Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities), Japan (UNESCO)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/688

 

Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1,000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens, which has influenced landscape gardening the world over.

 

KYOTO
1) Kiyomizudera Temple
2) Kinkakuji - Rokuonji Temple
3) Ginkakuji - Jishoji Temple
4) Ryoanji Temple
5) Hongwanji Temple
6) Nijo Castle
7) Ninnaji Temple
8) Toji - Kyoogokokuji Temple

9) Kamigamo - Kamowakeikazuchi Jinja
10) Shimogamo - Kamomioya Jinja
11) Daigoji Temple
12) Kozanji Temple
13) Kokedera - Saihoji Temple
14) Tenryuji Temple

UJI
 15) Byodoin Temple
 16) Ujigami Jinja

OTSU 17) Enryakuji Temple

 

Postcard 1 : Nijo Castle, Kyoto

 

 

Sender: y12315259, Sent on: 6 May, 2014, Received on: 14 Mar, 2014, Travel time: 8 days

 

Postcard 2 : Moss Garden of Saiho-ji, Kyoto

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saihō-ji_(Kyoto)

Saihō-ji is a Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple, which is famed for its moss garden, is commonly referred to as "Koke-dera", meaning "moss temple", while the formal name is "Kōinzan Saihō-ji". The temple, primarily constructed to honor Amitabha, was first founded by Gyōki and was later restored by Musō Soseki.

Sender: Hiroshi, Sent on: 19 Feb, 2014, Received on: 27 Feb, 2014, Travel time: 8 days

 

Postcard 3 : The Buddhist temple of Byodo-in

Byōdō-in is a Buddhist temple in the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is jointly a temple of the Jōdo-shū (Pure Land) and Tendai-shū sects.

Sender: Sawa, Sent on: 17 Jun, 2013, Received on: 01 Jul, 2013, Travel time: 15 days