Kyoto has literally thousands of temples to offer, many of them with Unesco World Heritage status. The tricky part is picking the ones that you want to visit during your stay. Here is a selection of beautiful temples in different styles:
Otagi Nenbutsuji (愛宕念仏寺)
the temple is filled with little stone statues representing the disciples of buddha
each statue is different, their features childlike
cute couple
all of the statues are covered in bright-colored moss
close up of a statue
the famous Fushimi Inari shrine (伏見稲荷大社) with its orange-red gates
the back is engraved with the name of the donor and the date of donation
the path leads up to the peak of the mountain – you can easily spend 3h walking through gates
watch out for the grumpy cats
Kiyomizudera temple (清水寺) covered in scaffolding
golden leaves and wooden scaffold
Kinkaku (金閣寺) – the golden temple
green and gold
Ryoanji (龍安寺)- zen temple with rock garden
at Ryoanji
December 27th – 30th, 2018