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Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto: sights

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Kyoto Tower
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kyoto Tower

observation tower in Kyoto, Japan

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple
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Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Head temple of Honganji-ha school

Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan; head temple of Ōtani-ha school

Kyoto Railway Museum
Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

Kyoto Railway Museum

railway museum in Kyoto, Japan

Bukkō-ji Temple
Photo: Braveheart / CC BY-SA 4.0

Bukkō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Teramachi Street
Photo: yuukin / CC BY 3.0

Teramachi Street

street in Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto Aquarium
Photo: Mti / CC BY-SA 3.0

Kyoto Aquarium

building in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Shōsei Garden
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Shōsei Garden

Garden in Kyoto, Japan

Rokusonnō Shrine
Photo: Saigen Jiro / CC0

Rokusonnō Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Ryūkoku Museum
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Ryūkoku Museum

museum of Buddhist art and history in Kyoto, Japan

Byōdō-ji Temple
Photo: KishujiRapid / CC BY-SA 3.0

Byōdō-ji Temple

temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

Umekōji Park
Photo: 663highland / CC BY-SA 4.0

Umekōji Park

park in Kyoto, Japan

Ayako Tenmangū
Photo: Yanajin33 / CC BY-SA 3.0

Ayako Tenmangū

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kan Daijin Shrine
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Kan Daijin Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Fudōdō Myōō-in Temple
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Fudōdō Myōō-in Temple

temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History
Photo: Sushiya / CC BY-SA 4.0

Kyoto Municipal Museum of School History

Shōkō-ji Temple
Photo: 運動会プロテインパワー / CC BY-SA 4.0

Shōkō-ji Temple

temple in Chūdō-ji, Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

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Bank of Yanagihara

bank of Kyoto, Japan

Sōtoku-ji Temple
Photo: Higa4 / CC0

Sōtoku-ji Temple

temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

Meikaku-ji Temple
Photo: Higa4 / CC0

Meikaku-ji Temple

temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto

Kōshō-ji Temple
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Kōshō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto city, Japan

Sumiya
Photo: Miya.m / CC BY-SA 3.0
Chōkō-dō Temple
Photo: KishujiRapid / CC BY-SA 3.0

Chōkō-dō Temple

temple in Shimogyō-ku, Kyōto

Costume Museum
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Costume Museum

museum in Kyoto, Japan

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