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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 French Read 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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SHOREN-IN

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Also known as "Awata Palace", this Buddhist temple was built at the end of ... 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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HOKKI-JI

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

Kyoto
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

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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ONSEN

Natural site to discover
This onsen is mixed, but it's wearing a bathing suit. Getting there is a ... Read more
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TOFUKU-JI

Kyoto
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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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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NARIAIJI

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