Kyoto's finest gardens.
Kinkaku-ji ( CLICK HERE ) A golden apparition rises above a tranquil reflecting pond; it's arguably Kyoto's
most impressive single sight.
Tenryū-ji ( CLICK HERE ) This temple takes shakkei (borrowed scenery) to a new level: it borrows the entire
sweep of Arashiyama's beautiful mountains.
Daitoku-ji ( CLICK HERE ) Each subtemple at this Zen complex contains a sublime garden - a must for garden
lovers with an aversion to crowds.
Myōshin-ji ( CLICK HERE ) Like Daitoku-ji, this is a walled complex containing many fine subtemples and one
of Kyoto's most famous garden's: Taizō-in.
Kurama-dera ( CLICK HERE ) Climb a path lined with towering cedar trees to this mountain temple in the hills
north of the city.
Chion-in ( CLICK HERE ) A vast Pure Land Buddhist temple - the Vatican of Japanese Buddhism.
Best for Quiet Contemplation
Shōren-in ( CLICK HERE )
Hōnen-in ( CLICK HERE )
Tōfuku-ji ( CLICK HERE )
Manshu-in ( CLICK HERE )
Best Temple Gardens
Ryōan-ji ( CLICK HERE )
Tōfuku-ji ( CLICK HERE )
Saihō-ji ( CLICK HERE )