Historic sites in Kyōto, Japan

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Kiyomizu-dera, Kyoto

Kyoto, Kyōto

A Buddhist temple on a wooded hillside in eastern Kyoto, famous for its wooden stage, built without nails, jutting out over the valley, with views ov…

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Nijō Castle, Kyoto

Kyoto, Kyōto

The Kyoto residence of the Tokugawa shoguns, who ruled Japan from 1603 to 1867.

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Kyoto Imperial Palace

Kyoto, Kyōto

The palace where Japan's emperors lived until the capital moved to Tokyo in 1868.