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Kyoto Japan is in the Kansai
region, located near
Osaka and Kobe. It is famous for many things
including its many 1600 Buddhist temples and
400 Shinto shrines. There are seventeen World Heritage Sites in Kyoto. Kyoto is
also a former capital of Japan. Kyoto features the famous
Ryoan-ji temple's zen garden and
is the place where the Kyoto protocol was developed. |
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Kinkakuji Temple - Golden Pavilion |
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KYOTO TOURS |
Kyoto Day Tour - Golden Pavilion, Nijo Castle, Sanjusangendo,
Kiyomizu Temple
Our Most Popular Tour!
Experience the magic of Kyoto on a full-day sightseeing tour of
Japan’s cultural jewels.
Kinkakuji
- Golden Pavilion,
The most famous temple in Kyoto and probably Japan. The temple is
literally covered in gold!
Heian Jingu Shine, reflecting
the elegance of daily life in the ancient Japanese court
Kiyomizu-dera
Temple, with sweeping views of Kyoto from its lofty 13m high
veranda and pure water fall.
Kyoto
Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho), the residence of the Imperial
family until the capital was relocated to Tokyo in 1868
Sanjusangendo Hall, a long
wooden hall housing 1,001 statues dating back to the 13th century
Nijo Castle, the Kyoto residence
of the Tokugawa Shogun
More Kyoto Tours here.
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KYOTO ATTRACTIONS -
TOP TEN |
Listed here are the top
Kyoto attractions.
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Kinkakuji
- Golden Pavilion
- The most famous temple in Kyoto and probably Japan. The temple is
literally covered in gold!
- Ryoanji Temple
- World famous Zen dry landscape garden and one of the top three
Japanese gardens.
- Kiyomizu-dera
Temple complex - Impressive 13m high veranda and pure water fall.
- Fushimi Inari Taisha
Shrine - Well known for the thousands of vermilion torii lining
the paths to the shrine.
- Heian Jingu Shine - Largest Torii in Japan
plus beautiful shrine and gardens.
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Gion - Home to many
geisha houses and traditional tea
houses. The best place to see
geisha and maiko in the streets.
- Ginkakuji - Silver Pavilion - built in the style of the
Golden Pavilion with a famous rock
and sand garden.
- Kyoto
Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho) - The Imperial residence when
Kyoto was the capital of Japan.
- Tenryuji
Temple - World Heritage Site. Tenryuji Temple is famous for its
gardens, history and religious significance.
- Katsura
Imperial Villa - One of Japan's most important large-scale
cultural treasures.
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Kyoto attractions
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KYOTO -
SURROUNDING HIGHLIGHTS -
KANSAI |
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 Japan's
second largest city; famous for its food and drink. Historically a trading
city and this theme continues today. |
 Nara
was a capital long before Kyoto, and today preserves its main sights much
more attractively than Kyoto within the large Nara Park. |
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 A
cosmopolitan port city with an international flavour, hemmed in by Mt. Rokko. |
 Famous
for Himeji Castle, recognised as a building of world significance and on
the World Heritage list. |
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 Said to be the most venerable Shinto
shrine in Japan. |
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