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Sakyō-ku, Kyoto: sights

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Ginkaku-ji Temple
Photo: 掬茶 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Ginkaku-ji Temple

temple in Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan

Enryaku-ji Temple
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Enryaku-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Heian Jingū
Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

Heian Jingū

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Nanzen-ji Temple
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Nanzen-ji Temple

building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Shimogamo Shrine
Photo: Mochi at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shimogamo Shrine

Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Japan

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Photo: Wiiii / CC BY-SA 3.0

National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

art museum in Japan

Mount Kurama
Photo: KimonBerlin / CC BY-SA 2.0

Mount Kurama

mountain in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Yoshida Shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

Yoshida Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kyoto Botanical Garden
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Kyoto Botanical Garden

botanical garden in Kyoto, Japan

Shugaku-in Imperial Villa
Photo: Daderot / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shugaku-in Imperial Villa

Imperial Villa in Japan

Kurama-dera Temple
Photo: KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kurama-dera Temple

temple in Kyoto prefecture, Japan

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Photo: Kakidai / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art

art museum in Japan

Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple
Photo: Martin Falbisoner / CC BY-SA 4.0

Eikan-dō Zenrin-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kifune Shrine
Photo: Chi King / CC BY 2.0

Kifune Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Sanzen-in Temple
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Sanzen-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Shisen-dō Temple
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Shisen-dō Temple

temple in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto City Zoo
Photo: Kamigata0 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kyoto City Zoo

zoo in Kyoto, Japan

Hōnen-in Temple
Photo: Eric Salard / CC BY-SA 2.0

Hōnen-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto

Nomura Art Museum
Photo: 野村美術館 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Nomura Art Museum

museum in Japan

Manshu-in Temple
Photo: Daderot / CC BY-SA 3.0

Manshu-in Temple

anglican priest

Hosshō-ji
Photo: Kamigata0 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Hosshō-ji

temple in Sagyō-ku, Kyōto

Konkaikōmyō-ji Temple
Photo: NORITO,S / CC BY-SA 3.0

Konkaikōmyō-ji Temple

Buddhist (Jōdo sect) temple in Kyoto, Japan

Shinshōgokuraku-ji Temple
Photo: PlusMinus / CC BY-SA 3.0

Shinshōgokuraku-ji Temple

Japanese Buddhist temple

Enkō-ji Temple
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Enkō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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