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Kiyomizu-dera. / 34.99500°N 135.78500°E / 34.99500; 135.78500. Kiyomizu-dera ( Japanese: 清水寺, lit. 'Pure Water Monastery') is a Buddhist temple located in eastern Kyoto, Japan. The temple is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto UNESCO World Heritage Site. [1]
Kyoto is home to Japan's second most prestigious university, Kyoto University. Orientation [edit] Kyoto's city planners way back in 794 decided to copy the Chinese capital Chang'an (present-day Xi'an) and adopt a grid pattern, which persists to this day in the city core. West-east streets are numbered, with Ichijō-dōri (一条通, "First ...
Interposed between the Kamo River and the Higashiyama mountain range, Higashiyama-ku is roughly bounded by the Sanjō street in the north, and the Jūjō street in the south. Historically, this area lay outside the official boundaries of the city of Kyoto. The western part consists mainly of residential areas, whereas the eastern part is ...
Tō-ji Temple (東寺, Tō-ji, "East Temple"), also known as Kyō-ō-gokoku-ji (教王護国寺, The Temple for the Defense of the Nation by Means of the King of Doctrines) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in the Minami-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan . Founded in 796, it was one of the only three Buddhist temples allowed in the city at the time it became ...
May 21, 2024 · Kyōto fu is at the centre of Kinki chihō (region). The city is one of the centres (with nearby Ōsaka and Kōbe) of the Keihanshin Industrial Zone, the second largest urban and industrial agglomeration in Japan. Kyōto. The capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years (from 794 to 1868), Kyōto (literally, “Capital City”) has been called a ...
Kyoto Prefecture. / 35.021028°N 135.755583°E / 35.021028; 135.755583. Kyoto Prefecture (京都府, Kyōto-fu) is a prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu. [1] The capital is the city of Kyoto.
Ine, Kyoto. / 35.683°N 135.283°E / 35.683; 135.283. Ine (伊根町, Ine-chō) is a town located in Yosa District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 28 February 2022, the town had an estimated population of 1984 in 899 households and a population density of 32 persons per km². [1] The total area of the town is 61.95 square kilometres (23 ...
