[Selections]Popular sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
「history」Sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Currently managed by the Imperial Household Agency, advance reservations are required for tours....
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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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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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Ginkaku-ji Temple
It was founded in 1490 by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate. Like ...
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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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Yoshida Shrine
Yoshida Shrine was founded in 859 as the guardian deity of Heiankyo. The three deities enshrined are...
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Eikando Zenrinji Temple
Eikando was founded in 853 by Shinjo, a disciple of Kukai. Initially, it was an esoteric Buddhism tr...
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Kamomioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine)
It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto". The...
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Nanzen-ji Temple
Nanzenji Temple was built in the early 13th century and played a central role in establishing Zen Bu...
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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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Hiei Enryakuji Temple
Hieizan Enryakuji Temple covers the entirety of Mt. Hiei, which has an altitude of 848m, and is dott...
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Kamigamo Shrine, Famous for Aoi Festival
The Aoi Festival is held on May 15th (the day of the rooster in the fourth month of the lunar calend...
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