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Tenryuji Temple is located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and is a World Heritage Site and a representative Zen temple of Arashiyama. Tenryuji Temple is a popular spot known for its “Sogenchi Teien”, a strolling pond garden that changes
Nikko Toshogu Shrine is located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, and is known for its gorgeous shrine pavilions. Nikko Toshogu Shrine is a component of the World Heritage Site “Shrines and Temples of Nikko”. And is one of the most
Oshino Hakkai is a scenic spot located in Oshino Village, Minamitsuru District, Yamanashi Prefecture, where eight ponds fed by underground water from Mount Fuji. Oshino Hakkai is famous for the clarity of its spring water, which is the result of
Ryoanji Temple, located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture is a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, famous for its karesansui rock garden. Karesansui is an traditional Japanese dry garden, expressing landscape just using rock or stone.
Kohfukuji Temple is located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture, and is a Buddhist temple with a history of over 1,300 years, known for its Five-storied Pagoda. Kohfukuji Temple is also designated as one of the cultural properties that constitute Nara’s
Higashiyama Jishoji Temple, well known as Ginkakuji Temple, is a temple of the Shokokuji school of the Rinzai sect in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Ginkakuji Temple is also one of the cultural properties that constitute Kyoto’s World Heritage Site.
