Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto    

They spread the three capital where Kyoto, Uji, Otsu.

They will be Heiankyo built by Emperor Kammu and its suburbs in 794.
By the fire etc., a building is mainly a thing after the 17th century.
But, the building which is proud of 1000 years or more of history remains.
Rokuon-ji (Kinkakuji Temple), Jisho-ji (Ginkakuji temple), Kiyomizu-dera, Ninna-jiSaiho-ji (Koke-dera)Daigo-ji
Kozan-jithe Ujigami shrinethe Tenryu templeRyoan-jiKyoogokoku-ji (To-ji)Byodo-inNishi-Honganji
Enryakuji TempleKamowakeikazuti Shrine(Kamigamo Shrine)the Kamomioya Shrine(Shimogamo Shrine)Nijo Castle.

Kinkakuji Temple (Rokuon-ji)
 Although built in 1398, it will be burned down in 1950. However, it was rebuilt in 1955. The house after Yoshimitsu Ashikaga forsakes the world (mountain villa). It is called Kitayama palace and they are 3 stories. The whole height is 13.6m. The first floor is the classic aristocratic mansion style in the second half of Heian period. As for the second floor, the shoin-zukuri of the Kamakura term and the Goddess of Mercy image are installed. the third floor is Zen sect Biddhist hole of a Chinese mode style. How to build for every story is different. Moreover, Bussyari is installed and a tearoom (Yuukatei) is on a hill. Only the Kinkakuji Temple is referred to as having escaped war devastation at the time of the Onin War.
 

Ginkakuji temple (Jisho-ji)
 It was built in 1489. Yoshimasa Ashikaga's mountain villa. An alias is called Higashiyama palace and there is the 11m of the whole height. A name called Ginkaku was attached to the Edo period as contrasted with the Kinkakuji Temple. There is the oldest drawing room Doujinsai in being existing. Although the Ginkakuji temple was built as the Biddhist hole from the first, it is built being conscious of Yoshimitsu's Kinkakuji Temple. Kogetsudai which carried out the form of Mt. Fuji is in this side, and it is Ginshadan in the back.  

Kiyomizu-dera
  It was built in 798. Hondo who dedicated the golden Kannon-with-One-Thousand-Arms image has. This Hondo famous as the "stage of the Kiyomizu" is called Kakaridukuri (production of starting). It supports through batten on the pillar put in order. Since faith of a blessing of the Buddha in this world gathered in Otowa Falls in the precincts of a temple, it became the famous place in Kyoto 1. The name of Kiyomizu-dera is connected with Otowa Falls, and is changed from Kanonji.


Ninna-ji
 It was built in 888. In the temple in which the Imperial Family and the Imperial Court forsake the world, and it lives, it is the first temple. From generation to generation, the Imperial Family had acted as the chief priest. However, since the auditorium had been burned down by the Onin War, it was revived in 1641. It is famous for a cherry tree being beautiful.

Koke-dera (Saiho-ji)
 It was opened in 729 - 749. The yard whole surface is being worn by moss and there are 100 or more kinds. Soseki Muso was greeted, and it became the Zen sect temple and was prosperous in 1339. Around the gold pond, Sairaido which installed images of Amitabha and followers is arranged.
 

Daigo-ji
 It was opened in 874. It is the oldest five-storied pagoda in Kyoto. The cherry tree currently planted in the precincts of a temple is famous for having planted for Hideyoshi Toyotomi's cherry blossom viewing. Even now, as for Ryoukaimandala in the first pile of a five-storied pagoda, the thing of those days remains.

Kouzan-ji
 It was opened in 1602. Autumnal leaves and a "wildlife person cartoon" are famous. however, although there was the main hall of a Buddhist temple and 13-fold tower, it has been burned down by the Onin War. The Iwamiin is the only building which remains from built that time.
 

The Ujigami shrine
 It was built from the second half of the 11th century to the first half of the 12th century. It is said that it was the shrine which does the guardian deity of Byodo-in as Uji Myojin at the Heian period. There are an oratory and a main shrine and a main shrine is the oldest shrine construction in being existing. It has a big cover called ikkensyaryuu-tukuri, and three buildings are made into one building.

Tenryu temple
 It was founded in 1354. In order to perform a memorial service Emperor Godaigo, Ashikaga Takauji builds. Although burned no less than 8 times, only the garden remained unburnt. It is famous for CombinationRock which imitated the historical fact of a "gateway to success".

