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Tourist attractions in Kyoto Prefecture
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Kyōgamisaki (Kyōtango City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Kyōgamisaki (or Kyōganomisaki) is located on the Tango Peninsula in Kyōtango City, Kyoto Prefecture...
Saihoji Temple (Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Saihoji Temple (commonly known as Koke-dera, or Moss Temple) is a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect located in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, and is famous for its moss garden...
Uji City Tale of Genji Museum (Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Appeal) The Uji City Tale of Genji Museum is dedicated to Murasaki Shikibu's epic novel, "The Tale of Genji," and especially to the latter half of the story...
Fujimori Shrine (Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Fujinomori Shrine is an ancient shrine located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, and has long been revered as the guardian shrine of horses...
Honen-in Temple (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture).
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Honen-in Temple is a Jodo sect temple located in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, dedicated to the founder of Jodo Buddhism, Honen-in...
Manpukuji Temple (Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Manpuku-ji Temple is a major head temple of the Obaku sect located in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture...
Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art (Oyamazaki Town, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): The Oyamazaki Villa Museum of Art is a museum located on a small hill in Oyamazaki town, situated between Kyoto and Osaka...
Kamo River (Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Characteristics, and Appeal): The Kamo River is a representative river that flows north-south through Kyoto City, and has long been an important part of Kyoto's life and culture...
Honnoji Temple (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
A visit to Honnoji Temple takes 20-30 minutes if you're only paying your respects, but 45 minutes to 1... if you want to see the sights within the temple grounds and the historical sites associated with Oda Nobunaga.
Yoshida Shrine (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Yoshida Shrine is located on Yoshida Mountain (east of Kyoto University's Yoshida Campus) in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City...
Yasaka Koshindo (Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Yasaka Koshindo Temple (Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Yasaka Koshindo Temple is located in Kyoto...
Haratanien (Kita Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Haradani-en is a private garden located on a small hill in the Kita Ward of Kyoto City. In spring...
Togetsukyo Bridge (Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Togetsukyo Bridge is a representative bridge over the Katsura River (upper reaches of the Hozugawa River) in Arashiyama, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City...
Shugakuin Imperial Villa (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Shugakuin Imperial Villa (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shugakuin Imperial Villa is located on the Higashiyama-Shugakuin Plateau in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City...
Kasagi Temple (Kasagi Town, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Kasagi-dera Temple is located on the mountainside of Mt. Kasagi (approximately 200m above sea level) in Kasagi-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto Prefecture...
Fukuchiyama Castle (Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Overview (History, Features, and Attractions): Fukuchiyama Castle is a castle ruin located in the center of Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, dating back to the Sengoku period...
Daikakuji Temple (Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
[Overview (History, Characteristics, and Attractions)] Daikakuji Temple is a Shingon sect Daikakuji school temple located in Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, dating back to the Heian period...
Shisendo (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
Shisendo Temple (Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Shisendo Temple was founded in the early Edo period by Ishikawa Jō, a literary figure who loved Chinese poetry...