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KINKAKU-JI - GOLDEN PAVILION

Kyoto
Temple to visit
4.5/5
(40 reviews)
It is certainly the most famous monument in Japan. It takes its name from ... Read more
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FUSHIMI INARI TAISHA

Kyoto
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
(23 reviews)
This shrine is one of the epinal images of Japan and Kyoto. Several movie ... Read more
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SANJUSANGEN-DŌ

Kyoto
Temple to visit
4.8/5
(5 reviews)
Unquestionably one of the most spectacular temples in Kyoto. It is known ... Read more
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KIYOMIZU-DERA

Kyoto
Temple to visit
4.4/5
(9 reviews)
On the slopes of Mount Otowa, the Kiyomizu-dera, is dedicated to the Kannon ... Read more
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YASAKA JINJA

Kyoto
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
(2 reviews)
The shrine is located between the Gion and Higashiyama districts and ... Read more
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TŌ-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
5/5
(2 reviews)
Literally "the Temple of the East", this wonderful Buddhist temple was ... Read more
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DAITOKU-JI

Kyoto
Temple to visit
4.8/5
(4 reviews)
This temple is actually an imposing complex of 22 temples, all surrounded ... Read more
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KITANO TEMMAN-GU

Kyoto
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
(1 review)
Founded in 947 in memory of Michizane no Sugawara, a historian and poet who ... Read more
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SAIHO-JI GARDEN

Kyoto
Temple to visit
5/5
(1 review)
Also known as Kokedera, this garden was founded in 731 by the monk Gyōki ... Read more
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RYŌAN-JI

Kyoto
Parks and gardens
4.1/5
(8 reviews)
If the Golden and Silver Pavilions are among the most visited and known ... Read more
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TEMPLE GIO-JI

Kyoto
Temple to visit
4.5/5
(2 reviews)
This peaceful temple at the roof roof, located in a foam and maple decor, ... Read more
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SHISEN-DO TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Located about 2 km north of the Golden Pavilion, this temple was founded in ... Read more
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HAIDEN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
This rooftop prayer room allows to invoke the dragon god of the source. On ... Read more
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GOJUNOTO PAGODA

Kyoto
Pagoda to visit
It dates from 951 and is, it is said, the oldest building in Japan in the ... Read more
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HOKAI-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
This is the old residence of a noble, Sukenari Hino. The construction of ... Read more
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KEISHUN-IN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Built in 1632, this secondary temple contains a famous Sōan tea pavilion ... Read more
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CHISHAKU-IN TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Passing through Higashiōji-dōri, this temple was founded in 1598 by ... Read more
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NIJO JINYA SHRINE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
In the th century, this house housed the daimyō who came to pay homage to ... Read more
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JOSHO-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Temple that is associated with Taiyū Yoshino, Shimabara's courtesan known ... Read more
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ANRAKU-JI TEMPLE

Kyoto
Temple to visit
Small temple built by followers of Shōnin Hōnen, founder of the Secte ... Read more