[Selections]Popular sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
「history」Sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
Kyoto Imperial Palace
It is open to the public only twice a year (for a few days). (No application procedure required, fre...
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Yoshida Shrine
Yoshida Shrine was founded in 859 as the guardian deity of Heiankyo. The three deities enshrined are...
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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 and is designated as a s...
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Oda Nobunaga's Kenkun Shrine
At that time, Nobunaga was worshiped as a ``great hero who unified the country'' and a god of nation...
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The Honnoji Temple, where Oda Nobunaga was assassinated
The temple was quite large at that time, but it was moved to its current location by Toyotomi Hideyo...
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Heian Jingu Shrine
Heian Jingu Shrine was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the transfer of the an...
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Zuiganzan Enkoji Temple
Enkoji Temple is known as a Zen temple as well as the temple where the Fushimi version printing busi...
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Daitoku-ji Temple
Toyotomi Hideyoshi performed Oda Nobunaga's funeral and created Soken-in as a family temple. The fa...
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Ginkaku-ji Temple
It was founded in 1490 by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate. Like ...
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Kenninji Temple
Kennin-ji Temple was founded in 1202 for the purpose of propagating Zen Buddhism. It was opened by t...
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Honen-in Temple
Honen is known as the founder of the Jodo sect of Buddhism and spread the teachings of the Pure Nemb...
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Yasaka Shrine
It is also known as "Gion-san" and is famous for the Gion Festival in July. It is a power spot of b...
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