Important Cultural Property of Kyoto

The Sawai Family Residence in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, was home to deputies of the convent Donge-in. Rebuilt in 1740-41, it and its construction papers are designated.

The octagonal, vermilion Sanshōji Aizen-dō rises beyond the Tsūten-kyō at Kyoto's Tōfuku-ji. This rare early-Muromachi hall enshrines the love-deity Aizen Myō-ō.

Built in 1502, this three-bay hall is Fukuchiyama's oldest building. An ink inscription dated it, while excavation found pits where fires burned beneath its gods.

Shūon'an, or Ikkyū-ji, is where the witty Zen monk Ikkyū spent his last years and lies buried behind a locked imperial gate, amid historic halls and gardens.

The Thirteen-Story Stone Pagoda at Sennichi Cemetery in Kizugawa City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a designated Important Cultural Property of Japan, erected in 1298 during the late Kamakura period. This granite tower stands approximately four meters tall and features exquisite half-relief Buddha carvings and finely detailed roof stones. Discover this hidden cultural treasure in the Tōno district, renowned for its medieval stone Buddhist sculptures.

The Honden of Juhachi Shrine, located within the grounds of Mimurodo-ji Temple in Uji, Kyoto, is a Muromachi-period sanctuary rebuilt in 1487. Designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan, this three-bay nagare-zukuri shrine preserves over five centuries of architectural heritage as the guardian shrine of one of Kyoto's most beloved flower temples.

The Main Hall of Shōden-ji in northern Kyoto is an Important Cultural Property originally built as the formal reception hall of Fushimi Castle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Discover its Kanō Sanraku sliding-door paintings, the haunting blood ceiling from the Battle of Fushimi, and the celebrated dry landscape garden with borrowed scenery of Mount Hiei.

Discover the Yorinoan Shoin of Jodoin, an Important Cultural Property relocated from Fushimi Castle, featuring Kano school paintings and a refined dry landscape garden inside the World Heritage Byodoin Temple grounds in Uji, Kyoto.

Explore the Daishi-dō at Jingoji Temple in Kyoto, an Important Cultural Property hall built on the site of Kūkai's personal residence. Discover its Momoyama-period architecture, the rare board-carved statue of Kōbō Daishi, and the stunning autumn foliage of the Takao area.

Explore the Shinjuan Kuri, an Important Cultural Property built in 1609 within Kyoto's Daitoku-ji temple complex. This early Edo-period Zen kitchen is part of the sub-temple founded by the legendary monk Ikkyu Sojun.

Discover Shinjuan Tsusen-in, an Important Cultural Property in Kyoto's Daitokuji Temple. Originally the dressing chamber of Emperor Ogimachi's consort, this elegant study hall was relocated in 1638 and now stands as a rare example of imperial court architecture within a Zen Buddhist temple.

Discover Shinjuan Hondo, an Important Cultural Property at Daitoku-ji Temple in Kyoto. Built in 1638, this Zen main hall houses Japan's oldest surviving fusuma paintings and connects visitors to the legendary monk Ikkyu Sojun.

The Main Hall of Shinshō-gokuraku-ji — better known as Shinnyo-dō — is the largest Tendai-school main hall in Kyoto. Built in 1717 from solid zelkova, it shelters the secret 'Nodding Amida' image, opened once a year on November 15.

Built in 1406, the main hall of Shindō-ji in southern Kyoto is an Important Cultural Property and the heart of a Shugendō mountain temple, housing a 2.7-meter Zaō Gongen image carved in the Muromachi period.

Zuihō-in's gate at Daitoku-ji, raised 1536-1555 for Christian daimyo Ōtomo Sōrin's Zen temple. A rare late-Muromachi munemon with original cypress-bark roof.

The main hall of Zuihō-in, a sub-temple of Kyoto's Daitoku-ji, was built between 1536 and 1555 by the Christian daimyō Ōtomo Sōrin's order. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 1962, it is one of the finest surviving examples of late-Muromachi hōjō architecture in Kyoto.

Discover Sumiya, the only remaining ageya banquet house in Japan, designated as an Important Cultural Property. Explore Edo-period architecture, fusuma paintings by Yosa Buson, and the samurai history of Kyoto's Shimabara district.

Discover Seifuso Villa in Kyoto, an Important Cultural Property and former private residence of Prime Minister Saionji Kinmochi. Explore the exquisite sukiya-zukuri architecture by master carpenter Yagi Jinbee II and the celebrated garden by Ogawa Jihei VII.

A large, richly carved Momoyama four-legged gate crowning Sennyū-ji. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 1966, it opens onto a downhill path to the Buddha Hall.

Reached by a rare downhill approach, this 1669 Zen-style Buddha Hall holds three Buddhas of past, present, and future beneath a coiling dragon by Kanō Tan'yū.