Sansen-in Shrine in Ohara, Kyoto
Address Ohara, Japan Map, Tel 075-744-2531 Call, Transit From Kyoto Station, take the Karasuma Subway Line to Kokusaikaikan Station (20 minutes, 260 Yen) (end of the line) Next take Kyoto Bus number 19 (towards Ohara or Kodeishi) to Ohara (20 minutes, 340 Yen, two buses per hour), Cost 700 yen Website
They have the most adorable little statues that my girls just loved. The nice thing about this shrine is that they give children little papers to put stamps on that are located throughout the shrine. It's a bit like a scavenger hunt looking for the stamps throughout the compound. It's gorgeous here. It's more towards the outskirts of town and rather countryside around. Near the shrine are some really great rice fields for wandering and tadpole hunting.