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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...

Kyoto
Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine (Yasukuni Jinja), located in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, was established in 1869 by Emperor Meiji to commemorate and...

Tokyo
Yabusame Shinji 2024

Yabusame Shinji 2024

Tatiana Garcia

Every year in early May. witness the Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo shrine, where Japanese mounted archers fire arrows at enemy...

Kyoto
Koyasan

Koyasan

Tom Roseveare

Koyasan, or Mount Koya, is a mountaintop sanctuary in Wakayama Prefecture and the center of Shingon Buddhism in Japan, making...

Wakayama
Arashiyama

Arashiyama

Alena Eckelmann

Along a river in the West of Kyoto lies Arashiyama, a rural suburb of Kyoto. Literally “Storm Mountain”, Arashiyama is actual...

Kyoto
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...

Kyoto