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Kyoto Top 10 List: Shrine, Temple, Garden, Palace and Castle

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  1. miwa
    Member

    If you only have one day in Kyoto and you want to do some sightseeing, you've got a whole lot of choices. Here is our 'Top 10 List' to choose from.

    Shinto Shrine
    1. Fushimi Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社 (Fushimi Inari Shrine)

    2. Kamo Shrine Complex: Kamigamo-jinja, Shimogamo-jinja 上賀茂神社・下鴨神社 (Kamigamo Shrine and Shimogamo Shrine)

    Buddhist Temple (Architecture/Sculpture)
    3. Sanjusangen-do 三十三間堂 (Sanjusangen Temple)

    Garden (at temple)
    4. Ryoan-ji 龍安寺 (Ryoan Temple)

    5. Daitoku-ji 大徳寺 (Daitoku Temple)

    6. Tofuku-ji 東福寺 (Tofuku Temple)

    Water Garden (at shrine)
    7. Heian Jingu 平安神宮 (Heian Shrine)

    Palace and Garden
    8. Katsura Rikyu 桂離宮 (Katsura Imperial Villa)

    Classical Japanese Screen Paintings and Interior
    9. Nijo-jo 二条城 (Nijo Castle)

    Scenic Neighborhood
    10. Gion-Kiyomizu-dera 祇園・清水寺 (Gion and Kiyomizu Neighborhood)

    Posted 7 months ago #

  2. Funazushi
    Member

    Excellent list. One suggestion I would make is that in the scenic neighbourhood you should visit Kawai Kanjiro's machiya. He was a famous Mingei(folk art) potter and designed his house and interior. There is a nobori kiln on the property for those interested in pottery.
    http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/kawaikanjiro.html

    Posted 1 month ago #

  3. peko
    Key Master

    Hello Funazushi,

    Thank you for the info and the link! I have been to the Kawai Museum once and I loved his work very much. I don't recall seeing the noborigama kiln though. I will have to go and check that out again.

    www.e-yakimono.net is a site that I first discovered 5 years or so ago and is a wonderful resource. (yakimono means ceremics/pottery)

    Posted 1 month ago #

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