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滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Ukimido

大津市湖南

A hall thrust out over Lake Biwa. The Descending Geese of Katata, one of the eight views of Omi. Basho wrote a verse here.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Sanjunoto

大津市湖南

Moved here from Nara. Miidera was burned many times, and rebuilt after each.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Sakamoto Satobo

大津市湖南

A town where monks of Mount Hiei lived in retirement. Stone walls in the Ano-shu style run through it.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Higashi Hongu

大津市湖南

A distinctive roof form called hiyoshi-zukuri. With the West Main Shrine, a National Treasure.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Tahoto (Ishiyama)

大津市湖南

Held to be the oldest tahoto pagoda in Japan, said to have been given by Minamoto no Yoritomo.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Eigenji

東近江市湖東

It stands in the gorge of the Echi river, and is famous for autumn colour.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Rakuyaji

甲賀市湖南

It holds the largest seated eleven-headed Kannon in Japan.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Aburahi Jinja

甲賀市湖南

Its group of halls is an Important Cultural Property, and it is often used as a location for period drama.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Shanain

長浜市湖北

It was the administrative temple of Nagahama Hachimangu. Famous for its hibiscus.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Doganji

長浜市湖北

A National Treasure eleven-headed Kannon, rated among the finest in the history of Japanese sculpture.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Yogoko

長浜市湖北

Held to be the site of the oldest feather robe legend in Japan.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Kochu Otorii

高島市湖西

A vermilion torii standing out in the lake. People come without fail to photograph it at sunrise.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Taga Oku Shoin

多賀町湖東

Its Momoyama-period garden is a Place of Scenic Beauty.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Ono Jinja

栗東市湖南

Its gate is an Important Cultural Property.

滋賀県 · Shrines & temples

Shimonikawa Jinja

守山市湖南

A rite survives here that carries the origin of funazushi.

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Fushimi Inari Taisha

京都市京都市内

Every one of the thousand torii was dedicated by a worshipper. The donor's name and the date are carved on the back of each post. That view was not de…

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Kiyomizudera

京都市京都市内

The main hall is a National Treasure. That famous platform is built by joining timber without a single nail, in the kakezukuri method: an earlier gene…

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Kamigamo Jinja

京都市京都市内

A shrine that stood here before Heiankyo was built. The capital came afterwards.

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Shimogamo Jinja

京都市京都市内

The Tadasu no Mori in its grounds is close to primeval forest, surviving in the middle of the city. With Kamigamo it holds the Aoi festival.

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Kitano Tenmangu

京都市京都市内

It enshrines Sugawara no Michizane. One of the centres of Tenjin belief, it draws worshippers from all over Japan in exam season.

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Yasaka Jinja

京都市京都市内

The shrine of the Gion festival. The festival began as a rite to quiet epidemic disease, and is now UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Kinkakuji

京都市京都市内

The villa of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, turned into a temple. Each of the three storeys of the relic hall is in a different architectural style.

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Ginkakuji

京都市京都市内

The Silver Pavilion and the Togudo are National Treasures. The study room of the Togudo is held to be the prototype of the modern Japanese room.

京都府 · Shrines & temples

Ryoanji

京都市京都市内

The rock garden sets fifteen stones so that, from wherever you look, one of them is always hidden.