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Kifune Shrine
A shrine to the water deity. Rain-making rites were held here, and it is also known for matchmaking.
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Jishoji Temple (Ginkaku-ji)
The mountain villa Ashikaga Yoshimasa founded in 1482. The Silver Pavilion is a national treasure and the signature of Higashiyama culture.
Sakyo Ward
Kyoto City Outdoor Activity Facility "Hanase Yama no Ie"
An outdoor centre at Hanase in Sakyo ward, with lodging, a campsite and an observatory.
Sakyo Ward
Hyakumanben-san no Tezukuri Ichi
A handmade market held on the 15th of each month in the grounds of Hyakumanben Chionji, begun in 1987.
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Sanzenin Temple
A temple at Ohara, beginning as a hermitage of Saicho, enshrining a national-treasure Amida triad.
Sakyo Ward
Okunoin Mao-den
A hall deep on Mount Kurama, on a slope where cedar roots run over the ground.
KyotoCulture & HistorySakyo Ward
Eikando Temple (Zenrinji Temple)
A temple founded in 853, known for its principal Amida, who is shown looking back over his shoulder.
Sakyo Ward
Kyoto City Budo Center
A martial arts centre in Sakyo ward, with several halls including the former Butokuden.
KyotoCulture & HistorySakyo Ward
Kamo-mioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine)
One of the oldest shrines in Kyoto, set in the Tadasu no Mori woods, which holds the Aoi Festival with Kamigamo Shrine.
KyotoNature & ScenerySakyo Ward
Takaragaike Park
A park in Sakyo ward, where natural woodland rings a pond about 1.5 kilometres around.
KyotoCulture & HistorySakyo Ward
Kyoto Botanical Gardens
A botanical garden in Sakyo ward: some 12,000 species over 240,000 square metres, with one of the largest greenhouses in Japan.
KyotoCulture & HistorySakyo Ward
Kyoto City Zoo
A zoo opened in 1903, the second oldest in Japan, keeping about 100 species.