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It seems that Kyoto has more temples in it than any other city in Japan. So many in fact that

Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple: Kyoto’s Best Treaures

In cental Kyoto City is the 17th temple of Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Rokuharamitsu-ji. Though it is a rather small temple,

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

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

While the town of Azuchi is most famous for Azuchi Castle, one of Oda Nobunaga’s most impressive fortresses, nearby Kannosho-ji

While for many people in Kansai, the name Ichijo-ji is the name of a popular ramen district in Kyoto, however

The city of Maizuru sits at the northern most part of the Kansai region. On the eastern boarder of this