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IMPERIAL PALACE (GOSHO)

IMPERIAL PALACE (GOSHO)

Palaces to visit
3.9/5
11 reviews
The Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Japan served as the official residence of the ... Read more
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HIMEJI CASTLE

Castles to visit
4.7/5
41 reviews
Open - from 09h00 to 16h00
Himeji Castle has been inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage List, since ... Read more
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THE GINKAKU-JI AND ITS GARDENS

Palaces to visit
4.6/5
17 reviews
The Silver Pavilion is one of the must-see places in Kyoto. It is located ... Read more
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NIJO-JO CASTLE

Castles to visit
4.6/5
12 reviews
The castle dates from 1603. Ieyasu Tokugawa, then the new shōgun, had it ... Read more
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UMEDA SKY BUILDING

Contemporary architecture
4.6/5
9 reviews
With its thirty-eight floors, this building dominates the north-western ... Read more
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CASTLE OF ŌSAKA

Monuments to visit
3.8/5
15 reviews
You reach the interior of the castle walls by way of a bridge over the moat ... Read more
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KATSURA RIKYU - IMPERIAL VILLA

Palaces to visit
5/5
1 review
The area around Katsura was for several generations, from the Heian period, ... Read more
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TSUTENKAKU TOWER

Towers to visit
4.5/5
2 reviews
The Tsutenkaku Tower dominates the Shinsekai district of its 103 m high. ... Read more
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HIKONE CASTLE

Castles to visit
4/5
2 reviews
The castle, which dominates the city, is located on a hill west of the ... Read more
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PAGODA TAHŌ-TŌ FROM TAHŌ SANMAI-IN

Monuments to visit
4/5
1 review
This two-storey pagoda was built in 1223 by Hojo Masako, wife of Minamoto ... Read more
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ABENO HARUKAS

Public buildings to visit
4/5
1 review
Rising to almost 300 m, Abenos Harukas is the highest skyscraper in Japan. ... Read more
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KYOTO TOWER

Towers to visit
3/5
3 reviews
Designed by Mamoru Yamada, and built in 1964 for the Tokyo Olympic Games, ... Read more
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RAKUSHIDA HERMITAGE

Places associated with famous people to visit
This pretty rustic hermitage was inhabited by a haiku poet, Kyōrai Mukai ... Read more
 Kyoto
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KYAKU-DEN

Mansion to visit
This is the th century reception room. Further, Shin-den remains a ... Read more
 Ohara
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TAKAMATSU-ZUKA

Monuments to visit
This winery, discovered in 1972, is closed to the public. On the other ... Read more
 Asuka
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MIBU-DERA TEMPLE

Operas and theaters to visit
This temple dedicated to Jizō has become a place of theater. Traditional ... Read more
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IMPERIAL RESIDENCE (SHUGAKU-IN RIKYU)

Palaces to visit
This residence located about ten kilometres northeast of the heart of Kyoto ... Read more
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TOUR DU SOLEIL

Contemporary architecture
The sun tower was the symbol of the Universal Exposition in Ōsaka. Located ... Read more
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TAKEDA CASTLE RUINS

Castles to visit
Takeda Castle is very famous in the Kansai region because of its location; ... Read more
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KOKA NINJA HOUSE

Mansion to visit
The first ninjas in Koka appeared during the era Chōkyō (1487-1489). To ... Read more