Tags: World Heritage Site.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto Uji and Otsu Cities) encompasses 17 locations in Japan within the city of Kyoto and its immediate vicinity. The locations are in three cities: Kyoto and Uji in Kyoto Prefecture; and Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture; Uji and Ōtsu border Kyoto to the south and north respectively. Of the monuments 13 are Buddhist temples; three are Shinto shrines; and one is a castle.
