Culture Iwatayama Monkey Park Victoria Vlisides Hike up a mountainside, feed wild monkeys and enjoy the view at Kyoto's Iwatayama Monkey Park.
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 4 of 4 Justin Velgus A small wooden statue of Giou-ji is enshrined in the main hall. Statues with black-colored eyes are works of the Kamakura period...
11 Garden of Yin and Yang and Sakura Takako Sakamoto Taizo-in, one of the temples of Myoshinji Temple Complex in Kyoto, has a magnificent weeping cherry tree cascading over the Garden..
10 Kyoto's Ryoan-ji Temple Ellery Smith At the foot of Kinugasayama is the famed Ryoan-ji temple with its rock garden, Bojotei-en. Ryoan-ji is designated as a UNESCO ..
6 Autumn Leaves at Danrin-ji Mandy Bartok Danrin-ji promises some pretty autumn foliage but the garden is too small to merit the admission charge.
8 Kyoto Adashino Nenbutsu-ji 3 of 4 Justin Velgus Off to the side of the area where mizuko (water children) jizo statues are, up a steep hill surrounded by a bamboo forest rest..
Culture Hokyo-in Temple, Kyoto Sam Hardwick Hokyo-in Temple is hidden away amongst the buildings in the Arashiyama area. Not too far from the Bamboo Groves, it's a beautiful..
Culture Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 2 of 4 Justin Velgus Gio-ji Temple is more of a hermitage than a temple. It is a building with a kitchen sandwiched between two Japanese style rooms...