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Kiyomizu-dera Temple (清水寺)
Located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kiyomizu-dera is a Hosso sect temp...

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Kinkaku-ji Temple (金閣寺)
Kinkakuji Temple (Rokuonji Temple), located in Kita-ku, Kyoto City, was fou...

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Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社)
Yasaka Shrine, located in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, is said to have beg...

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Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (北野天満宮)
This shrine is dedicated to Michizane Sugawara, known as the god of learnin...

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Chion-in, the head temple of the Jodo sect
This temple was founded by Honen Shonin. Known as the founder of the Pure L...

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Ginkaku-ji Temple (銀閣寺)
Ginkakuji (Ginkakuji) (Jishoji), located in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a mo...

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Uguisu-bari - Nijo Castle (二条城)
Nijo Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603, was born as a flat castle to...

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Ryoan-ji Temple, Famous for Its Karesansui Garden (龍安寺)
In addition to the Hojo Garden, which is known as the "Ryoan-ji Rock Garden...

63- 庭園
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Tenryu-ji Temple, Founded by Ashikaga Takauji (天龍寺)
Tenryu-ji Temple, located in Saga-Arashiyama, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a Z...

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Arashiyama and Togetsukyo Bridge (嵐山)
The great advantage of Togetsukyo Bridge and Katsura River is its overwhelm...

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Kamigamo Shrine, Famous for Aoi Festival
Kamigamo Shrine (Kamo Wakeikazuchi Shrine), located in Kita-ku, Kyoto City,...

60- 神社
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Ichinenzaka and Ninenzaka (二寧坂)
Ichinenzaka and Ninenzaka are part of the approach to Kiyomizu-dera Temple ...

59- 江戸
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Kyoto City Zoo
Since its opening in 1903, Kyoto City Zoo has been loved by local residents...

59- 動物園
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Kamomioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine)
Kamomioya Shrine, commonly known as Shimogamo Shrine, is a World Heritage S...

58- 神社
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Kifune Shrine, Popular among Women
Kifune Shrine, located in Kurama, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, is the head shrin...

57- 神社
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple (Shinshu Honbyo)
Higashi Honganji, located in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, is officially calle...

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Yasui Konpira Shrine
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine is not only known as the god of marriage, but it is ...

56- 神社
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To-ji Temple (Kyoo-gokoku-ji Temple)
Located in Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Toji Temple is a government temple built ...

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Imamiya Shrine
Imamiya Shrine is a shrine that is visited by many people as it is said to ...

55- 神社
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Kyoto Railway Museum
Located close to JR Kyoto Station, the Kyoto Railway Museum is one of Japan...

55- 鉄道
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Suirokaku, an elegant red brick building (水路閣)
Suirokaku is a brick arch aqueduct built to allow a branch of the Lake Biwa...

54- 橋
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Nanzen-ji Temple (南禅寺)
Nanzenji Temple was built in the early 13th century and played a central ro...

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Tofuku-ji Temple
The great advantage of Tofukuji Temple is its grand scale and beautiful sce...

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Kenninji Temple (建仁寺)
Kennin-ji Temple was founded in 1202 for the purpose of propagating Zen Bud...

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Kyoto Station designed by Hiroshi Hara
After renovation in 1997, the current Kyoto Station Building was designed b...

54- 駅
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Kyoto Aquarium
Kyoto Aquarium is an inland aquarium located within Umekoji Park, within wa...

53- 水族館
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Kyoto Nishiki Market Shopping Street
This shopping street, representing Kyoto, stretches approximately 390 meter...

53- 商店街
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Daitoku-ji Temple
Daitokuji, located in Murasakino, Kita-ku, Kyoto, is a Zen temple founded i...

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Ninna-ji Temple (仁和寺)
One of the greatest attractions of Ninna-ji Temple is the Omuro Sakura. The...

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Daigo-ji Temple, with a National Treasure Five-Story Pagoda
The greatest attraction of Daigoji Temple is its vast grounds and the wealt...

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Saryo Tsujiri Gion Main Branch
Located in Gion's Hanamikoji district, this directly managed parfait is the...

