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MIMIZUKA SHRINE
Temple to visit
This site is a species of mound built a stone stupa commemorating the ...Read more
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GODAI-DO TEMPLE
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A chapel dedicated to the Myō O, deities of esoteric Buddhism. You can see ...Read more
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SAMPO-IN TEMPLE
Temple to visit
It can be seen immediately that this temple is part of the five secondary ...Read more
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YAKUSHI-DO TEMPLE
Temple to visit
This is the oldest building in the whole Daigo-ji. Famous for its ...Read more
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SHOKOKU-JI TEMPLE
Temple to visit
Temple of the sect Rinzai founded in 1392 by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga ...Read more
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TEMPLE TOJI-IN
Temple to visit
Founded in 1341 by Takauji Ashikaga, the temple became the burial temple of ...Read more
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JOJAKKO-JI TEMPLE
Temple to visit
During the Momoyama and Edo periods, the Fuju-Fuse sect, radically attached ...Read more
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SEIRYO-JI TEMPLE
Temple to visit
Seiryo-ji is a famous Buddhist temple, in which one enters a two-story ...Read more
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SHINJU-AN TEMPLE
Temple to visit
Founded by Ikkyū, this temple has gardens attributed to Shukō Murata, the ...Read more
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ENTSU-JI TEMPLE
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
Temple to visit
In the third street parallel to Oike-dōri south, once crossing ...Read more
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TEMPLE KŌTŌ-IN
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
Temple to visit
This temple is located west of the San-Mon gate. This is the best known ...Read more
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REIUN-IN TEMPLE
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
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
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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TOYOKUNI JINJA SHRINE
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A sanctuary raised by Ancestor Toyotomi for himself in 1598 and ...Read more
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NONOMIYA JINJA
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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KOHO-AN TEMPLE
Temple to visit
This secondary temple is known for its gardens designed by Enshū Kobori, ...Read more
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DAISEN-IN TEMPLE
Temple to visit
In the Hōjō, some fusumas (sliding doors) were painted by Sōami ...Read more
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KORYU-JI TEMPLE
Temple to visit
He is also named Uzumasa-dera. Uzumasa's name is the combination of two ...Read more
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ROKUHARAMITSU-JI
Temple to visit
This temple was founded in 963 by the itinerant monk Kūya Shōnin ...Read more
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DAIKAKU-JI
Temple to visit
This Buddhist temple was built at the time of Emperor Seiwa (851-880) in ...Read more
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HIGASHI HONGAN-JI
Temple to visit
Located about ten minutes walk north of Kyoto Central Station, it is one of ...Read more
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NISHI HONGAN-JI
Temple to visit
Located in the centre of the city, it is the seat of the sect Jōdo ...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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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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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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HEIAN JINGU
Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
The No, Japan's oldest theatre, is honoured at the Takigi No festival, ...Read more