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Kōzan-ji

高山寺

Registered as one of Kyoto's 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Kōzan-ji is a small temple dating all the way back to the Kamakura period. Inside the temple you'll find a famous painting of rabbits and monkeys acting as humans, considered to be the world's first manga.

Price
Temple grounds are free, entrance to the temple is ¥600

Listing from Wikivoyage: Kyoto/North, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Updated 27 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.