{"id":6278,"date":"2019-02-10T19:16:49","date_gmt":"2019-02-10T17:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=6278"},"modified":"2019-02-10T19:16:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-10T17:16:49","slug":"beautiful-temples-in-kyoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=6278","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful temples in Kyoto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">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:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6280\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6280\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6280\" class=\"wp-image-6280\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_01.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_01-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Otagi Nenbutsuji (<span class=\"st\">\u611b\u5b95\u5ff5\u4ecf\u5bfa<\/span>)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6281\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6281\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6281\" class=\"wp-image-6281\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_02.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_02-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the temple is filled with little stone statues representing the disciples of buddha<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6282\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6282\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6282\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6282\" class=\"wp-image-6282\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_03.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_03.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_03-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">each statue is different, their features childlike<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6283\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6283\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6283\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6283\" class=\"wp-image-6283\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_04.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_04.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_04-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cute couple<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6284\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6284\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6284\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6284\" class=\"wp-image-6284\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_05.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_05.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_05-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_05-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">all of the statues are covered in bright-colored moss<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6285\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6285\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6285\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6285\" class=\"wp-image-6285\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_06.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_06.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_06-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6285\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">close up of a statue<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6286\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6286\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6286\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6286\" class=\"wp-image-6286\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_07.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_07.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_07-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_07-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the famous Fushimi Inari shrine (<span class=\"st\">\u4f0f\u898b\u7a32\u8377\u5927\u793e<\/span>) with its orange-red gates<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6287\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6287\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6287\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6287\" class=\"wp-image-6287\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_08.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_08.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_08-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6287\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the back is engraved with the name of the donor and the date of donation<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6288\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6288\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6288\" class=\"wp-image-6288\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_09.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_09.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_09-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the path leads up to the peak of the mountain &#8211; you can easily spend 3h walking through gates<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6289\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6289\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6289\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6289\" class=\"wp-image-6289\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_10.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_10.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_10-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">watch out for the grumpy cats<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6290\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6290\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6290\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6290\" class=\"wp-image-6290\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_11.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_11.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_11-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kiyomizudera temple (<span class=\"st\">\u6e05\u6c34\u5bfa<\/span>) covered in scaffolding<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6291\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6291\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6291\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6291\" class=\"wp-image-6291\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_12.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_12.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_12-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_12-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">golden leaves and wooden scaffold<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6292\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6292\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6292\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6292\" class=\"wp-image-6292\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_13.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_13.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_13-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kinkaku (<span class=\"st\">\u91d1\u95a3\u5bfa<\/span>) &#8211; the golden temple<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6293\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6293\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6293\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6293\" class=\"wp-image-6293\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_14.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_14.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_14-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_14-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">green and gold<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6294\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6294\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6294\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6294\" class=\"wp-image-6294\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_15.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_15.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_15-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ryoanji (<span class=\"st\">\u9f8d\u5b89\u5bfa<\/span>)- zen temple with rock garden<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6295\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=6295\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6295\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6295\" class=\"wp-image-6295\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_16.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_16.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_16-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_16-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">at Ryoanji<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">December 27th &#8211; 30th, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[64,462,605,652,673,899,932,1022,1262,1402,1380,1393,359,381],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/1812_kyoto_temple_00.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6278"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}