Saihoji Temple

Kegonji Temple, also referred to as Suzumushi-dera Temple (the “cricket” temple) due to the large number of crickets that can be heard around the temple. Kegonji Temple Read more [...]

Jizo-in Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is also known as Take-no-tera (temple of bamboo), not because it is constructed of bamboo, but because it is in a bamboo forest. This bamb Read more [...]

Matsunoo-taisha Shrine was founded in 700AD making it one of the oldest shrines in the Kyoto region. Matsunoo-taisha Shrine is at the base of Mt Arashiyama where a natural spring br Read more [...]

Iwatayama Monkey Park, in Arashiyama on the western outskirts of Kyoto, is like an open range zoo that just has monkeys. There are around 170 wild Japanese macaque monkeys in Read more [...]