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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Kinkaku-ji ( Golden Pavilion ) is one of the main buildings of the Rokuon-ji Temple. It dates back to 1220 when it was a comfortable villa of Kintsune Saionji. 3..
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Part of the Chugoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage which is a temple route through western Japan , this temple dates back somewhere about the 790 in the Heian period. ..
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Hiroshima, Chūgoku Region, Japan
A place everybody should visit. The museum is very impressive and you can really tell that a lot of people put a lot of work in it. All so that the world should not..
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Nikko, Kantō Region, Japan
This enormous shrine complex consists of over a dozen Buddhist and Shinto buildings and structure surrounded by beautiful forest hills. Originally built on it's own,..
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Located about 2km southeast of Kyoto station, Fushimi Inari Taisha is without doubt the largest and most impressive Inari shrine in Japan.
Fushimi Inari Taisha was..
Fushimi Inari Taisha was..
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Nara, Kansai Region, Japan
Nara which used to be the first permanent capital of Japan was established in 710 (then called Heijo). Nara is about an hour from Kyoto and Osaka and easily accessible..
7. Osaka Castle
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Osaka, Kansai Region, Japan
Not the largest castle in Japan but one of the most striking I believe. You come off street corner form a Modern TV Station Building and basically walk through a park..
8. Yamadera
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Yamadera, Tōhoku Region, Japan
Yamadera is one of the most popular tourist locations in Yamagata Prefecture and is a 'Must see' in the Tohoku region. It has a long and much celebrated past to..
9. Asakusa
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Tokyo, Kantō Region, Japan
So I dont really know the name of it, but its a pretty well known spot, its like two blocks away from the suica asakusa stop (Japanese subway)
Theres a giant red..
Theres a giant red..
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Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Kinkaku-ji Temple is a must see if you visit Kyoto! The architecture is stunning with the upper two stories covered with pure golf leaf! If you go in the summer months,..
