The Kyoto National Museum has a history of over 120 years and is involved in the exhibition, collection, preservation, and research of cultural properties, focusing on Kyoto's culture. On its premi...

Located near the Furumon Gate of Chionin Temple is a narrow stone bridge over the Shirakawa River called ‘Ippon-bashi’ or ‘Gyoja-bashi’ Bridge. With weeping willow trees on both sides of the stream...

The river flowing the center of Kyoto city. The river is loved by Kyoto citizens and it is a typical scene of Kyoto city.

The temple grounds around Osawa-ike Pond still looks very much like an imperial palace, without any utility poles or telephone lines. Many shootings have taken place here, from samurai movies to mo...

Located south of Kamigamo Jinja Shrine, a world heritage shrine, Shake Machi (shake=family of Shinto priest, machi=town) is a district that developed in front of the shrine gate from the Muromachi ...

One of Kyoto’s five famous hanamachi (geisha district), Kamishichiken is located east of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine and west of Senbon Shaka-do Temple. Kamishichiken (literally meaning the ‘seven upper...

One of the representative sightseeing spots in Kyoto. Also a symbol of Arashiyama area.

One of the tourist destinations represented by Kyoto
You can see the five-storied pagoda of Hokan-ji from the stone pavement like Kyoto (the pagoda of Yasaka)

The south bank on the pond is famous as the showplace in the showplace and the moon of cherry blossoms.

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