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Yawata: sights

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Iwashimizu Hachimangū
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Iwashimizu Hachimangū

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Hikō Shrine
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Hikō Shrine

Shinto shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

Shōbō-ji Temple
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Shōbō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect dedicated to Three Sages of the West in Yawata, Japan

🛟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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Beyond the sights: everyday streets

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