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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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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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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