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Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple: Kyoto’s Best Treaures

In cental Kyoto City is the 17th temple of Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Rokuharamitsu-ji. Rokuharamitsu-ji is well-known for having a great

Tsubosaka-dera Temple, also known as Minami-Hokke-ji Temple, is one of the 33 temples of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage. Although it

Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine is certainly popular shrines in Japan as the best Inari shrine to visit. However, for people

Far off in the wilds of north Kyoto is one of the most mysterious places in Japan, Mount Kurama, and

A mere half hour from the center of Kyoto will take you up the chain of mountains that cradle the

As the god of harvest, business, sake, and even fertility, people seek out Inari for a number of reasons. The

On the top of Mt Mitake, just on the border of Tamba (north Kyoto) and Banshu (Hyogo Prefecture), rests Banshu

Inari shrines are some of the most common shrines in Japan. Sometimes it seems like they just pop out