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Sakunado Shrine
The shrine is considered to have first been established in 669 by the order of Emperor Tenji. T[...]
Ryuuouguu Hidesato Shrine
This shrine is linked to Fujiwara no Hidesato (Tawara no Tōda), who quelled Taira no Masakado’s[...]
Enman-in Monzeki Temple
Enman-in Monzeki Temple was founded in the latter half of the Heian period. Its Shoin-zukuri st[...]
Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple
Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple is a place to pray for world peace. It is also a place of learning an[...]
Ishiyamadera Temple
Ishiyamadera Temple is the 13th of 33 sacred temples on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. It is fa[...]
Takebe Taisha Shrine
Takebe Taisha Shrine, Old Omi Province’s Head Shinto ShrineThis shrine was once revered as the [...]
Iwama-dera Temple (Iwamaseiho-dera Temple)
The beginnings of this temple are said to trace back to the Nara Period (710-794), when the Bud[...]
Tachiki Kannon (Tachikizan Anyo-ji Temple)
It is on the Seta River, the only river that flows to Kyoto and Osaka from Lake Biwa; on the ba[...]
Onjo-ji Temple (Mii-dera Temple)
Onjo-ji Temple is the head temple of the Tendaijimon sect of Buddhism, with its “Mii Evening Be[...]
Omi Jingu Shrine
Emperor Tenji, the founder of Otsu-Kyo, is enshrined as a deity here at Omi Jingu Shrine.The sh[...]
Gichu-ji Temple
This temple is the site of the grave of the samurai Minamoto no Yoshinaka, who died heroically [...]
Hiyoshi Toshogu Shrine
This temple was built by the Buddhist priest Tenkai after the death of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu i[...]
Shiga-in Monseki Temple
It is said that this temple is the relocated Hosho-ji Temple, which was moved from Kitahaku-gaw[...]
Tenson Shrine
Tenson Shrine is also sometimes known as Shinomiya Shrine (“Shrine of the Fourth”) because the [...]
Sekisemimaru Shrine
It is thought that Sekisemimaru Shrine was built to honor both the local Shinto god and the god[...]
Nagara Shrine
Nagara Shrine’s beginnings can be traced back to Emperor Tenji, who enshrined the ancient Shint[...]
Ukimido (Mangetsu-ji Temple)
During the Heian Period, Genshin (Eshin Sozu) built a temple on top of Lake Biwa for the safety[...]
Saikyo-ji Temple
Saikyo-ji Temple was built by Prince Shotoku and restored by Master Shinsei. It is also the hea[...]