Iwayadera Temple

Iwayadera Temple is a Buddhist temple in Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto. Iwayadera Temple is situated nearby to the Shinto shrine Yamashina Shrine, as well as near the park 柴山西児童公園.

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Type: Buddhist temple
Description: Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan
Also known as: “Iwaya-ji” and “Iwaya-ji Temple”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yamashina Shrine and Fushimi Inari-taisha.

Yamashina Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Yamashina Shrine is a Shinto shrine.

Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres and take approximately 2 hours to walk up. Fushimi Inari-taisha is situated 1½ km west of Iwayadera Temple.

Origami Inari Shrine

Shinto shrine

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Origami Inari Shrine is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 760 metres northeast of Iwayadera Temple.

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.