Atlas Obscura

Kyoto Runs Out Of Temples After Only 1,600

The city of Kyoto has over 1,600 Buddhist temples. While this is a very large number, it often feels like this isn’t enough. Famous sites such as Kinkaku-ji , Kiyomizu-dera , and Ryōan-ji are often seen over the shoulders of hundreds of other visitors, who tend to be cropped out…