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Ancient Monuments of Kyoto
The imperial capital of Japan for more than a thousand years and the most concentrated collection of Buddhist…
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Daigo-ji
A vast mountaintop Buddhist temple in Kyoto holding 150,000 treasures, Daigo-ji is a UNESCO World Heritage site and…
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Ginkaku-ji
The Temple of the Silver Pavilion exemplifies Zen aesthetics and Higashiyama Culture, representing medieval Kyoto's refined artistic ideals…
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Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto
The imperial capital of Japan for over a millennium — Kyoto (Heian-kyō, “Capital of Peace and Tranquility”, founded…
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Kamigamo Shrine
Japan's oldest Shinto shrine, founded in 678, Kamigamo Shrine on Kyoto's Kamo River protects the city from malign…
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Kinkaku-ji
Kyoto's iconic Golden Pavilion, a rebuilt Zen temple whose shimmering gold-leaf facade reflects centuries of Japanese spiritual and…
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Kinkaku-ji — Kyoto
The three-storey gold-leaf pavilion that Ashikaga Yoshimitsu built as his retirement villa in 1397 — each storey in…
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Kiyomizu-dera
A Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion.
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Kōzan-ji
A 12th-century Shingon Buddhist temple in Kyoto founded by scholar-monk Myōe, renowned for the masterwork ink painting series…
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