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Shugakuin Imperial Villa
Historical landmark
Striking 17th-century imperial villa offering tours of its celebrated gardens with cascading ponds.
4.50 (1.1K reviews)
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Nijō Castle
Castle
Built in 1603, this cypress-wood castle with extensive gardens was a home for the shogun Ieyasu.
4.40 (35.8K reviews)
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Sannenzaka
Tourist attraction
Bustling pedestrian street on a hill lined with souvenir stalls & traditional Japanese architecture.
4.40 (13.5K reviews)
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Ninenzaka
Tourist attraction
Charming pedestrian thoroughfare known for its classic architecture, teahouses & cherry blossoms.
4.40 (7.8K reviews)
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Suirokaku (Waterway Bridge)
Heritage building
👍👍 The bridge makes for great photos, especially when you come early or late without the tourists.
4.60 (309 reviews)
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Kyoto Sento Imperial Palace
Historical landmark
Scenic grounds of a 17th-century palace destroyed by fire, with tree-lined footpaths & ponds.
4.40 (982 reviews)
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Tadasu-no-Mori Forest
Historical landmark
Peaceful forested park anchored by cherry & plum trees, a stream & walking paths.
4.40 (932 reviews)
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Nanzenji Sammon Gate
Buddhist temple
👍 I capture an image of the entrance and carefully climb up the building to take another picture.
View from the highest level of the building gives me an eye-catching facility in the middle of the mountain, though marked with white like an unremovable dust on image.
With the landscape facing norther...
4.50 (279 reviews)
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Shogunzuka Mound
Historical landmark
Ancient mountaintop burial ground next to a temple with observation decks for sweeping views.
4.30 (1.3K reviews)
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Site of Abstinence Palace
Historical landmark
👍👍 The Sagano Bamboo Forest in Kyoto, Japan is known not just for its visual allure but also for its aural beauty. The forest's natural noise was deemed so lovely that Japan’s Ministry of the Environment voted it one of the official “100 Soundscapes of Japan"
4.40 (251 reviews)
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Shinsen-en
Buddhist temple
Established in 826, this small Buddhist temple features a tranquil pond with a water garden.
4.20 (1.7K reviews)
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Manshuin Monzeki
Buddhist temple
8th-century Buddhist place of worship in a serene, botanical environment with vibrant fall color.
4.20 (1.2K reviews)
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Gion Weeping Cherry Tree
Scenic spot
👍👍 This is called a weeping tree? To me it looked more like the Exquisite Queen of Gion.
4.40 (215 reviews)
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Remains of the Kan-in-no-miya Residence
Local history museum
👍👍 Interesting building and film based explanation of the park history. Free access. Very few people venture there. A welcome opportunity to escape the tourist crowd
4.30 (289 reviews)
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Site of Konoe Residence
Historical landmark
👍👍 ["Few pointers:\nMust take note of the entrance and exit.\nFor dine-in, you must first find a seat first then you can queue up to buy your drinks.\nThe whole place was kept clean and it gave a very zen feeling.\nGreat experience to be here.\nQuite cool to be viewing the Sakura while in door and enjo...
4.50 (139 reviews)
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Shishinden (Ceremonial Palace)
Heritage building
👍👍 この場所を訪れると日本人で京都市出身で良かったと思えます。
予算や警備の都合、そして観光客だらけの京都の状況では不可能だったと思うが、出来れば今上天皇皇后両陛下の即位礼正殿の儀は、こちらでして頂きたかったです。
もしも敬宮愛子内親王殿下が天皇に御即位されるなら、ぜひこの地で即位礼正殿の儀をされ原点回帰...
4.60 (101 reviews)