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Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Honnoji Temple is a temple located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, and is particularly famous as the place where Oda Nobunaga committed suicide during the Honnoji Incident of the Sengoku period. This incident made the temple known nationwide, and it is a highly valued historical site. It has been burned down and rebuilt several times...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Pontocho is a long, narrow entertainment district stretching between Shijo and Sanjo streets along the Kamo River in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. Its streetscape and geisha and maiko culture, which continue from the Edo period, are still preserved to this day, with restaurants and cafes built in traditional townhouses lining the narrow alleys.

Mikane Shrine (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) — Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mikane Shrine is a small shrine in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, widely known for its blessings of financial luck and business prosperity. The shrine enshrines deities related to metals and wealth, including Kanayamahiko-no-mikoto...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Rokkakudo (Chohoji Temple) is an ancient temple quietly nestled in the urban area of Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, and is affectionately known as "Rokkakudo." Its distinctive hexagonal main hall is located in a corner of the city that still retains the landscape of the Muromachi period and beyond. There are many legends about its founding...

Kyoto International Manga Museum (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) The Kyoto International Manga Museum is a specialized museum that aims to preserve and publicize modern manga culture and promote international exchange. It is housed in a historic building that was once an elementary school, and...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Nishiki Market (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a 400-meter-long shopping street affectionately known as "Kyoto's Kitchen." It is a famous food spot with a history of about 400 years. It offers a wide selection of fresh seafood, Kyoto vegetables, pickles, dried goods, tofu, yuba (bean curd skin), fish paste, dashi (soup stock), bonito flakes, Japanese sweets, and Kyoto oban (traditional Japanese food).

Nijo Castle (Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Nijo Castle was begun by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1603 as his base in Kyoto. After subsequent expansion, it became known as a symbol of the Edo period shogunate. The Ninomaru Palace within the castle grounds features sliding screen paintings by the Kano school and other artists...