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Ukyō Ward, Kyoto: sights

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Ryōan-ji Temple
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Ryōan-ji Temple

temple in Kyoto, Japan

Ninna-ji Temple
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Ninna-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Bamboo Forest
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Bamboo Forest

Bamboo forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto

Tenryū-ji Temple
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Tenryū-ji Temple

temple in Ukyō-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Kōzan-ji Temple
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Kōzan-ji Temple

building in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Myōshin-ji Temple
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Myōshin-ji Temple

Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Mount Atago
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Mount Atago

mountain in Kyoto city, Japan

Daikaku-ji Temple
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Daikaku-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Atago Shrine
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Atago Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Jingo-ji Temple
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Jingo-ji Temple

Buddhist temple on Mount Takao in Kyoto

Kōryū-ji Temple
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Kōryū-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyōto, Japan

Togetsu-kyō

Togetsu-kyō

bridge in Kyoto, Japan

Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple
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Otagi Nenbutsu-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Umenomiya Taisha
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Umenomiya Taisha

Shinto shrines in Kyoto, Japan

Nison-in Temple
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Nison-in Temple

building in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Seiryō-ji Temple
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Seiryō-ji Temple

building in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple
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Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Danrin-ji Temple
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Danrin-ji Temple

Buddhist temple dedicated to Cundi in Ukyō Ward, Japan

Nonomiya Shrine
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Nonomiya Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Shunkō-in
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Shunkō-in

zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

Taizō-in
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Taizō-in

Buddhist sub-temple in Kyoto, Japan

Tsukinowa-dera Temple
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Tsukinowa-dera Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Tōrin-in

sub-temple in Kyoto, Japan

Ōkōchi Sansō
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Ōkōchi Sansō

Japanese garden in Kyoto, Japan

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