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NANZEN-JI

Temple to visit
Nanzen-ji is at the heart of the cultural identity of the imperial capital. ... Read more
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KAMIGAMO-JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine in the north of Kyoto is the oldest in the city. Its ... Read more
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ADASHINO NEMBUTSU-JI

Temple to visit
A singular place and far from the more frequented tourist circuit of ... Read more
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MATSUNOO TAISHA SHRINE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Important place of worship in the west of Kyoto, it dates back to 701 and ... Read more
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SAIDAI-JI

Temple to visit
This large western temple is famous because it is here that the Ochamori ... Read more
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SHIMOGAMO JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
This shrine on the south bank of the Kamo River is said to have existed for ... Read more
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TEMPLE GANGŌ-JI

Temple to visit
The Gangō-ji was founded by Umako Soga in 588 in Asuka, when Buddhism had ... Read more
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ZUISEN-JI

Temple to visit
A very beautiful Zen temple founded in 1327 by Muso Kokushi, a great Zen ... Read more
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MYOSHIN-JI

Temple to visit
Like Daitoku-ji, Myoshin-ji is a complex of some fifty temples, most of ... Read more
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TEMPLE JISONIN

Temple to visit
Founded in 816 in Kudoyama by Kōbō-Daishi, at the foot of Mount Kôya, ... Read more
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HEIAN JINGU

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The No, Japan's oldest theatre, is honoured at the Takigi No festival, ... Read more