Ryoan-ji
 It was built in 1850. The famous rock garden has not changed 500 years before. Since there are only 25m rock gardens, the roof is low toward west to the east. It shows widely using perspective. It is the Japanese garden most known all over the world, and the stone of 15 size is placed.Numbers differ and it is visible with the position to see. Since it is visible to the figure to which parent tiger is accompanied by the child and is crossing water, it is also called the tiger cub crossing the ocean. Moreover, it is also called the thing showing marine islands. T here are some which are the arrangement which used the KASHIOPEA as the mirror copy. Still unknown in whether it was built by whom.
 

To-ji (Kyoogokoku-ji)
 It was founded in 796 and Kuukai named. Most has been burned down in 1486. 794 years and at the time the Heiankyo transfer of the capital,One of the temples which Emperor Kammu ordered to perform erection at the east and west of Rasyoumon as a Capital entrance. Saiji(west temple) will be burned down in 1233. It is said that To-ji revived like phenix though war and the fire were encountered. Buddhist images of 21 bodies, such as Fudo Myoo (it is a national treasure and is the oldest in Japan.), are arranged. A five-storied pagoda will be rebuilt in 1644 and the height of a tower is about 55m. It is the highest tower in the tower in existing Japan. The main hall of a Buddhist temple is the building first built in To-ji. It is a well of one layer and indoor height is 12m. The Yakushi Nyorai Buddhist triads are deified. Taishi-do is Kuukai's remains of a dwelling, and Kobo Daishi is deified. It is the building of the classic aristocratic mansion style. The hardness bodhisattva image which is one of the 5 Buddhist-saint sedentary statues is installed in the auditorium. South Gate will reconstruct Nishi Daimon in Sanjusangen-do in 1895.
 

Byodo-in
Amitabha hall was built by Yorimichi Fujiwara in 1052. Amitabha hall which is the center of Byodo-in is surrounded by Aji-pond. Byodo-in and Amitabha hall are equipped with about 16m wing-passage in right and left. It is called Phoenix Hall from the figure which extended wings. The phoenix made from gilt bronze is decorated in the roof of this hall. It is famous for drawing 10 yen on the table of a coin.

Nishi-Honganji (Honganji)
 It was built in 1591. It is head temple of Honganji sect of Jodo-Shinshu. Since Shinran recited Buddhist invocation faith and reliance upon others and aimed at propagation to the public, it was called Honganji. It is the biggest drawing room in the audience room of 203 mats being built in early stages of the Edo period, and being existing. Since it counted from the founder Shinran and the successor of the chief of a religious sect of the 11th generation was divided in 1602 It distinguishes and an east and west came to be entitled.

Enryakuji Temple
It was built in 788. What was built to Mt. Hiei since Saicho was practice. It is a Tendai-sect-of-Buddhism head temple. priest room exceeds 50 and it will be said that priest became no less than 3000 persons in the 10th century. however, Nobunaga Oda who feared the political power Fire is set at all the mountains. Then, the original figure was regained in the 17th century gaining support of Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa.

KamigamoShrine (Kamowakeikazuti shrine )
It was built in 678 and the main shrine was also built in 1863. God of Kamowakeikazuti which is the first God which protects Heiankyo is deified. The Kamomioya shrine will act to the 8th century as a separate company, and it will come to be called Kamigamo Shrine.

Shimogamo Jinja (Kamomioya shrine)
The shrine other than a main shrine were built in 1629. the main shrine of an east and west deify Tamayorihimenomikoto and Kamotaketunominomikoto. it is called Shimogamo Jinja in order to distinguish from the Kamigamo Shrine. The Kamo festival (Aoi Festival) which is performed in up-and-down Kamo and which is transmitted more from ancient times is famous.

Nijo Castle
  It was founded in 1603. Ieyasu Tokugawa builds as a castle where a feudal lord usually resides in the case of going up to Kyoto. In the large room of second castle, it is said that Ieyasu had received the announce of a general. In 1788 a main enclosure -- although the palace was burned down, A certain main enclosure reconstructs the palace of the Katsura Imperial family in Meiji now. 15 generation general Yoshinobu,last generals of the Tokugawa receives the announce of a general here. The intention of Restoration of the Imperial rule was expressed to the next year. Therefore, the Tokugawa Administration starts in Nijo Castle and is said to have finished with Nijo Castle. Since the east front gate was a barbican (Yagura gate) from foundation that time,this castle was not for battles. A Chinese gate is a thing of the time of foundation which has a Chinese gable in the front and the back.

There were registered in 1994.

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