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KŌFUKU-JI

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4.3/5
4 reviews
Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful temples in Nara, Kōfuku-ji has been ... Read more
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AKISHINO-DERA TEMPLE

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4.5/5
2 reviews
Temple built in 780 just before the court leaves Nara. In the Kō-dō, a ... Read more
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SANZEN-IN

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4/5
2 reviews
The Sanzen-in temple is the main attraction not to be missed. This Buddhist ... Read more
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TEMPLE KONGŌBU-JI

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4/5
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This Buddhist temple was built in the sixteenth century by Toyotomi ... Read more
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DOOR DAIMON

Religious buildings
3/5
1 review
When you arrive at the cable car, this is the first monument you will see. ... Read more
 Kōyasan
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SHITENNO-JI

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3/5
1 review
The temple, founded by Prince Shōtoku Taishi in 592, is dedicated to the ... Read more
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SHISEN-DO TEMPLE

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Located about 2 km north of the Golden Pavilion, this temple was founded in ... Read more
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HAIDEN TEMPLE

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This rooftop prayer room allows to invoke the dragon god of the source. On ... Read more
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GOJUNOTO PAGODA

Pagoda to visit
It dates from 951 and is, it is said, the oldest building in Japan in the ... Read more
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JODO-IN TEMPLE

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This temple was originally a Amidiste temple of the Tendai sect during the ... Read more
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HOKAI-JI TEMPLE

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This is the old residence of a noble, Sukenari Hino. The construction of ... Read more
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KEISHUN-IN TEMPLE

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Built in 1632, this secondary temple contains a famous Sōan tea pavilion ... Read more
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CHISHAKU-IN TEMPLE

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Passing through Higashiōji-dōri, this temple was founded in 1598 by ... Read more
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NIJO JINYA SHRINE

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In the th century, this house housed the daimyō who came to pay homage to ... Read more
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JOSHO-JI TEMPLE

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Temple that is associated with Taiyū Yoshino, Shimabara's courtesan known ... Read more
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UJIGAMI-JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
We reach the other side of the river through bridges that pass through the ... Read more
 Uji
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ANRAKU-JI TEMPLE

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Small temple built by followers of Shōnin Hōnen, founder of the Secte ... Read more
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MIMIZUKA SHRINE

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This site is a species of mound built a stone stupa commemorating the ... Read more
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GODAI-DO TEMPLE

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A chapel dedicated to the Myō O, deities of esoteric Buddhism. You can see ... Read more
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SAMPO-IN TEMPLE

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It can be seen immediately that this temple is part of the five secondary ... Read more
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YAKUSHI-DO TEMPLE

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This is the oldest building in the whole Daigo-ji. Famous for its ... Read more
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SHOKOKU-JI TEMPLE

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Temple of the sect Rinzai founded in 1392 by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga ... Read more
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TEMPLE TOJI-IN

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Founded in 1341 by Takauji Ashikaga, the temple became the burial temple of ... Read more
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JOJAKKO-JI TEMPLE

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During the Momoyama and Edo periods, the Fuju-Fuse sect, radically attached ... Read more
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SEIRYO-JI TEMPLE

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Seiryo-ji is a famous Buddhist temple, in which one enters a two-story ... Read more
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JURIN-IN TEMPLE

Religious buildings
This small temple located in the city center of Nara was previously part of ... Read more
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ANGO IN

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Founded at the end of the century by Umako Soga, uncle of Empress Suiko, ... Read more
 Asuka
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TACHIBANA-JI

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West of the Oka-dera, Tachibana-ji is the temple founded by Prince Shōtoku ... Read more
 Asuka
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TOSHODAI-JI TEMPLE

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Situated in the city centre, this monastery was created in 759 by the ... Read more
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SHIN-YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE

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Temple of the Healing Buddha, it was built in 747 by Empress Kōmyō as ... Read more
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OJO GOKURAKU-IN

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Located in Sanzenin, this is the oldest temple in the surrounding area, but ... Read more
 Ohara
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SHINJU-AN TEMPLE

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Founded by Ikkyū, this temple has gardens attributed to Shukō Murata, the ... Read more
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ENTSU-JI TEMPLE

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Originally, this Zen temple was a residence of Emperor Go-Mizuno. He became ... Read more
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ROKKAKU-DO TEMPLE

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In the third street parallel to Oike-dōri south, once crossing ... Read more
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KŌYA-SAN CHOISHIMICHI

Religious buildings
The "stone path" was founded by Ereader Daishi, Kuakai 1 ... Read more
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KUMANO HAYATAMA TAISHA SHRINE

Religious buildings
The sanctuary of "jaillissantes" or "vital ... Read more
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TEMPLE KŌTŌ-IN

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Founded in 1601 by Tadaoki Hosokawa (1563-1645), a disciple of Sen No ... Read more
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TAIZO-IN TEMPLE

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This temple is located west of the San-Mon gate. This is the best known ... Read more
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REIUN-IN TEMPLE

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The temple is one of the first to from Tofuku-ji station. Built in 1526, ... Read more
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SHUNKO-IN TEMPLE

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In this little Zen temple built in the 1590 s, the atmosphere of the time ... Read more
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TENKYU-JI TEMPLE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
We are in this sanctuary to admire some of the rooms that are decorated ... Read more
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SHOREN-IN

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Also known as "Awata Palace", this Buddhist temple was built at the end of ... Read more
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TOYOKUNI JINJA SHRINE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A sanctuary raised by Ancestor Toyotomi for himself in 1598 and ... Read more
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YAKUSHI-JI

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The Yakushi-ji was founded in 690 in Fujiwara-kyō, and dedicated to the ... Read more
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HOKKI-JI

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Temple built in 745 by the Empress Kōmyō. It became an important ... Read more
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NINNA-JI

Temple to visit
We find in this temple a palace built for the emperor Kōkō (830-887) and ... Read more
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NONOMIYA JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A pretty little shrine where Japanese women go in great numbers, because it ... Read more
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TOFUKU-JI

Temple to visit
Temple of the Rinzai sect, it is one of the five great temples of the city. ... Read more
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NARIAIJI

Temple to visit
Nariaiji temple is part of the Shingon sect, an esoteric Japanese Buddhist ... Read more
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PORTE DAIMON

Religious buildings
It stands at the entrance to the city. When you arrive from the cable car, ... Read more
 Kōyasan