AEON Kyoto Rakunan Shopping Center

  • Recommend Tour.1

    • AEON Kyoto Rakunan Shopping Center

    • bus

      15min

    • Kyoto Railway Museum

    • Walk

      5min

    • Kyoto Aquarium

    • Walk

      20min

    • Kyoto Station

  • Recommend Tour.2

    • AEON Kyoto Rakunan Shopping Center

    • Walk・bus

      5min・10min

    • Tōji Temple

    • walk

      15min

    • Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

    • walk

      10min

    • Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

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  • Tōji Temple

    Toji Temple, a World Heritage Site, is a symbol of Kyoto.

    Toji Temple is registered as a World Heritage Site.
    The reconstruction of Toji Temple was in doubt for a period of time, but in the Momoyama Period (1568-1600), the Kondo Hall was rebuilt for the first time in about 100 years. New images of Yakushi Nyorai, Nikko Bosatsu, and Gekko Bosatsu were also created in the Kondo Hall. The Nandaimon Gate was also subsequently completed, and Toji Temple was restored to its original appearance, including the Kodo Hall, which was rebuilt immediately its loss to a fire. The five-story pagoda was later destroyed by a lightning strike, but was rebuilt in 1644. In 1965, during the Showa Era, the interior of the Kondo Hall and Hodo Hall were opened to the public. With that, the door of history leading to the Heian Period (794-1185) was opened. In 1944, it was registered as a World Heritage Site as part of the “Historical Monuments of Ancient Kyoto”. Today, Toji Temple is gaining popularity both in Japan and around the world as a symbol of Kyoto.
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    • Tōji Temple

    • 15min

    • AEON Kyoto Rakunan Shopping Center

  • Kyoto Aquarium

    One of the largest inland aquariums in Japan

    Kyoto Aquarium, which opened in 2012, is one of the largest inland aquariums in Japan. Based on the concept of “life connected by water”, the exhibits here include creatures that live in Kyoto’s Kamo and Yura rivers, as well as those that live in the sea.
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    • Kyoto Aquarium

    • 15min

    • AEON Kyoto Rakunan Shopping Center

  • Kyoto Railway Museum

    A collection of 54 train cars ranging from steam locomotives to Shinkansen bullet trains can be found in Kyoto’s Umekoji district.Serving as a “base for railroad culture that has bonds with the local community”, the museum provide visitors with a chance to learn about the history, safety, and technology of railroads through surprising and moving experiences.
    The Kyoto Railway Museum houses and exhibits 54 different train cars, including steam locomotives that had been housed and exhibited at the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum. Exhibits include the first car of the Shinkansen 0 Series, a 500 Series Shinkansen that earned a spot in the Guinness Book of Records for operating at speeds of 300 kilometers per hour, and the C62, the largest-class steam locomotive used by Japan National Railways to pull express trains in the postwar period, along with other train cards of historical significance.
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    • Kyoto Railway Museum

    • 15min

    • AEON Kyoto Rakunan Shopping Center

  • Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

    Nishi Hongwanji Temple, located in Honganji Monzen-cho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, is the head temple of the Hongwanji school of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. Its honorific mountain prefix is Mt. Ryukoku. The principal deity is Amida Nyorai. Its official name is Ryukokuzan Hongwanji Temple, and its name as a religious corporation is Hongwanji Temple. The head priest of Hongwanji Temple also serves as the head of the Hongwanji school of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. To distinguish it from Higashi Honganji Temple (officially named “Shinshu Honbyo”), the head temple of the Otani school of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism, the head temple of both schools are often referred to by their common names. It is often called “O-Nissan” by the residents of Kyoto.
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    • Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

    • 20min

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  • Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

    Higashi Honganji Temple, located in Tokiwa-machi, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, is the head temple of the Otani school of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. The principal deity is Amida Nyorai. Its official name is Shinshu Honbyo, and it has no honorific mountain prefix. The name Higashi Honganji is an alias derived from its location to the east in relation to Nishi Hongwanji Temple (Ryukokuzan Hongwanji Temple). It is known by the nicknames “O-Higashi” and “O-Higashi-san”.
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    • Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

    • 20min

    • AEON Kyoto Rakunan Shopping Center