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| City Center Area |
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| Nijo castle |
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 The Castle was built by the founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate, in 1603
as his residence in Kyoto.
The Castle comprises the Honmaru (main compound), originally Katsura-no-miya Palace, and a magnificent Ninomaru Palace; a Momoyama style architecture full of gorgeous decorations. |
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| Hongan-ji
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 The head temple of the Jodoshin sect of Buddhism. The grandeur of the Goei-do Hall and Amida-do Hall overwhelms visitors on their first view of the precincts. Elegant and gorgeous architectural styles of the Momoyama Period are seen in the Karamon Gate, relocated from Fushimi Castle, the north Noh stage, Japan's oldest Noh play stage, the Shoin and Kuro-shoin Chambers, and Hiunkaku Pavilion; all of which are National Treasures.
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| Kyoto Imperial Parace |
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 The palace is surrounded by a high wall and extends about 448 metres north to south and 249 metres east to west. All of the present structures were built about 1855 in Heian-period architectural style after the earlier buildings were destroyed by fire. |
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| Kodai Yuzen-en Museum |
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 A gorgeous collection of some 100 items is worth seeing on the first floor of the building. On the 3rd and 4th floor there are a dyeing studio and a movie theater. The museum offers visitors a "hands on" experience to the technique of yuzen dyeing a technique developed 300 years ago. |
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| Nishijin Textile Center |
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 Nishijin Textile Center displays exquisite textiles made in the traditional Nishilin weaving
fashion of the Kyoto region. Considered some of the world's finest and most artistic brocade
weaving, Nishijin even supplies the Vatican. After taking a tour of the Center, relax and
enjoy a Kimono fashion show featuring beautiful Kimono made with Nishijin fabrics. |
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| Nishiki Food Market |
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 Kyoto's 400-year-old Nishiki market, about 400 meters long and just a little over two meters wide, has about 135 stores along its length that sell everything from fish, Kyoto vegetables and seaweed to tea sweets, tofu, and tempura. On Nishiki street you will always know what season it is from what is being sold. |
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| Shinkyougoku Shopping Street |
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 The mall consists of many souvenir shops, cafes, restaurants and reasonablly priced boutiques.
The street is frequented by students on school trips, tourists and locals.
It stretches 500m connecting Teramach Kyoguku Shopping Street, Sanjo- dori Shopping Street and Shijo-dori Shopping Street. |
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| City South Area |
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| Kyouougokoku-ji
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 Kyo-oh-gokokuji Temple, commonly known as Toji (East Temple), was established in 796 A.D., at the time of the foundation of the ancient Heian-kyo capital, as a protective guardian temple of the nation. To protect the capital from evil spirits. The 57 m five-storied pagoda (National Treasure), rebuilt in 1644 with support from Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu is the tallest pagoda in Japan. The Kodo Hall enshrines Japan's oldest statues of esoteric Buddhism. Other National Treasures include Daishi-do Hall and Renge-mon Gate. |
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| Daigo-ji |
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 The temple is divided into upper and lower precincts, housing a total of over 100 halls, pagodas, and monasteries. The five-storied pagoda (National Treasure) was erected in 952 A.D.Samboin, the principal monastery, houses many chambers decorated with gorgeous wall paintings and painted sliding screens and Omote-shoin Chamber (National Treasure). |
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| Fushimi Inari Shrine |
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 Fushimi Inari Shrine is the most famous of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari across Japan,
founded in 711 it was originally dedicated to the goddess of rice and other foods, the shrine later included deities for commerce housing and other aspects of life. Thousands of red gates (torii) offer an extraordinary sight - a 4-kilometre vermillion tunnel. |
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| Byoudoin |
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 One of the most beautiful and most visited places in Japan, the Byoudou-in Temple was placed on the World Heritage List in 1994 by UNESCO.
You may have seen this building before, as it is on the Japanese 10 yen coin. The temple was originally a rural villa of the nobleman and was converted into a temple in 1052. The Ho-oh-do (Phoenix Hall, National Treasure), reproducing Amitabha's heavenly palace in the Pure Land, it has two symmetrical corridors extending from both sides of the hall, on the roof of which, two Phoenixes stretch their wings. The hall enshrines a large statue of Amitabha Buddha (National Treasure) sculpted by Jocho. |
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| Ujigami-jinjya |
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 A guardian shrine of the Byodoin Temple. Japan's oldest shrine building located on the east bank of the Uji River. Haiden Hall (National Treasure), a typical aristocratic style of architecture of the Heian Period (794 - 1192), originally belonged to Uji Imperial Villa. The main hall (National Treasure), constructed during the Heian Period. |
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