Kamigyō-ku, Kyoto: sights | Kansai Travel Guide

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Kyoto Imperial Palace

former imperial palace

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Kitano Tenmangū

Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan

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Shōkoku-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Japan

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Sentō Imperial Palace

garden

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Daihōon-ji Temple

Buddhist temple of the Shingon-shū Chisan-ha sect dedicated to Shakyamuni Tathāgata in Kamigyō-ku, Japan

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Jurakudai

building

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Shiramine Jingū

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Rozan-ji Temple

tendai Buddhist temple in Kamigyō-ku

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Seimei Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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St. Agnes Cathedral

Anglican cathedral in Kyoto, Japan

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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

National Garden in Kyoto

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Kyoto City Archaeological Museum

archive organization in Kyoto, Japan

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Shirakumo Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Honzen-ji Temple

Buddhist temple of the Hokke-shū Jinmon-ryū sect dedicated to Sanbōson in Kamigyō-ku, Japan

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Itsukushima Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan

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Kamigoryō Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Kitamura Museum

museum in Japan

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Myōren-ji Temple

Nichiren temple in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Honpō-ji Temple

Nichiren Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

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Suika Tenmangū

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Goō Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Kyoto City Library of Historical Documents

building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Daikōmyō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple of the Rinzai school sect dedicated to Samantabhadra in Kamigyō-ku, Japan

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Myōken-ji Temple

Nichiren temple dedicated to Sanbōson in Kamigyō-ku, Japan

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