Kawata

Kawata is a locality in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Kawata is situated nearby to the neighborhood Nishinoyama-Ibanouecho, as well as near the locality Kitakazan.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tōfuku-ji and Sennyū-ji Temple.

Tōfuku-ji

Buddhist temple

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Tōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. Tōfuku-ji takes its name from two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. It is one of the Kyoto Gozan or "five great Zen temples of Kyoto". Its honorary sangō prefix is Enichi-san.

Sennyū-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Sennyū-ji, formerly written as Sen-yū-ji, is a Shingon Buddhist temple and head of the Sennyū-ji sect in Higashiyama-ku in Kyoto, Japan. For centuries, Sennyū-ji has been a mausoleum for noble families and members of the Imperial House of Japan.

GANKEI-Ji temple

Buddhist temple

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Gankei-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the Kitakazan Kawaramachi, neighborhood of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashiyama and Shimogawara-chō.

Higashiyama

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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.