[Selections]Popular sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
「history」Sightseeing spots around Kyoto Prefecture
Ryoan-ji Temple, Famous for Its Karesansui Garden
In addition to the Hojo Garden, which is known as the "Ryoan-ji Rock Garden," there is also a pond g...
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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 important cultural propert...
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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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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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Kinkaku-ji Temple
It was founded in 1397 by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the third shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate. Ginka...
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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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Imamiya Shrine
Imamiya Shrine is a shrine that is visited by many people as it is said to bring blessings such as c...
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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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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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Katsura Imperial Villa, a Masterpiece of Japanese Gardens
The original gardens and buildings from the early Edo period have been preserved, conveying the esse...
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Popular with women! Nonomiya Shrine
The main deity enshrined at Nonomiya Shrine is Amaterasu Omikami. It also enshrines Nonomiya Daikoku...
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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 Honen Shonin opened a Nenbuts...
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