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Kyoto’s Nijo castle

September 4, 2018
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East Asia
Japan
Kyoto
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kyoto is a city full of historic temples, but it also has several imperial and shogunate castles right in the middle of town. The most well-known one is Nijo Castle, which served as the shogun’s residence after it was built in 1603, and then became an imperial castle after the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate […]

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Kyoto’s Kiyomizudera and Nanzenji temples

September 3, 2018
Kyoto
UNESCO World Heritage Site

Kyoto is a city full of historic temples, old neighborhoods and shrines. You can easily spend days there visiting different districts each day and still not covering all of Kyoto’s many sights. One of Kyoto’s most distinctive temples is Kiyomizudera Temple, located on a hill in the east. Outside the temple is a historic neighborhood […]