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To-ji Temple (Gokoku-ji) / Kyoto

To-ji Temple near JR Kyoto station has many buildings, including the five-storied 53 m tall pagoda. A popular flea market is held on the 21st of every month.

  • Shrines & Temples

Sanjusangen-do Temple (三十三間堂)/ Kyoto

Sanjyusangen-do Temple has 1001 Senju-Kannon statues (statues of “thousand-handed” goddesses of mercy) stand in the 120-meter-long main hall.

  • Autumn
  • Shrines & Temples

Chion-in Temple / Higashiyama, Kyoto

Chion-in temple is located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. The temple is very famous for Sanmon gate, the largest wooden gate in Japan.

  • Autumn
  • Shrines & Temples

Nanzen-ji Temple / Higashiyama, Kyoto

The great temple of Nanzen-ji temple in Kyoto has a distinctive Japanese rock garden and a large brick aqueduct that passes through the temple grounds.

  • Sakura
  • Shrines & Temples

Heian-Jingu Shrine / Higashiyama, Kyoto

A famous Shinto shrine featuring an excellent garden. Heian-jingu was built in Kyoto in 1895.
The most impressive sight to see is the spring cherry blossoms.

  • Autumn
  • Sakura
  • Shrines & Temples
  • UNESCO World Heritage

Daigo-ji Temple (醍醐寺)/ Yamashina, Kyoto

Daigo-ji, A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the five-storied pagoda is the oldest wooden structure in Kyoto. It’s particularly beautiful in the autumn season.

  • Autumn
  • Shrines & Temples

Mii-dera Temple (三井寺) / Otsu, Shiga

Mii-dera is originally the main inner temple of the Tendai-jimon sect. it became an independent temple on the mount Hiei-zan in 13th century. This temple is also famous for its cherry blossoms (1,500 cherry trees on the grounds)

  • Plum
  • Sakura
  • Shrines & Temples

Ishiyama-dera Temple (石山寺) / Otsu, Shiga

Ishiyama-dera, located in Shiga offers a beautiful view with blooming flowers such as cherry blossoms. There are many other historical and cultural properties.

  • Hidden spots
  • Shrines & Temples

Iwafune Shrine/ Hidden spiritual power spots 2

Iwafune Shrine houses a huge 12 meter high and 12 meter deep rock. Japanese mythology says that “Nigihayashi no Mikoto” (the grandson of the Sun Goddess)

  • Spots

Enjoy the Pokemon experience/ Pokémon lab in Osaka

People are finding all sorts of different ways to enjoy the Pokémon experience: from playing the video game itself to exercising and exploring parks.

  • Foods

It’s a delicious street food in Osaka/ Takoyaki

What is Takoyaki? It’s a delicious Osakan street food made of diced octopus in a wheat flour-based batter. The snack is lightly fried in special moulded pans

  • Hidden spots
  • Shrines & Temples

Konoshima Shrine/ Hidden spiritual power spots

it’s symbol, is an unusual “mihashira torii” gate – a triangular structure that appears to be formed from three individual torii – that stands in the pond.

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