50- パフェ
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Menya Yuko (麺屋 優光)
Menya Yuko's ramen is based on traditional Kyoto soy sauce ramen and featur...

49- 中華そば
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Rengeo-in Sanjusangendo
Rengeoin Sanjusangendo is a temple with a history dating back to the Heian ...

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Eikando Zenrinji Temple
Eikando was founded in 853 by Shinjo, a disciple of Kukai. Initially, it wa...

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Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art
The Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art has a large collection of modern and cont...

49- 美術館
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Maiko's Hanamikoji
Hanamikoji flourished as Gion's entertainment district during the Edo perio...

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Sannenzaka (産寧坂)
The name Sanneizaka comes from the Koyasuto pagoda of Kiyomizu-dera Temple,...

48- 江戸
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Jishu Shrine, the God of Matchmaking
Jishu Shrine is especially famous for the gods of marriage and fulfillment ...

48- 神社
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A Japanese sweets shop that always has a line! Demachi Futaba
Demachi Futaba's signature product is Mamemochi. It is made with sticky ric...

48- 和菓子
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Heian Jingu Shrine
Heian Jingu Shrine was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1100th anniversary ...

47- 神宮
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Chishakuin (智積院)
During the Muromachi period, the temple expanded under the patronage of Tak...

47- 寺
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Kurama-dera Temple
Located in Kurama Honmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kurama Temple is the he...

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Kyoto landmark - Kyoto Tower
Kyoto Tower is a symbol of Kyoto, located in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, and...

46- 展望
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Fashionable shopping mall “Shinpukan”
In addition to around 20 shops and restaurants, the building is home to the...
Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
The origin of Nishi Honganji dates back to the founding of the Jodo Shinshu...

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Shisendo, a Serene World with the Sound of Shishi-Odoshi
Shisendo is a garden that represents the literati culture of the Edo period...

45- 庭園
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Jojakko-ji Temple, a Famous Autumn Foliage Spot
Jojakkoji Temple is a hidden gem that sits quietly at the foot of Mt. Ogura...

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The Imperial Court - Kyoto Imperial Palace
Since 2008, the Kyoto Imperial Palace has been open to the public without p...

45- 御所
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Overlooking Kyoto! Shogunzuka Seiryuden Grand Stage
There is a free parking lot at Higashiyama Summit Park at the top of the Hi...

45- 展望
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Kyoto National Museum
Founded in the Meiji era, Kyoto National Museum is located in Higashiyama W...

45- 博物館
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Uji Matcha Gion Tsujiri Gion Main Store
Founded in 1860, the shop boasts a history spanning over 160 years. Uji ma...

45- 和菓子
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National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Located in the Okazaki area, where the great torii gate of Heian Shrine tow...

43- 美術館
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Kyoto International Manga Museum
The Kyoto International Manga Museum is Japan's first full-scale manga muse...

43- アニメ
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Mikane Shrine
Mikane Shrine is believed to have been founded in the late Heian period. Or...

42- 神社
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Toei Kyoto Studio Park
The grounds are dotted with open sets that reproduce the world of period dr...

42- 江戸
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Zuiganzan Enkoji Temple (圓光寺)
Enkoji Temple is known as a Zen temple as well as the temple where the Fush...

42- 庭園
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Tendai sect, Sanzen-in Temple in Ohara, Kyoto
Sanzen-in Temple is a tourist spot that represents Kyoto, with a garden whe...

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The Honnoji Temple, where Oda Nobunaga was assassinated
The biggest advantage of Honnoji Temple is that it is the site of the Honno...

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Myoshin-ji Temple, Japan's Largest Zen Temple
The grounds are large, and there are more than 10 buildings designated as i...

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Sagano Scenic Railway, also known as Sagano Torokko Train
The train runs on a 7.3km track along the Hozu River. The beautiful scenery...

40- 電車
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Saiho-ji Temple, also known as Kokedera (Moss Temple)
The greatest attraction of Saihoji Temple is its garden, covered in a carpe...

