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IMPERIAL PALACE (GOSHO)
Kyoto
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
Himeji
Castles to visit
4.7/5
(41 reviews)
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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
Kyoto
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
Kyoto
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
Ōsaka
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
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
Kyoto
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
Ōsaka
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
Hikone
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
Kōyasan
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
Ōsaka
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
Kyoto
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
Kyoto
Places associated with famous people to visit
This pretty rustic hermitage was inhabited by a haiku poet, Kyōrai Mukai ...Read more
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TAKAMATSU-ZUKA
Asuka
Monuments to visit
This winery, discovered in 1972, is closed to the public. On the other ...Read more
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MIBU-DERA TEMPLE
Kyoto
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)
Kyoto
Palaces to visit
This residence located about ten kilometres northeast of the heart of Kyoto ...Read more
2025
TOUR DU SOLEIL
Suita
Contemporary architecture
The sun tower was the symbol of the Universal Exposition in Ōsaka. Located ...Read more
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TAKEDA CASTLE RUINS
Asago
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
Koka
Mansion to visit
The first ninjas in Koka appeared during the era Chōkyō (1487-1489). To ...Read more