Regional sacred-site guide
Sacred sites in Kyoto Prefecture
Explore 54 sacred places in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.
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Showing 49-54 of 54 sites in this regional guide
Tōfuku-ji
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
A Zen training temple stretched across a maple-filled ravine. Tōfuku-ji remains an active Rinzai Zen Buddhism, Tōfuku-ji school temple....
Toji
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
For over 1,200 years, Tō-ji has been the beating heart of Shingon Buddhism—the esoteric tradition that Kūkai brought from China in the 9th century....
Ujigami-jinja Shrine
Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Ancient shrine architecture beside a living spring above Uji. Ujigami-jinja Shrine remains an active Shinto shrine....
Yasaka-jinja Shrine
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Protection from disruptive forces at the sacred threshold of Gion. Yasaka-jinja Shrine remains an active Shinto shrine....
Yōkoku-ji
Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Yōkoku-ji — known to most Kyotoites as Yanagidani Kannon — joins three rare devotional layers in one Nishiyama mountainside: a hibutsu Eleven-faced Thousand-armed Kannon...
Yoshimine-dera
Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Yoshimine-dera is station 20 on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, a Tendai Buddhism temple in Kyoto dedicated to Senju Kannon....
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Kyoto Prefecture sacred-site questions
How many sacred sites are listed in Kyoto Prefecture?
This regional guide currently includes 54 sacred sites in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
Which traditions are represented in Kyoto Prefecture?
The most represented traditions in the current guide include Buddhism, Shinto, Rinzai Zen Buddhism, Shingon Buddhism, Tendai Buddhism, Jōdo Buddhism, Jōdo Buddhism, Seizan Zenrin-ji school, Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism, Hongwanji-ha.
Can I view Kyoto Prefecture sacred sites on a map?
Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.