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Taga Taisha Shrine, Shiga’s Home to Izanagi

Kyoto certainly wears the crown for the most well-known historic spot in Japan, but we shouldn’t forget about nearby Shiga

Just a short 20 minute train ride from Kyoto, crossing Arasiyama and the Hozu valley, you will reach Kameoka. In

Few would expect that one of the Saigoku Pilgrimage temples would be at the end of a shopping street on

Right next to Sennnyu-ji temple, is the much smaller Imakumano Kannon-ji [今熊野観音寺]. Despite its mediocre size, this temple is actually

South Kyoto City is noticeably less popular than the Higashiyama District, where you can find Inari Shrine and Kiyomizu Temple.

In south Kyoto City is the renowned and gigantic Tofuku-ji Temple [東福寺]. Today Tofuku-ji is best known as one of

Okazaki is a district of Kyoto that is home to many famous shrines and temples such as Heian Jingu and

In Japan, only some shrines bear the title “jingu”, and all of them enshrine emperors. In Kyoto, Heian Jingu is