秋篠寺
Akishino-dera Temple
Fire destroyed the main hall in 1135. The present hall was reconstructed during the Kamakura period using surviving timber from earlier buildings.
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安楽寿院
Anrakuju-in Temple
Retired Emperor Toba converted the eastern part of his detached palace into Anrakujuin in 1137.
平等院
Byōdō-in Temple
Fujiwara Yorimichi converted his villa into Byodoin in 1052.
中尊寺
Chūson-ji Temple
The Konjikidō was completed in 1124 and is the temple’s surviving original twelfth-century structure.
醍醐寺
Daigo-ji Temple
The temple traces its foundation to Shōbō in 874 on Mount Daigo.
大覚寺
Daikaku-ji Temple
Emperor Saga’s villa became Daikakuji in 876, with Prince Gojaku as founding abbot.
禅林寺
Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
Shinsho acquired Fujiwara no Sekio’s former residence for the temple site in 853.
圓教寺
Engyō-ji Temple
Temple tradition dates Shōkū’s mountain hermitage to 966; Emperor Kazan gave the name Engyō-ji in 987.
不退寺
Futai-ji Temple
Temple tradition attributes Futaiji’s beginnings in 847 to Ariwara no Narihira enshrining his carved Buddhist image.
元慶寺
Gangyō-ji Temple
Henjo founded Gankeiji in 868.
飛騨一宮水無神社
Hida Ichinomiya Minashi Shrine
The shrine identifies its first historical record as an imperial rank award in 867; its actual founding date is unknown.
平野神社
Hirano Shrine
Hirano Shrine moved to its present site in 794 with the transfer of the capital to Heian.
法住寺
Hōjū-ji Temple
Fujiwara no Tamemitsu founded Hojuji in 989 to commemorate his wife and daughter.
今宮神社
Imamiya Shrine
Imamiya Shrine treats the construction of a new sanctuary in 1001 as its foundation.
石清水八幡宮
Iwashimizu Hachimangū
Shrine tradition traces its origin to Gyōkyō bringing Hachiman worship to Otokoyama in 859.
神護寺
Jingo-ji Temple
Takaozanji and Jinganji merged in 824 to form Jingoji.
浄瑠璃寺
Jōruri-ji Temple
The association reports that a surviving historical record dates the first Yakushi hall to 1047, founded through Gimyō’s initiative; other origin accounts exist.
勧修寺
Kajū-ji Temple
Emperor Daigo established Kajuji in 900 to commemorate his mother, Fujiwara no Inshi.
神呪寺
Kannō-ji Temple
A late seventeenth-century temple scroll attributes Kanno-ji’s foundation to Manai Gozen in 828.
観心寺
Kanshin-ji Temple
The temple’s surviving historical inventory records construction beginning under Shinshō in 827.
貴船神社
Kifune Shrine
Kifune’s main shrine moved to its present site in 1055 after flood damage at the older sanctuary.
北野天満宮
Kitano Tenmangū
Kitano Tenmangū was founded in 947 to enshrine Sugawara no Michizane.
金福寺
Konpuku-ji Temple
The official city account attributes Konpuku-ji’s foundation to An’e in 864.
万寿寺
Manju-ji
Kyoto City’s historical account dates the temple’s origin to the conversion of an imperial residence into Rokujō Midō in 1097. It moved into the Tōfuku-ji area during 1573–1586. Tofukuji’s Aizendo was moved from Manjuji in 1937.
壬生寺
Mibu-dera
Kaiken founded Mibudera in 991.
明通寺
Myōtsū-ji Temple
Temple tradition credits Sakanoue no Tamuramaro with establishing Myotsuji in 806 following a revelatory dream.
仁和寺
Ninna-ji Temple
Emperor Uda completed Ninnaji’s main hall in 888, continuing Emperor Koko’s project.
大峯山寺
Ōminesan-ji Temple
Ōminesan-ji first appears in documentary records in 905; excavations found evidence of eighth-century religious activity here.
大阪天満宮
Ōsaka Tenmangū
Osaka Tenmangū was founded in 949 by order of Emperor Murakami.
六波羅蜜寺
Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple
Kuya established the temple in 951; after his death, Chushin expanded it.
三宝院
Sanbō-in Temple
Daigoji’s fourteenth abbot Shokaku established Sanboin in 1115.
三十三間堂
Sanjūsangen-dō Temple
Sanjusangendo was established in 1164 through Emperor Go-Shirakawa’s initiative and Taira no Kiyomori’s donation.
賀茂御祖神社
Shimogamo Shrine
The Kamo Saiin institution began in 810 and continued for about four centuries.
神泉苑
Shinsen-en
Emperor Kanmu built the imperial garden that preceded Shinsenen in 794.
真正極楽寺
Shinshōgokuraku-ji Temple
The temple chronology dates an imperial decree for Shinnyodo and the establishment of its buildings to 992.
白水阿弥陀堂
Shiramizu Amida-dō
The temple dates the Shiramizu Amida Hall to 1160.
田縣神社
Tagata Shrine
Tagata Shrine appears in the Engishiki compiled in 927; the shrine states that its actual foundation date is uncertain.
東寺
Tō-ji Temple
Toji was established in 796 as an official temple to protect the new imperial capital.
吉田神社
Yoshida Shrine
Fujiwara no Yamakage established Yoshida Shrine in 859 by inviting the Kasuga deities from Nara.
善峯寺
Yoshimine-dera Temple
Gensan established Yoshiminedera in 1029, enshrining a thousand-armed Kannon he had carved.
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