There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto.Sacred Destinations: Kyoto

Nara period in Kyoto (710-794)

, also known as or .Kyoto: Saiho – ji. Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple

Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)

, also known as the .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 110. . .Kyoto: Adashino Nenbutsu-ji. , formally identified as .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 111.  — World Historical Heritage Site .  — World Historical Heritage Site . , formally identified as . , destroyed in 1233 and never rebuilt. .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 112. .  — World Historical Heritage Site .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 113. , after 986 known more popularly as . .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 114. .Takagaki, Cary Shinji. (1999). "The Rokusho-ji, the six superiority temples of Heian Japan," p. 2. . . . . . .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 115. , also spelled Kwajū-ji. , formally identified as . Nisonin .Asian Historical Architecture: Byōdō-in. .Kyoto Travel: Sanjūsangen-dō.

Hōjō in the Kamakura period in Kyoto (1221-1333)

.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 150. .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 152. , formerly .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 154. .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 155. .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 157. Ryūhon-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 159. .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 160. Nishi Otani Betsuin.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 161.

Ashikaga in the Muromachi period in Kyoto (1333-1582)

Tōjo-in.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 193. Tōjo-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 195. , formally identified as ;Ponsonby-Fane, p. 197. formerly on same site in 9th century, .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 198. , formally identified as .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 200. or the "Golden Pavilion Temple," formally identified as .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 203. .Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide, pp. 277–278. or the "Temple of the Silver Pavilion," formally identified as .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 205. — World Historical Heritage Site Honkoku-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 207. .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 209.

Azuchi-Momoyama period in Kyoto (1582-1615)

Hompa Hongwan-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 270. Ōtaniha Hongwan-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 283. .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 290. Mimizuka.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 296. , formally identified as .Ponsonby-Fane, p. 297. Sambō-in.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 301. .Asian Historical Architecture: Nishi Hongan-ji. .Asian Historical Architecture: Higashi Hongan-ji.

Edo period in Kyoto (1615-1869)

Shōgo-in ( (聖護院)Ponsonby-Fane, p. 393. Chishaku-in.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 395. Reikan-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 398. Reigen-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 399. Yentsū-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 400. Rinkyū-ji.Ponsonby-Fane, p. 401.

See also List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto Thirteen Buddhist Sites of Kyoto

Notes

References Moscher, Gouvernor. (1978). Kyoto: A Contemplative Guide. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 36644 Iwao, Seiichi, Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida, et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ; OCLC 51096469 Richie, Donald. (1995). The Temples of Kyoto. Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing.

External links Kyoto Temples Alphabetical listing for Kyoto Prefecture (127 as of 8 December 2012) Photos of temples, shrines and gardens in Kyoto Alphabetical listing of attractions, but includes at least 114 Temples in Kyoto Prefecture (as of 8 December 2012)