Temple
Hozo-ji
Nakagyo•557m(7 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 2
Gion Shirakawa
祇園白川Higashiyama, Kyoto
Historic area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Gion Shirakawa is the part of Gion in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward that lies along the Shirakawa stream. It sits in and beside the nationally designated Gion Shinbashi Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. The quarter grew from the shrine town of Gion-sha, today's Yasaka Shrine, and developed as a teahouse district closely tied to the performing arts from the late Edo to the early Meiji period.
Refined teahouse-style machiya stand in orderly rows, set against the stone paving, the flowing Shirakawa and lines of cherry trees. Tatsumi Bridge, a short span over the stream, is named after the Tatsumi Daimyojin shrine and stands at the heart of the area. A wooden bridge was first built there in 1829 with private funds, and since 1957 the bridge has been paved with stone and fitted with wooden railings.
Goshuin within a short walk
Temples, shrines and castles near Gion Shirakawa that give goshuin, closest first.
Temple
Kennin-ji
Higashiyama•582m(7 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Temple
Ryosoku-in
Higashiyama•592m(7 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
Shrine
Yasui Kompiragu
Higashiyama•628m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
Shrine
Nishiki Tenmangu
Nakagyo•654m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
Temple
Seigan-ji
Nakagyo•657m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 3
Shrine
Kyoto Ebisu Jinja
Higashiyama•670m(8 min walk)
Number of goshuin available: 1
How do I visit?
Visit Duration
60 minutes
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