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Kyoto
Tower of Yasaka (Hokanji)
Location:
388, Yasakakamimachi, Higashiyama-ku Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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Built to protect the Southwest corner of the capital, also known as the unlucky quarter, this role was transferred to it from Usamiya in 859. It is one of Japan's three great Hachiman shrines. The rare Hachiman-style shinto shrine is a nationally designated important cultural property, and the precint is also designated a national historical site. Additionally, the Otokoyama mountain where the Ishiwashimizu Hachimangu grounds are located has beautiful cherry blossoms and fall leaves, and Mt. Tennozan, and the point where three rivers Katsuragawa, Ujigawa, and Kizugawa merge can be seen from the viewing platform.
Sewaritei is a 1.4km embankment between the Kizugawa and Ujigawa rivers, located in South Kyoto Prefecture. It is a spot rich in natural habitat, with many wild birds. Each season brings a new landscape to enjoy, and spring is particularly beautiful. There are approximately 250 cherry trees planted along each side of the embankment, and when they bloom they create a never-ending pink tunnel: an otherworldly, magical scene. In autumn, the cherry leaves turn red, and the area takes on a new atmosphere. On clear days, it's a good spot for a picnic, and in designated areas, visitors can do barbecuing for free.
The Nishinooka Hill bamboo forest is located in the Northwest of the city, which is a known producer of high quality edible bamboo shoots. The "Take no Michi" bamboo path is planted with the moso bamboo that Muko City is famous for, and is maintained in order to preserve the landscape. Take no Michi features a bamboo fences made of bundles of bamboo called "takehogaki", and "kofungaki" fences made in the shape of ancient burial mounds, with a rounded top. The "kaguyagaki" fences are made in the image of the collar of the 12-layered kimono worn by Kaguya-hime of legend, and other original fence styles for a total of seven different kinds of bamboo fence that line the 1.8km bamboo forest road.
Nagaokakyo Garasha Festival
Location:
Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture
This public festival is the most famous of Nagaokakyo City, based on the theme of the tale of love and emotion about the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, Tama (aka Hosokawa Garasha), who went to marry the eldest son of Hosokawa Fujitaka, Hosokawa Tadaoki. The festival is based on Tama's bridal procession, with a parade of people wearing historical costumes. The fun takes over the whole city with outdoor booths selling food, drink, and other items, and stage performances.
It is the headquarters of Seizan Jodo Buddhism and believed to be built by Naozane Kumagai (Renjo), one of the disciples of Honen, in 1198. The temple, located at the foot of the green west mountains, is surrounded by nature for all four seasons. The temple is especially known for its breathtaking fall foliage and the tunnel of maple leaves, but the fresh green and the green leaves of the same maple tree in the summer as well as the snowscape in the winter are also a sight worth seeing.
Nagaoka Tenmangu Hachijogaike Summer Lanterns
Location:
Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture
Every year on August 25, when the summer festival is held at Nagaoka Tenmangu, approximately 200 handmade lanterns are lined up along the bridge on Hachijogaike Pond. As night approaches, the gentle light from the lanterns creates a magical world. The reflection of the lanterns and the hexagonal pagoda in the water's surface, lighting up the night, is a beautiful sight that shouldn't be missed.
Yaebeni Weeping Cherry Trees （Hirano, Yakuno, Fukuchiyama City）
Location:
Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture
Along the approach to the Kyoto Prefecture Ryokka Center, there are 25 weeping cherry trees that bloom in mid-April, creating a pink cherry blossom tunnel. It's lit-up at night, giving the impression of a flowing waterfall.
Sainokami Wisteria （Minamiariji, Oe, Fukuchiyama City）
Location:
Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture
Coiled around a 2000 year-old zelkova tree, this wild blooming wisteria spreads for 30 meters in every direction. It's rare to find such a large wild wisteria, and the great twisting, stretching shape embodies the throbbing pulse of life itself. The zelkova itself is a shinto object of worship for the god of wisdom, "Sainokami", a guardian deity of travel and sailing, is also an object of faith for women's diseases and matchmaking.
Giant Oni-gawara (Oe, Fukuchiyama City – inside Shutendoji no Sato)
Location:
Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture
A giant oni-gawara, a roof tile decorated with the figure of a demon, marks the entrance of the Japanese Oni Exchange Museum, which displays information about oni, or demons, from around the world. The 5m tall, 10 ton "Oeyama Heisei no Ooni was made in an unprecedented way, constructed in parts by the nation's great oni-gawara artists, fired, and assembled here in Oeyama. The museum itself has the outside appearance of an oni. It really is all about demons. Don't miss it.
The Goro Sky Tower is the place to look out on a 360 degree panorama view of Maizuru, including Maizuru Port and the surrounding rias coastline. Chosen as the number one view in the Kinki Region 100 Famous Views, this spectacular view is worth a look.
Maizuru Brick Park
Location:
Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture
Maizuru, known for its navy district, has many remaining red brick buildings, but the most recommended is the Maizuru Brick Park. Surrounded on three sides by red brick walls, the area is nostalgic and fun. A variety of events including concerts and shows are held inside the buildings, where an air of the early 1900s remains.
Centered on a pond shaped like the sanskrit letter "A, with the Healing Buddha in the east and the Amitabha Buddha in the west of the garden, this designated place of scenic beauty and history represents paradise. The main temple (a national treasure) contains a concealed buddhist statue of Kichijotennyo (an important cultural property), and nine seated Amida Buddha statues (national treasures), and another name for the temple is Kutaiji. The temple is number sixteen in the list of Kansai's flower temples, and flowers can be found blooming here throughout the four seasons.
At 289m, Kasagiyama is a small mountain. It's giant stones and unusual stones have been objects of faith for two thousand years. The mountaintop has been known as a ascetic training spot since ancient times. Even now, it is enjoyed by young and old alike as a hiking spot. In late autumn and early winter, on cold, clear mornings, the view from the top becomes a sea of clouds, a quiet and magical scene.
Tea plantations of Shirasu-Ishidera
Location:
Wazuka, Soraku District, Kyoto Prefecture
In the south-east of the Yamashiro region, Wazuka is home to Uji tea plantations that run to the top of the mountain. With clean air and a chilly climate, there is a big difference in temperatures between day and night, and it's a perfect place to grow delicious tea. Wazuka was first planted with tea in the Kamakura period, and those pioneers hoed the slopes, growing tea plants and re-planting when the plants grew old. Through repeating this work unceasingly, the tea plantations and the village became one, creating a beautiful traditional Japanese landscape as Japan's "home of tea".
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