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Katsura Imperial Villa, a Masterpiece of Japanese Gardens
The original gardens and buildings from the early Edo period have been pres...

40- 庭園
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Shugakuin Imperial Villa
The greatest advantage of Shugakuin Imperial Villa is its unparalleled magn...

40- 日本庭園
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Yatsuhashi, Kyoto's specialty Japanese sweets
Yatsuhashi is a Kyoto specialty Japanese sweet made from rice flour, sugar,...

40- 和菓子
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Kodaiji Temple
Kodaiji Temple is a temple that retains the architectural style of the Momo...

40- 寺
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SAMURAI NINJA MUSEUM
This museum displays many actual weapons and ninja tools. Through these e...

40- 江戸
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Myotokusan Kegonji Temple (Suzushiji Temple)
Myotokusan Kegonji Temple is known as the Suzumushi Temple because of the b...

40- 寺
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Nishiyama Yoshimine Temple
Located on Nishiyama in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, Yoshimine-dera Temple is...

40- 寺
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Benefits for academic success, love, and longevity - Otowa Falls (音羽の滝)
Otowa Falls is a famous spring located beneath the temple complex of Kiyomi...

40- 滝
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Kyoto bracken rice cake famous restaurant Rakushaan
The owner is particular about the ingredients and manufacturing method of w...

39- 和菓子
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Yasaka Koshindo, a colorful ball
Yasaka Koshindo is said to have been founded in the late Heian period. I...

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Cafe Madragu
This cafe, which took over the space of its predecessor, the famous coffee ...

38- 喫茶店
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Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Bookstore
Located in the Okazaki area of Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Okazaki Tsut...

38- コーヒー
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Toshoan is popular for both Japanese and Western sweets
"Toshoan" is a popular specialty store that pursues the possibilities of re...

38- 和菓子
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Guardian deity of women - Ichihime Shrine
Ichihime Shrine is a historic shrine founded in 795 after the capital was m...

38- 神社
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A famous cherry blossom spot! Hirano Shrine
Hirano Shrine has a variety of cherry blossoms, including not only Somei Yo...

37- 神社
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Kyoto Cultural Museum
The main building features comprehensive exhibitions that span Kyoto's hist...

37- 博物館
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Honke Daiichi Asahi Takabashi Main Store
Honke Daiichi Asahi Takabashi Honten's ramen features a clear, soy-sauce-ba...

35- 中華そば
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Takaoyama Jingoji Temple
Located in Takao, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Jingo-ji Temple is a historic temp...

35- 寺
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The rabbit love is cute - Okazaki Shrine
Okazaki Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, is a historic shrine founded as a...

35- 神社
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Bakumatsu Meiji Restoration Museum
Located near Kyoto's Ryozen Gokoku Shrine, the Ryozen History Museum specia...

34- 江戸
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Tendai Sect Shoren-in Monzeki
Tendai sect Shoren-in Monzeki, also known as Awata Gosho, is a prestigious ...

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Manshu-in
The great advantage of Manshuin Monzeki is its tranquil atmosphere and high...

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Jakko-in Temple, Standing in a Mountain Village
Located in Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Jakkoin is a Tendai sect nunnery ...

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Bamboo temple Jizo-in
Jizo-in Temple was founded in 1367 during the period of the Northern and So...

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Honen-in Temple
Honen is known as the founder of the Jodo sect of Buddhism and spread the t...

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Oda Nobunaga's Kenkun Shrine
At that time, Nobunaga was worshiped as a ``great hero who unified the coun...

29- 神社
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Yoshida Shrine
Yoshida Shrine was founded in 859 as the guardian deity of Heian-kyo. It en...

28- 神社
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Nenbutsu-ji Temple in Adashino, with 8,000 Stone Statues
It was built by Kukai in 811, and later became Nenbutsu-ji Temple when Hone...

28- 寺
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Kimono Forest at Arashiyama Station
This is a work that expresses Kyo Yuzen, a traditional Japanese craft, as a...

27- 映え
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Fushimi Momoyama Castle, a Historical Castle in Kyoto
The advantage of Fushimi Momoyama Castle is that you can easily enjoy its b...

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