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Aburahi Jinja
Its group of halls is an Important Cultural Property, and it is often used as a location for period drama.
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Kochu Otorii
A vermilion torii standing out in the lake. People come without fail to photograph it at sunrise.
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Every one of the thousand torii was dedicated by a worshipper. The donor's name and the date are carved on the back of each post. That view was not designed; it is what prayers look like when they pile up. The deity began as a god of rice, and later drew the faith of merchants as a god of business.
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Kiyomizudera
The main hall is a National Treasure. That famous platform is built by joining timber without a single nail, in the kakezukuri method: an earlier generation's solution to building on a slope.
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Kamigamo Jinja
A shrine that stood here before Heiankyo was built. The capital came afterwards.
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Shimogamo Jinja
The Tadasu no Mori in its grounds is close to primeval forest, surviving in the middle of the city. With Kamigamo it holds the Aoi festival.
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Kitano Tenmangu
It enshrines Sugawara no Michizane. One of the centres of Tenjin belief, it draws worshippers from all over Japan in exam season.
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Yasaka Jinja
The shrine of the Gion festival. The festival began as a rite to quiet epidemic disease, and is now UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Heian Jingu
Founded to mark 1,100 years since the capital moved to Heian. Its halls are a scaled-down recreation of the Chodoin of Heiankyo, and it is known for its garden.
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Senbon Torii
The torii are dedicated by individuals and companies, raised in thanks when a prayer has gone through.
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Omokaru-ishi
A stone lantern you lift: if it feels light, your wish is said to be granted.
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Kiyomizu no Butai
Kakezukuri, built without nails. It stands 13 metres high, and records show 234 people actually jumped from it in the Edo period.
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Otowa no Taki
The three streams are long life, love and learning. Drinking from all three is held to be greedy.
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