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Kiyomizu-dera

Buddhist temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto

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Himeji Castle

Japanese castle complex

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Kinkaku-ji Temple

Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan

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Hōryū-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, Japan

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Osaka Castle

Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan

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Mount Hiei

mountain in Kyōto, Kyōto prefefecture and Ōtsu, Shiga Prefectures, Japan

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Byōdō-in Temple

Buddhist temple in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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Arashiyama

human settlement in Japan

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Kyoto Imperial Palace

former imperial palace

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Ginkaku-ji Temple

temple in Sakyo ward of Kyoto, Japan

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Enryaku-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

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Ryōan-ji Temple

temple in Kyoto, Japan

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