Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto

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Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	Japan
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iv
Reference	688
Region**	Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription	1994  (18th Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan. The locations are in three cities: Kyoto and Uji in Kyoto Prefecture and Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. Thirteen are Buddhist temples; three are Shinto shrines and one is a castle. The properties include 38 buildings designated by the Japanese Government as National Treasures as well as 160 designated as Important Cultural Properties with eight gardens designated as Special Places of Scenic Beauty and four designated as Places of Scenic Beauty. UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 1994.

Selection criteria

Having been untroubled by foreign invasion and the war, a large number of historic buildings have survived in Kyoto. The city now has the largest concentration of designated Cultural Properties in Japan. The 17 properties of this World Heritage Site originate from a period between the 10th and 19th century and are representative of the period in which they were build. Also their historical importance for the Kyoto region was taken into account by the UNESCO in the selection process.^[1]

List of locations

Name	Type	Position	Picture
Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine (賀茂別雷神社, Kamo Wake-ikazuchi Jinja?) or Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社, Kamigamo Jinja?)	shrineShinto shrine	Kyoto Kyoto Kita-kuKita-ku, Kyoto, 35°03′37″N 135°45′10″E / 35.06028°N 135.75278°E / 35.06028; 135.75278
Kamomioya Shrine (賀茂御祖神社, Kamo Mioya Jinja?) or (Shimogamo Shrine (下賀茂神社, Shimogamo Jinja?)	shrineShinto shrine	Kyoto Kyoto Sakyou-kuSakyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°02′20″N 135°46′21″E / 35.03889°N 135.7725°E / 35.03889; 135.7725
Kyōōgokoku-ji (教王護国寺?) (Tō-ji (東寺?))	temple ShingonShingon Buddhist temple	Kyoto Kyoto Minami-kuMinami-ku, Kyoto, 34°58′51.48″N 135°44′48.02″E / 34.9809667°N 135.7466722°E / 34.9809667; 135.7466722
Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺?)	temple IndependentIndependent Buddhist temple	Kyoto Kyoto Higashiyama-kuHigashiyama-ku, Kyoto, 34°59′41.39″N 135°47′6.01″E / 34.9948306°N 135.7850028°E / 34.9948306; 135.7850028
Enryaku-ji (延暦寺?)	temple TendaiTendai Buddhist temple	Shiga OotsuŌtsu, Shiga, 35°4′13.62″N 135°50′27.33″E / 35.07045°N 135.840925°E / 35.07045; 135.840925
Daigo-ji (醍醐寺?)	temple ShingonShingon Buddhist temple	Kyoto Kyoto Fushimi-kuFushimi-ku, Kyoto, 34°57′3.57″N 135°49′10.51″E / 34.9509917°N 135.8195861°E / 34.9509917; 135.8195861
Ninna-ji (仁和寺?)	temple ShingonShingon Buddhist temple	Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°1′51.63″N 135°42′49.58″E / 35.0310083°N 135.7137722°E / 35.0310083; 135.7137722
Byōdō-in (平等院?)	temple Jodo shu TendaiBuddhist temple jointly held by Jōdo shū and Tendai	Kyoto UjiUji, Kyoto, 34°53′21.45″N 135°48′27.69″E / 34.8892917°N 135.8076917°E / 34.8892917; 135.8076917
Ujigami Shrine (宇治上神社, Ujigami Jinja?)	shrineShinto shrine	Kyoto UjiUji, Kyoto, 34°53′31″N 135°48′41″E / 34.89194°N 135.81139°E / 34.89194; 135.81139
Kōzan-ji (高山寺?)	temple ShingonShingon Buddhist temple of the Omuro school	Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°3′36.39″N 135°40′42.85″E / 35.0601083°N 135.6785694°E / 35.0601083; 135.6785694
Saihō-ji (西芳寺?) or Koke-dera (苔寺?)	temple RinzaiRinzai Zen Buddhist temple	Kyoto Kyoto Nishikyou-kuNishikyō-ku, Kyoto, 34°59′31.06″N 135°40′59.93″E / 34.9919611°N 135.6833139°E / 34.9919611; 135.6833139
Tenryū-ji (天龍寺?)	temple Rinzai TenryuRinzai Zen Buddhist temple of the Tenryū school	Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°0′57.47″N 135°40′25.58″E / 35.0159639°N 135.6737722°E / 35.0159639; 135.6737722
Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺?) or Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺?)	temple RinzaiRinzai Zen Buddhist temple	Kyoto Kyoto Kita-kuKita-ku, Kyoto, 35°2′21.85″N 135°43′45.71″E / 35.0394028°N 135.7293639°E / 35.0394028; 135.7293639
Jishō-ji (慈照寺?) or Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺?)	temple RinzaiRinzai Zen Buddhist temple	Kyoto Kyoto Sakyou-kuSakyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°1′36.75″N 135°47′53.7″E / 35.026875°N 135.79825°E / 35.026875; 135.79825
Ryōan-ji (Shinjitai: 竜安寺, Kyūjitai: 龍安寺?, The Temple of the Peaceful Dragon)	temple Rinzai MyoushinjiRinzai Zen Buddhist temple of the Myōshinji school	Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-kuUkyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°2′4.18″N 135°43′5.71″E / 35.0344944°N 135.7182528°E / 35.0344944; 135.7182528
Nishi Hongan-ji (西本願寺?)	temple Jodo ShinshuJodo Shinshu Buddhist temple and world headquarters	Kyoto Kyoto Shimogyou-kuShimogyō-ku, Kyoto, 34°59′31.37″N 135°45′5.81″E / 34.9920472°N 135.7516139°E / 34.9920472; 135.7516139
Nijō Castle (二条城, Nijō-jō?)	castleCastle	Kyoto Kyoto Nakagyou-kuNakagyō-ku, Kyoto, 35°0′50.96″N 135°44′51.0″E / 35.0141556°N 135.7475°E / 35.0141556; 135.7475

See also

• List of World Heritage Sites in Asia and Australasia

References

1. ^ ICOMOS (28 September 1993). Advisory Body Evaluation. http://whc.unesco.org/archive/advisory_body_evaluation/688.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 

External links

• Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
• World Heritage Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
• Welcome to Kyoto - World Heritage Map

v • d • e World Heritage Sites in Japan Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area (Hōryū-ji · Hokki-ji) · Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu · Himeji Castle · Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) · Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) · Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara · Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama · Itsukushima Shinto Shrine · Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape  · Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range · Shirakami-Sanchi · Shiretoko · Shrines and Temples of Nikkō · Yakushima