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Nishikyō Ward, Kyoto: sights

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Arashiyama
Photo: Takeshi Kuboki from Amagasaki, Japan / CC BY 2.0

Arashiyama

human settlement in Japan

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Saihō-ji Temple
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Saihō-ji Temple

Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple located in Matsuo, Japan

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Katsura Imperial Villa
Photo: John Chang / CC BY-SA 3.0

Katsura Imperial Villa

building in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Iwatayama Monkey Park
Photo: Minseong Kim / CC BY-SA 4.0

Iwatayama Monkey Park

park in Kyoto

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Yoshimine-dera Temple
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Yoshimine-dera Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

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Ōharano Shrine
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Ōharano Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Matsunoo Taisha
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Matsunoo Taisha

Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan

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Hōrin-ji Temple
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Hōrin-ji Temple

building in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Ōeyama
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Ōeyama

mountain in Kyoto prefecture

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Tenno-no-mori Kofun
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Tenno-no-mori Kofun

kofun period keyhole-shaped burial mound in Japan

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Shōbō-ji Temple
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Shōbō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

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Senkō-ji Temple
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Senkō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyōto, Japan

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Kegon-ji Temple
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Kegon-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Denden-gū
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Denden-gū

shrine in Saikyō-ku, Kyōto

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Mount Ponpon
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Mount Ponpon

mountain in Japan

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Sannomiya Shrine
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Sannomiya Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Sanko-ji Temple
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Sanko-ji Temple

Buddhist temple serving four different schools in Saikyō-ku, Kyōto

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Shōji-ji Temple
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Shōji-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

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Jūrin-ji Temple
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Jūrin-ji Temple

Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect dedicated to Kṣitigarbha in Nishikyō Ward, Japan

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Jizō-in Temple
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Jizō-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Nishikyō Ward, Japan

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Mount Oshio
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Mount Oshio

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Ichitani Munakata Shrine
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Ichitani Munakata Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Ōeyama Kofun Cluster

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Hongan-ji Nishiyama-betsu-in Temple
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Hongan-ji Nishiyama-betsu-in Temple

temple in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto

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🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

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Names of evacuation sites and hospitals are in Japanese. Please check official local information for the latest updates.

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