The 10 Best Cemeteries in Kyoto, Kinki

January 28, 2022 Janette Largent

The shrines and temples of Kyoto offer a rare link between modern life in the city and its very ancient past. The Shimogamo Shrine dates to the 6th century and seems suspended in time, its serenity and spiritual power still palpable. Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine, then see the life-sized Thousand Armed Kannon statues of Sanjūsangen-dō. Enjoy traditional geisha performances, then savor a tranquil meal at a restaurant overlooking the Kamo River.
Restaurants in Kyoto

1. Imperial Mausoleum of Empress Teishi Toribeno no Misasagi

Imagumano Senzancho, Higashiyama-Ku, Kyoto 605-0957 Kyoto Prefecture https://kyotofukoh.jp/report1904.html
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5.0 based on 1 reviews

Imperial Mausoleum of Empress Teishi Toribeno no Misasagi

2. Otani Hombyo

6-514 Gojobashi Higashi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0846 Kyoto Prefecture +81 75-531-4171 http://otani-hombyo.hongwanji.or.jp/index.html
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4.0 based on 74 reviews

Otani Hombyo

Reviewed By scottofhawaii - Honolulu, United States

...leaving Kiyomizudera. There is a back entrance/entry past the second (and smaller) multi-tiered pagoda (tower). Go through the open gate in a fence which lists some opening and closing hours and then off to the right you will see a cemetary. Walk through the cemetery to main and take a right down the hill. You'll soon see much (much) more graves and a large building complex at the bottom of the hill. There will be an entrance to the right where you can enter the temple complex. Otani Hombyo is the mausoleum of Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist sect. The complex itself is known as Hongawanji, the headquarters of Jodo Shinshu. One of the plaques I read said that adherents of Jodo Shinshu can be buried close to Shinran if they desire, and that is the reason there are so many graves there. It is a very beautiful place with evidently a cobblestone bridge I seemed to have missed. It is a nice, peaceful diversion from crowded Kiyomizudera.

3. Henjo no Haka Cemetery

Kitakazan Nakamichicho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto 607-8481 Kyoto Prefecture
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4.0 based on 1 reviews

Henjo no Haka Cemetery

4. Tomb of Emperor Toba

Takeda Jobodaiincho Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8445 Kyoto Prefecture +81 75-601-1863 https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/ryobo/guide/074/index.html
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4.0 based on 2 reviews

Tomb of Emperor Toba

5. Hounji Temple

30-1 Nishigamo Chinjuancho, Kita-Ku, Kyoto 603-8846 Kyoto Prefecture +81 75-491-7701
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4.0 based on 8 reviews

Hounji Temple

6. Reigenin

15-791 Honmachi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto 605-0981 Kyoto Prefecture +81 75-561-9684 http://www.reigen-in.jp/
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4.0 based on 24 reviews

Reigenin

7. Hanshu-in Mausoleum

Hanshu-in Maecho, Kamigyo-Ku, Kyoto 602-8473 Kyoto Prefecture https://www.city.kyoto.lg.jp/kamigyo/page/0000012515.html
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4.0 based on 2 reviews

Hanshu-in Mausoleum

8. Toyoguni Mausoleum (Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Tomb)

Imagumano, Amidagaminecho, Higashiyama-Ku, Kyoto 605-0924 Kyoto Prefecture http://ja.kyoto.travel/tourism/single02.php?category_id=9&tourism_id=250
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4.0 based on 17 reviews

Toyoguni Mausoleum (Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Tomb)

9. Kenreimonin Ohara Nishinomisasagi

Ohara Kusaocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 601-1248 Kyoto Prefecture
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4.0 based on 3 reviews

Kenreimonin Ohara Nishinomisasagi

10. Dogenzenshijija Ku no Seichi

Takatsujinishinotoincho, Shimogyo-Ku, Kyoto 600-8465 Kyoto Prefecture
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4.0 based on 6 reviews

Dogenzenshijija Ku no Seichi

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