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CityKyoto
 
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Central Kyoto
  • Castle, chateau, palace
  • Town walls, fortifications, gates
  • Oriental art
Kyoto - Nijo Castle
  • Castle, chateau, palace
Kyoto Imperial Palace
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Eastern Kyoto
  • Region, quarter of a major city
  • Architecture - Modern
Kyoto - Gion District
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Chion-in Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Ginkakuji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Typical of the region
Heian-jingu Shrine
  • Crafts center or marketplace
Kyoto Museum of Traditional Industry / Dento Sangyo Fureai-kan
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Nanzen-ji Temple
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Modern art
  • Oriental art
National Museum of Modern Art
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Oriental art
Nomura Museum
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Shoren-in Temple
  • Folk art exhibit
  • Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit
Kyoto - Kawai Kanjiro Memorial Hall
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Kiyomizu-dera Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Kodaiji Temple
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Natural area
Kyoto - Maruyama-koen Park
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Sanjusangen-do Temple/ Rengyoin Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Yasaka-jinja Shrine
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Historical museum
Kyoto National Museum / Kokuritsu Habukutsan
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Kyoto Station Area
  • Fabrics, textiles, costumes exhibits
Kyoto - Costume Museum
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Higashi-Honganji Temple
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Lake
Kyoto - Kikokutei Shosei-en Garden
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Nishi Honganji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Toji Temple
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Northern Kyoto
  • Scenic site or route
  • Towers, monuments, observation deck
Kyoto - Mount Hiei
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Enryakuji Temple
  • Garden or botanic display
  • Manor or country house
Kyoto - Shugaku-in Rikyu Imperial Villa
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Northwestern Kyoto
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Daitoku-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Kinkaku-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Koryu-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Myoshin-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Ninna-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Ryoan-ji Temple
  • Region, quarter of a major city
South/ Southeastern Kyoto
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Byodo-in Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Mampuku-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Tofuku-ji Temple
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Southwestern Kyoto
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Daigo-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Paintings, art collections
  • Typical of the region
Sampo-in Temple
  • Castle, chateau, palace
  • Garden or botanic display
Kyoto - Katsura Rikyu Imperial Villa
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Saiho-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Saihoji Temple
  • Region, quarter of a major city
Western Kyoto
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Daikaku-ji Temple
  • Buddhist site or artifact collection
  • Typical of the region
Kyoto - Tenryu-ji Temple
  • Dam, bridge, lock, waterway
Kyoto - Togetsu-kyo Bridge