Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

**Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)** is the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kyoto in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.

The site covers 17 locations in three cities  in Kyoto, in Uji (Kyoto Prefecture) and in Ōtsu (Shiga Prefecture). Three of these places are Shinto shrines and 13 are Buddhist temples. A castle is also included in the group.

## History

Kyoto was Japan's capital city from 794 until the late-19th century. Some of the city's historic structures show what life was like in the capital in those centuries.

The World Heritage Site has 17 properties which were established between the 10th century and the 19th century.  Each is representative of the period in which it was built.

The several properties include 38 buildings which have been identified by the Japanese Government as "National Treasures".  There are 160 properties which have been named as "Important Cultural Properties".  There are 8 gardens which have been recognized as "Special Places of Scenic Beauty".  There are 4 designated  as "Places of Scenic Beauty".

In 1994, UNESCO listed parts of Kyoto as a World Heritage Site.

## Table

|Name|class="unsortable"|Image|Location|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|or or||Kita-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|or||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Sakyou-ku</span>Sakyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|()||<span style="display:none">Kyoto  Kyoto Minami-ku</span>Minami-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Higashiyama-ku</span>Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span style="display:none">Shiga  Ootsu</span>Ōtsu, Shiga|cultural site|||
|||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Fushimi-ku</span>Fushimi-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-ku</span>Ukyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span style="display:none">Kyoto Uji</span>Uji, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Uji</span>Uji, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-ku</span>Ukyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|or||<span style="display:none">Kyoto  Kyoto Nishikyou-ku</span>Nishikyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span style="display:none">Kyoto  Kyoto Ukyou-ku</span>Ukyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|or||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Kita-ku</span>Kita-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|or||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Sakyou-ku</span>Sakyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span  style="display:none">Kyoto Kyoto Ukyou-ku</span>Ukyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span style="display:none">Kyoto  Kyoto Shimogyou-ku</span>Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||
|||<span style="display:none">Kyoto  Kyoto Nakagyou-ku</span>Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto|cultural site|||

## Related pages

- List of World Heritage Sites in Japan

## Other websites

- Kyoto City, "World Heritage Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto"
- Kyoto Prefecture, World's Cultural Heritage

## Infobox (unesco world heritage site)

- **whs**: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
- **image**: Kinkakuji 2004-09-21.jpg
- **image upright**: 1.2
- **caption**: Kinkakuji in Kyoto
- **location**: Kansai region, Honshu, Japan
- **criteria**: (ii), (iv)
- **id**: 688
- **year**: 1994
- **locmapin**: Japan Kansai#Japan