Monuments — Kyoto

Shinto shrine with famed gates. Mountainside Shinto shrine dating from 711 A.D. featuring a path with hundreds of traditional gates.

Historic temple with picturesque views. Iconic Buddhist temple on Mount Otowa known for the scenic views afforded from its sizable veranda.

Iconic, serene, gold-colored temple. Historic, tranquil temple with a gold-leaf facade set amid landscaped gardens & a reflecting pond.

Ancient temple in forested mountains. Historic Buddhist temple set on a mountainside, with access via a cable car or up hundreds of steps.

Famed Buddhist temple with a tall pagoda. Historic Buddhist temple with a 5-story wooden pagoda & sculptures of deities from the 8th century.

Enduring Zen temple with scenic gardens. This 15th-century Zen temple features picturesque gardens & a sand mound shaped like Mount Fuji.

Buddhist temple with vast wood structure. Serene Buddhist temple complex with a 76m-long hall, one of the largest wood buildings in the world.

Grand Buddhist temple with a Zen garden. Stately Buddhist temple complex with a Zen garden, forested grounds & walking paths.

Small Shinto shrine in the hills. Intimate Shinto shrine with a verdant mountainside setting, reached by a lantern-lined path.

Long-standing temple & a Zen rock garden. On the scenic grounds of this 15th-century temple is a famous Zen rock garden & a yudofu restaurant.

Scenic 13th-century Buddhist temple. Large Buddhist temple established in 1236 on scenic grounds with gardens known for fall foliage.

Long-standing Shinto shrine by a river. This Shinto shrine complex with 7th-century origins is full of trees & set on the banks of a river.

Site with monkeys & a bamboo forest. Scenic location showcasing a host of monkeys, plus a bamboo forest & water vistas.