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ENTSU-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Originally, this Zen temple was a residence of Emperor Go-Mizuno. He became ...Read more
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ROKKAKU-DO TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
In the third street parallel to Oike-dōri south, once crossing ...Read more
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OFFICE DE TOURISME DE LA PRÉFECTURE DE WAKAYAMA
Wakayama
Tourist office
Many brochures and maps in English but also in FrenchRead more
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NISHI OTANI CEMETERY
Kyoto
Cemetery to visit
The temple houses the cemetery of Toribeyama where the priests of Nishi ...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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MUSEUM REIHŌKAN
Kōyasan
General museum
The museum exhibits a small collection of statues, mandalas and paintings ...Read more
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KŌYA-SAN CHOISHIMICHI
Kōyasan
Religious buildings
The "stone path" was founded by Ereader Daishi, Kuakai 1 200 years ago. It ...Read more
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KUMANO HAYATAMA TAISHA SHRINE
Kumano
Religious buildings
The sanctuary of "jaillissantes" or "vital force" is surrounded by a forest ...Read more
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TEMPLE KŌTŌ-IN
Kyoto
Temple to visit
Founded in 1601 by Tadaoki Hosokawa (1563-1645), a disciple of Sen No ...Read more
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TAIZO-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
This temple is located west of the San-Mon gate. This is the best known ...Read more
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DAISHIN-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Parks and gardens
Founded by Hosokawa in 1492, this small temple presents a beautiful stone ...Read more
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REIUN-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
The temple is one of the first to from Tofuku-ji station. Built in 1526, ...Read more
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SHUNKO-IN TEMPLE
Kyoto
Temple to visit
In this little Zen temple built in the 1590 s, the atmosphere of the time ...Read more
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TENKYU-JI TEMPLE
Kyoto
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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SENRI PARK
Ōsaka
Natural site to discover
This was the site of the Grand World Exposition of Ōsaka in 1970. It is ...Read more
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TOYOKUNI JINJA SHRINE
Kyoto
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
Nara
Temple to visit
The Yakushi-ji was founded in 690 in Fujiwara-kyō, and dedicated to the ...Read more
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NONOMIYA JINJA
Kyoto
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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IMPERIAL RESIDENCE (SHUGAKU-IN RIKYU)
Kyoto
Palaces to visit
This residence located about ten kilometres northeast of the heart of Kyoto ...Read more
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JIYUGAOKA-YUEN PARK
Natural site to discover
In particular, we can see the fighting of buffalo.Read more
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OFFICE DE TOURISME DE KINOSAKI ONSEN
Kinosaki
Tourist office
Also known as Sozoro, this ideally located tourist information centre is a ...Read more
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INUNAKIYAMA
Kishiwada
Natural Crafts
The name of this mountain, inunakiyama, which means "the mountain of the ...Read more
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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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PORTE DAIMON
Kōyasan
Religious buildings
It stands at the entrance to the city. When you arrive from the cable car, ...Read more
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KUMANO NACHI TAISHA GRAND SHRINE
Nachi-Katsuura
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
To reach the great Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in the best way, get off the ...Read more
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SANCTUAIRE SHIRAHIGE
Takashima
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The Shirahige-jinja shrine was founded 1900 years ago. It has become one of ...Read more
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TEMPLE RYUSEN-JI
Tenkawa
Temple to visit
The ascetics of shugendō go to this temple, since its foundation around ...Read more
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KONGŌBU-JI
Kōyasan
Temple to visit
This Buddhist temple was built in the 16th century by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a ...Read more
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GRAND SANCTUAIRE DE KUMANO HONGU TAISHA
Shingu
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
All the pilgrimage routes of Kumano Kodo lead to this sanctuary nestled in ...Read more
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OHARAI-MACHI
Ise
Street square and neighborhood to visit
After the visit of the very spiritual Naiku, another atmosphere, just as ...Read more
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L'ÎLE DES PERLES MIKIMOTO
Toba
Specialized museum
The Mikimoto Pearl Island, a true flagship attraction of the city of Toba, ...Read more
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ART MUSEUM OF HYOGO PREFECTURE
Kobe
Modern art
The museum building was designed by the famous Japanese architect Tadao ...Read more
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ROUTE DE PÈLERINAGE CHOISHI-MICHI
Kōyasan
Natural Crafts
This is the pilgrimage route leading to Koyasan. The "stone path" was ...Read more
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TAIKO NO YU
Kobe
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
The originality of this onsen lies in the variety of its waters (26) and ...Read more
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THE KANSAI GUIDE
Ōsaka
Tourist office
This site on tourism and local attractions in the Kansai region is the ...Read more
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KOREAN DISTRICT
Ōsaka
Street square and neighborhood to visit
Around Tsuruhashi's station, we don't feel entirely in Japan anymore: the ...Read more
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KINPUSEN-JI
Yoshino
Temple to visit
In the heart of the village of Yoshino stands Kinpusen-ji, the main ...Read more
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MATSUBARA HACHIMAN-GU
Himeji
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Located 6 km southeast of the Himeji train station and near Shirahamanomiya ...Read more
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CHEMIN OMINE OKUGAKE
Yoshino
Natural Crafts
The Omine Okugake Path is the supreme place of ascetic practice which is ...Read more
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AQUARIUM DE TOBA
Toba
Aquarium
Toba's aquarium is a must in the city of the same name. It is considered ...Read more
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ANCIEN TEMPLE CHIKURIN-IN
Ōtsu
Temple to visit
Once a priests' residence, this former temple is now owned by the town. It ...Read more
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TEMPLE EIGEN-JI
Ōmihachiman
Temple to visit
Founded in 1361 by the lord of Omi province, Sasaki Ujiyori, and the monk ...Read more
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SANCTUAIRE KASHIHARA-JINGU
Asuka
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Kashihara-jingu is at the foot of Mount Unebi. It was on this site more ...Read more
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HISTORY MUSEUM OF ŌSAKA
Ōsaka
Museums
This very interesting museum offers visitors an overview of more than 1,400 ...Read more