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Culture in Kyoto

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Kyoto Railway Museum

Kyoto Railway Museum

The Kyoto Railway Museum opened to the public on April 29, 2016, and is an opportunity to experience Japan's progress in mode...

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Kodaiji

Kodaiji

The Kodaiji is located northeast of the Yasaka Hokanji Temple at the foot of the Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. The o...

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Ginkakuji

Ginkakuji

The Ginkakuji, also known as the“ Silver Pavilion ”, is a Buddhist Zen temple in the Higashiyama area in northeastern Kyoto. ...

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Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple was founded in 778. Its history dates back over 1200 years. As a sacred place where the great compassion...

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Keishunin Temple

Keishunin Temple

Keishunin (桂春院) is one of the sub-temples of Myoshin-ji containing gardens and a teahouse.

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Okochi Sanso Garden

Okochi Sanso Garden

Ōkōchi Sansō is the former home and garden of the Japanese jidaigeki actor Denjirō Ōkōchi in Arashiyama, Kyoto. The villa is ...

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Heian Shrine

Heian Shrine

The Heian Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The Shrine is ranked as a Beppyō Jinja by the Associat...

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Enkoji

Enkoji

Enkō-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple located near the Shugakuin Imperial Villa at Sakyō-ku, Ichijo-ji, Kotani-cho, in northeast ...

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Sanzen-in Temple

Sanzen-in Temple

Sanzen-in is a Tendai school monzeki temple in Ōhara, Kyoto, Japan. The Heian period triad of Amida Nyorai flanked by attenda...

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Ninna-ji Temple

Ninna-ji Temple

Ninna-ji Temple was founded in 888 and is a Buddhist temple in northeast Kyoto that is closely associated with the imperial f...

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