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KyotoShrines & TemplesEvery one of the thousand torii was dedicated by a worshipper. The donor's name and the date are carved on the back of each post. That view was not designed; it is what prayers look like when they pile up. The deity began as a god of rice, and later drew the faith of merchants as a god of business.
KyotoShrines & TemplesThe main hall is a National Treasure. That famous platform is built by joining timber without a single nail, in the kakezukuri method: an earlier generation's solution to building on a slope.
KyotoShrines & TemplesA shrine that stood here before Heiankyo was built. The capital came afterwards.
KyotoShrines & TemplesThe Tadasu no Mori in its grounds is close to primeval forest, surviving in the middle of the city. With Kamigamo it holds the Aoi festival.
KyotoShrines & TemplesIt enshrines Sugawara no Michizane. One of the centres of Tenjin belief, it draws worshippers from all over Japan in exam season.
KyotoShrines & TemplesThe shrine of the Gion festival. The festival began as a rite to quiet epidemic disease, and is now UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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KyotoShrines & TemplesFounded to mark 1,100 years since the capital moved to Heian. Its halls are a scaled-down recreation of the Chodoin of Heiankyo, and it is known for its garden.
KyotoShrines & TemplesThe torii are dedicated by individuals and companies, raised in thanks when a prayer has gone through.
KyotoShrines & TemplesA stone lantern you lift: if it feels light, your wish is said to be granted.
KyotoShrines & TemplesKakezukuri, built without nails. It stands 13 metres high, and records show 234 people actually jumped from it in the Edo period.
KyotoShrines & TemplesThe three streams are long life, love and learning. Drinking from all three is held to be greedy.
KyotoShrines & TemplesA shrine of matchmaking inside the grounds of Kiyomizudera. Its two love-divination stones are set ten metres apart.
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KyotoShrines & TemplesThe karamon gate, the study halls and the Hiunkaku are National Treasures, gathering the best of Momoyama culture.
KyotoShrines & TemplesThe Goeido is among the largest wooden buildings in the world. Ropes plaited with human hair were used to haul up its beams.
KyotoShrines & TemplesAbout 55 metres tall. The highest wooden pagoda in Japan, and the silhouette of Kyoto itself.
KyotoShrines & TemplesOne thousand and one Thousand-Armed Kannon stand in rows. The 120-metre main hall is a National Treasure too.