Kikokutei-Bekkan Near the annex of Higashi Honganji-Temple: Syosei-en Garden

Shosei-en Garden / Kikokutei (trifoliate orange garden)

Shosei-en Garden is a garden located on Higashi Honganji Temple's precincts.
The garden is praised as one of "the Thirteen Scenic Views of Japan" for its blossoming of seasonal flowers and varied scenery.

Higashi Tamamizumi-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

1 minute walk from the hotel

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Higashi Honganji-Temple

The head temple of the Otani sect of Shinshu Buddhism, officially known as Shinshu Honbyo.
The 12th master of Higashi Honganji-Temple built it in 1602 on which land was given by Ieyasu Tokugawa.

Shichijo Agaru, Karasuma Dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

8 minutes walk from the hotel

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Sanjusangendo

A temple of the Tendai sect of Buddhism.
The official name of the temple is "Rengeoin" which is after Sennju Kannnonn (Thousand-Armed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva).

657 Sanjusangendo Mari-machi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

15 minutes walk from the hotel

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Kyoto National Museum

The museum exhibits cultural assets mainly from the culture of Kyoto during the Heian period and the Edo period. In addition to the regular exhibits, special exhibitions are held two to four times a year.

527 Chayamachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

15 minutes walk from the hotel

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Tofukuji Temple

One of the Five Temples of Kyoto.
It was built by Kujo Doke as his clan temple. The temple is lined with a large number of temples and pagodas within its spacious precincts. Tsutenkyo Bridge is famous for its autumn leaves.

15-778 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

8 minutes drive from the hotel

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Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine

Fushimi Inari Taisha, known as "Inari-san" is the head shrine of about 30,000 Inari shrines throughout Japan.
It was built in 794. It means its history is older than the relocation of capital of Japan in the Heian period.

68 Fukakusa Yabunouchi-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

10 minutes drive from the hotel

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Nanzenji Temple

It is the head temple of the Nanzenji School of the Rinzai which is sect of Zen Buddhism.
The most prestigious of all Zen temples in Japan.

Nanzenji Fukuchi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

15 minutes drive from the hotel

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Seimei Shrine

This shrine enshrines "Lord Seimei Abe," a yin-yang master of the Heian period (794-1192).
It is believed to be beneficial for warding off evil spirits and bad luck.
The shrine's crest, a pentagram, is placed everywhere on its precincts.

806 Seimei-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

15 minutes drive from the hotel

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Honganji / Nishi Honganji Temple

The head temple of the Honganji School in the Jodo Shinshu sect.
Its official name is Ryu-Yasan Honganji Temple and also called Noshi Honganji Temple.

Honganji-Monzen-cho, Hanayacho-Sagaru, Horikawa-Dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

5 minutes drive from the hotel

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Kiyomizu Temple

National treasures and important cultural properties.
Its mian hall is the origin of famous saying which is "jumping off the Kiyomizu stage (to make the hardest decision)".
Side by side, the three-story pagoda stand.

Kiyomizu 1-294, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

8 minutes drive from the hotel

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Toji Temple / Kyo-o Gokokuji Temple

With a history of over 1,200 years since its construction, To-ji Temple is the only surviving remnant of the Heian-kyo capital. The famous five-story pagoda (national treasure) is standing 54.8 meters tall which is the tallest wooden structure in Japan.

1 Kujo-machi, Minami-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

10 minutes drive from the hotel

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Nijo Castle

Built in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu as a place to stay during his visit to Kyoto.
It is also known as the place where Tokugawa Yoshinobu, the last shogun of the Edo period, expressed his intention for the Restoration of Imperial Rule.

Nijo Castle Town 541, Nijo-dori Horikawa Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

10 minutes drive from the hotel

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Ninna-ji Temple

Built in 888, Ninna-ji Temple is the head temple of the Omuro school of Shingon Buddhism. After flourishing in the Kamakura period (1185-1333), most of the temple had been burned down during the Onin War (1467-1568), but have been rebuilt in 1634 with the support of Tokugawa Shogun Iemitsu.

33 Omuro-Ouchi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

20 minutes drive from the hotel

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Kinkakuji Temple / Rokuonji Temple

One of the pagoda temples of Shokokuji Temple.
After the fame of the "Golden Pavilion", it is named Kinkaku-ji Temple.

1 Kinkakuji-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

20 minutes drive from the hotel

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Saiho-ji Temple / Koke-ji Temple

A temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism. It is also called "moss temple" because more than 120 species of moss grow over the temple grounds.

56 Matsuo Kamigayacho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

25 minutes drive from the hotel

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Ryoan-ji Temple

Became known throughout the world when Queen Elizabeth II visited the temple in 1975 and praised its karesansui stone garden.

13 Goryoshita-cho, Ryoanji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto

25 minutes drive from the hotel

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