Tō-ji
A Shingon temple in southern Kyoto, founded beside the capital's main southern gate soon after the city was laid out. Its five-storey pagoda, about 55 metres high, is the tallest wooden pagoda in Japan, and a flea market fills the grounds on the 21st of each month.
- Where
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 34.9806, 135.7478
Get the Tō-ji stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Tō-ji. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kyoto volume with your photos and a note.
Near Tō-ji
Nishi Hongan-ji 1.3 km
The head temple of the Hongwanji-ha branch of Jōdo Shinshū, in Shimogyō near Kyoto Station. Its two great wooden halls, the Goeidō and the Amidadō, are among the largest in the city, and it is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
Sanjūsangen-dō 2.3 km
A Tendai temple in Higashiyama whose long wooden hall holds 1,001 statues of the thousand-armed Kannon, standing in rows around a great seated figure. Its name means hall of 33 bays, after the spaces between its pillars.
Tōfuku-ji 2.4 km
One of the five great Zen temples of Kyoto, whose name joins those of two temples in Nara, Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji. Its wooden Tsūtenkyō bridge spans a valley of maples, and the view from it is one of the city's great autumn sights.
Fushimi Inari Taisha 2.8 km
The head shrine of Inari, the kami of rice and prosperity, at the foot of Mount Inari in southern Kyoto. Thousands of vermilion torii gates form tunnels along trails that wind about 4 kilometres up the mountain, past fox statues and smaller shrines.
Nishiki Market 3.2 km
A narrow covered market street in downtown Kyoto, one block north of Shijō Street, crowded with small stalls and shops. It is where the city buys its pickles, tofu, fish and sweets, and is often called Kyoto's kitchen.
Gion 3.6 km
Kyoto's best known geisha district, which grew up in front of Yasaka Shrine to serve travellers and pilgrims. In its lanes of wooden teahouses, especially along Hanamikōji, a geiko or maiko may pass on her way to an evening appointment.
Ponto-chō 3.7 km
A narrow lantern-lit alley of teahouses and restaurants running beside the Kamo River, and one of Kyoto's geisha districts. In summer the restaurants on its river side build wooden platforms out over the water for dining.
Nijō Castle 3.7 km
A flatland castle in central Kyoto built for Tokugawa Ieyasu, with two rings of walls and moats, the Ninomaru Palace and several gardens. The palace corridors have nightingale floors that chirp underfoot, a warning against intruders.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kyoto
Questions
Where is Tō-ji?
Tō-ji is in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Nishi Hongan-ji (1.3 km), Sanjūsangen-dō (2.3 km), Tōfuku-ji (2.4 km).
How do I get the Tō-ji stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Tō-ji and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kyoto volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Tō-ji before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kyoto volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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