The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan. The locations are in three cities: Kyoto and Uji in Kyoto Prefecture and Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. Thirteen are Buddhist temples; three are Shinto shrines and one is a castle. The properties include 38 buildings designated by the Japanese Government as National Treasures as well as 160 designated as Important Cultural Properties with eight gardens designated as Special Places of Scenic Beauty and four designated as Places of Scenic Beauty. UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 1994.
List of locations
| Name |
Type |
Position |
Picture |
Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine (賀茂別雷神社, kamo wake-ikazuchi jinja?)
or Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社, kamigamo jinja?) |
Shinto shrine |
Kita-ku, Kyoto, 35°03′37″N 135°45′10″E / 35.06028, 135.75278 |
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| Kamomioya Shrine (賀茂御祖神社, kamo mioya jinja?) or (Shimogamo Shrine (下賀茂神社, shimogamo jinja?) |
Shinto shrine |
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°02′20″N 135°46′21″E / 35.03889, 135.7725 |
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Kyōōgokoku-ji (教王護国寺, Kyōōgokoku-ji?)
(Tō-ji (東寺, Tō-ji?)) |
Temple of the Shingon sect |
Minami-ku, Kyoto, 34°58′51.48″N 135°44′48.02″E / 34.9809667, 135.7466722 |
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| Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, Kiyomizu-dera?) |
Temple |
Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 34°59′41.39″N 135°47′6.01″E / 34.9948306, 135.7850028 |
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| Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku-ji?) |
Temple of the Tendai sect |
Ōtsu, Shiga, 35°4′13.62″N 135°50′27.33″E / 35.07045, 135.840925 |
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| Daigo-ji (醍醐寺, Daigo-ji?) |
Temple of the Shingon sect |
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, 34°57′3.57″N 135°49′10.51″E / 34.9509917, 135.8195861 |
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| Ninna-ji (仁和寺, Ninna-ji?) |
Temple of the Shingon sect |
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°1′51.63″N 135°42′49.58″E / 35.0310083, 135.7137722 |
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| Byōdō-in (平等院, Byōdō-in?) |
Temple |
Uji, Kyoto, 34°53′21.45″N 135°48′27.69″E / 34.8892917, 135.8076917 |
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| Ujigami Shrine (宇治上神社, ujigami jinja?) |
Shinto shrine |
Uji, Kyoto, 34°53′31″N 135°48′41″E / 34.89194, 135.81139 |
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| Kōzan-ji (高山寺, Kōzan-ji?) |
Temple of the Shingon sect, Omuro-ha |
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°3′36.39″N 135°40′42.85″E / 35.0601083, 135.6785694 |
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| Saihō-ji (西芳寺, Saihō-ji?) or Koke-dera (苔寺, Koke-dera?) |
Temple of Rinzai Zen |
Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto, 34°59′31.06″N 135°40′59.93″E / 34.9919611, 135.6833139 |
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| Tenryū-ji (天龍寺, Tenryū-ji?) |
Temple of the Tenryū sect of Rinzai Zen |
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°0′57.47″N 135°40′25.58″E / 35.0159639, 135.6737722 |
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| Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, Rokuon-ji?) or Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, Kinkaku-ji?) |
Temple of Rinzai Zen |
Kita-ku, Kyoto, 35°2′21.85″N 135°43′45.71″E / 35.0394028, 135.7293639 |
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| Jishō-ji (慈照寺, Jishō-ji?) or Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺, Ginkaku-ji?) |
Temple |
Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°1′36.75″N 135°47′53.7″E / 35.026875, 135.79825 |
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| Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺, Ryōan-ji? The Temple of the Peaceful Dragon) |
Temple of the Myōshinji school of Rinzai Zen |
Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°2′4.18″N 135°43′5.71″E / 35.0344944, 135.7182528 |
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| Nishi Hongan-ji (西本願寺, Nishi Hongan-ji?) |
Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism |
Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, 34°59′31.37″N 135°45′5.81″E / 34.9920472, 135.7516139 |
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| Nijō Castle (二条城, Nijō-jō?) |
Castle |
Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°0′50.96″N 135°44′51.0″E / 35.0141556, 135.7475 |
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