Nijo-jo castle
This castle is built in 1603 as the official residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu who the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate which ruled the country for more than 250 years.

Togetsu-kyo Bridge
This bridge is the dominant landmark in Arashiyama. Arashiyama is one of the great places in Kyoto. If you want to stroll in natural surroundings and visit temples in bamboo groves, Arashiyama completely satisfy you.

Sanzen-in temple
This is founded in 784 by Saicho who considered one of the greatest patriarchs of Buddhism in Japan. This temple belongs to the Tendai School.

Ryuan-temple
This temple is built in 1450, and belongs to the Rinzai school. The garden of the temple is so popular, and this is arranged in the karesansui style.

Fushimi-inari Taisha Shrine
This shrine was dedicated to the gods of rice and sake by the Hara family in the 8th. The shrine is the most popular shrine in Japan and the head shrine among about 40,000 Inari shine scattered around the country.

Gion Matsri
This is the most renowned festival in Japan. This is held on July. There are so many events in this month. Over 200,000 people go to the party festival. It reaches a climax on the July 17.



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