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KINKAKU-JI - GOLDEN PAVILION

Temple to visit
4.5/5
40 reviews
It is certainly the most famous monument in Japan. It takes its name from ... Read more
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FUSHIMI INARI TAISHA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
23 reviews
During Hatsumode, a human crowd goes to the beautiful sanctuary of Kyoto in ... Read more
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SANJUSANGEN-DŌ

Temple to visit
4.8/5
5 reviews
Unquestionably one of the most spectacular temples in Kyoto. It is known ... Read more
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KIYOMIZU-DERA

Temple to visit
4.4/5
9 reviews
On the slopes of Mount Otowa, the Kiyomizu-dera, is dedicated to the Kannon ... Read more
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YASAKA JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
2 reviews
The shrine is located between the Gion and Higashiyama districts and ... Read more
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TŌ-JI TEMPLE

Temple to visit
5/5
2 reviews
Literally "the Temple of the East", this wonderful Buddhist temple was ... Read more
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DAITOKU-JI

Temple to visit
4.8/5
4 reviews
This temple is actually an imposing complex of 22 temples around the ... Read more
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KITANO TEMMAN-GU

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
5/5
1 review
Founded in 947 in memory of Michizane no Sugawara, a historian and poet who ... Read more
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SAIHO-JI GARDEN

Temple to visit
5/5
1 review
Also known as Kokedera, this garden was founded in 731 by the monk Gyōki ... Read more
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RYŌAN-JI

Parks and gardens
4.1/5
8 reviews
If the Golden and Silver Pavilions are among the most visited and known ... Read more
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SHOREN-IN

Temple to visit
Also known as "Awata Palace", this Buddhist temple was built at the end of ... Read more
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NINNA-JI

Temple to visit
We find in this temple a palace built for the emperor Kōkō (830-887) and ... Read more
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NONOMIYA JINJA

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A pretty little shrine where Japanese women go in great numbers, because it ... Read more
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TOFUKU-JI

Temple to visit
Temple of the Rinzai sect, it is one of the five great temples of the city. ... Read more
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ROKUHARAMITSU-JI

Temple to visit
This temple was founded in 963 by the itinerant monk Kūya Shōnin ... Read more
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MANSHU-IN

Temple to visit
Temple built in 788, it was then moved and rebuilt in its current location ... Read more
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NISON-IN

Temple to visit
Temple founded by Emperor Saga in 841 and famous for being the place where ... Read more
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DAIGO-JI

Temple to visit
Temple of the Shingon sect founded in 874 by Shōbō (Daishi Rigen), which ... Read more
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TENRYU-JI

Temple to visit
General Takauji Ashikaga decided to build this temple on the ruins of ... Read more
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DAIKAKU-JI

Temple to visit
This Buddhist temple was built at the time of Emperor Seiwa (851-880) in ... Read more