Temples and Shrines Temples, shrines and historic sites
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World Heritage Site Kiyomizu-dera Temple
The main hall, a national treasure that was constructed without the use of any nails, is famous as the "Kiyomizu Stage."
Access From the hotel → Take city bus 100 on "Jingumichi" → Get off at "Kiyomizudera" and walk for 10 minutes -
World Heritage Site: Kinkakuji Temple
Built as a villa for Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, it is famous for its glittering Shariden Hall and Kinkakuji.
Access From the hotel → "Sanjo Keihan" city bus 59 → Get off at "Kinkakuji-mae" -
World Heritage Site Jisho-ji Temple (Ginkaku-ji Temple)
The temple was built on the mountain villa of Ashikaga Yoshimasa and is a symbol of Higashiyama culture, which values wabi-sabi.
Access From the hotel → Take city bus 100/32 from "Okazaki Park Museum/Heian Shrine" → Get off at "Ginkakuji-mae" -
Kodaiji Temple
It was built by Empress Nene to commemorate her husband, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and is popularly known as "Nene's Temple."
Access From the hotel → Take city bus 100 on "Jingumichi" → Get off at "Kiyomizudera" and walk for 10 minutes -
Sanjusangendo
The 118m-long main road is home to 1,001 Thousand-Armed Kannon statues, as well as powerful statues of the wind god and thunder god.
Access Take city bus 100 from "Jingu-michi" → Get off at "Sanjusangendo Museum" -
Shoren-in Temple
The gardens of Kobori Enshu Kirishima and Soami Garden are famous. The main hall houses the national treasure, a statue of the Blue Acala.
Access 15 minutes walk northeast from the hotel -
Chion-in Temple
Founded by the monk Honen, this is the head temple of the Jodo sect of Buddhism. It is famous for its wooden Sanmon gate, one of the largest in Japan, and its New Year's Eve bell.
Access 15 minutes walk southwest from the hotel -
World Heritage Toji Temple
The five-story pagoda is about 55 meters tall, making it the tallest wooden tower in Japan.
Access Get off at the hotel shuttle bus "Kyoto Station Hachijo Exit" and walk 15 minutes southwest -
Nanzenji Temple, the head temple of the Rinzai sect
Highlights include the 22m-tall Sanmon Gate, the dry landscape garden that spreads across the Daihojo, and the Toranoco Watashi Crossing.
Access 7 minutes walk northeast from the hotel -
World Heritage Site Nijo Castle
The great hall of the Ninomaru Palace, a national treasure famous for its sliding door paintings and nightingale-bordered corridors, was the site of the Meiji Restoration at the end of the Edo period.
Access Subway "Keage" → "Nijo Castle" -
Heian Shrine
This shrine was founded in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the transfer of the capital to Heian. The Jidai Festival, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, is held here.
Access 15 minutes walk northwest from the hotel
