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Culture in Kyoto

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Kyoto National Museum

Kyoto National Museum

The Kyoto National Museum is one of the major art museums in Japan. Located in Kyoto's Higashiyama ward, the museum focuses o...

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Katsura Imperial Villa

Katsura Imperial Villa

The Katsura Imperial Villa, or Katsura Detached Palace, is a villa with associated gardens and outbuildings in the western su...

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Eikando Temple

Eikando Temple

Eikando Temple (永観堂), formerly known as Zenrin-ji temple, was established in 853 and is the head temple for the Seizan bra...

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Saiho-ji Temple

Saiho-ji Temple

The Saihoji Temple was founded during the Nara period, about 1300 years ago, by the priest Gyōki at the request of the Empero...

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Kamigamo Shrine

Kamigamo Shrine

The Kamo Shrines, Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine are both recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. They are two of th...

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Maruyama Park

Maruyama Park

Maruyama Park is the oldest public park in Kyoto and a popular springtime cherry blossom viewing spot. It opened in 1886 and ...

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Kinkakuji Temple

Kinkakuji Temple

Well known as the Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji is a three-story Zen Buddhist temple in northern Kyoto. Kinkaku-ji and Ginkaku-...

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Fushimi Inari Taisha

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Fushimi Inari, officially known as Fushimi Inari Taisha, is a beautiful Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto, famous for its thous...

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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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