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List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto Prefecture

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Source revisionMar 26, 2026
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There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto.

Nara period in Kyoto (710-794)

Saihō-ji (西芳寺, Saihō-ji), also known as Koke-dera (苔寺, Koke-dera) or Kōinzan Saihō-ji (洪隠山西芳寺, Kōinzan Saihō-ji).

Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple

Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)

Kōryū-ji (広隆寺, Kōryū-ji), also known as the "Uzamasa-dera" (太秦寺, Uzamasa-dera).

Rokkaku-dō (六角堂, Rokkaku-dō).

Adashino Nenbutsu-ji (化野念仏寺, Adashino Nenbutsu-ji).

Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺, Kiyomizu-dera), formally identified as Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺, Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera). — World Historical Heritage Site

Enryaku-ji (延暦寺, Enryaku-ji). — World Historical Heritage Site

Yamashiro Kokubun-ji (山城国分寺, Yamashiro Kokubun-ji).

East Temple (東寺, Tō-ji), formally identified as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺, Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji).

West Temple (西寺, Sai-ji), destroyed in 1233 and never rebuilt.

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