[Selections]Popular sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
「history」Sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
Mikane Shrine
Mikane Shrine is said to have been built at the end of the Heian period. Originally, it was a shrine...
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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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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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Yoshida Shrine
Yoshida Shrine was founded in 859 as the guardian deity of Heiankyo. The three deities enshrined are...
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Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603 (Keicho 8) as a castle to show the authority of the...
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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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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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Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
This shrine is dedicated to Michizane Sugawara, known as the god of learning, and is visited by many...
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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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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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Hirano Shrine
This is a historic shrine that is said to have been built around the time the capital was moved to H...
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