Kyoto prefecture
Kyoto Prefecture is on the island of en:Honshu in Japan. Kyoto is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Its capital is the city of Kyoto. Other than the capital, major landmarks include the city of Uji, Kyoto and Amanohashidate, one of the three vistas of Japan (along with Matsushima Bay in Miyagi Prefecture and Itsukushima Shrine, popularly known as "Miyajima," in Hiroshima Prefecture). Kyoto is in the Kansai region.
- Kyoto (the city)
- Uji, Kyoto
- Amanohashidate
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Maps [edit]
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Map of Japan with highlight Kyoto prefecture
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Map of Kyoto Prefecture
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Kyoto (capital city) [edit]
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Kinkaku-ji / 金閣寺
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Ginkaku-ji / 銀閣寺
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Kiyomizu-dera / 清水寺
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Ryoanji / 龍安寺
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Kōzan-ji / 高山寺
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Nijō Castle / 二条城
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Tenryuji / 天龍寺
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Daigoji / 醍醐寺
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Ninnaji / 仁和寺
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Tofukuji / 東福寺
(National Treasure)
Ayabe [edit]
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Kōmyō-ji / 光明寺
(National Treasure)
Fukuchiyama [edit]
Kameoka [edit]
Kizugawa [edit]
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Kizu River / 木津川
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Kuni-kyō / 恭仁京 (the Imperial capital of Japan between 740 and 743)
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Joururiji / 浄瑠璃寺 (Special Places of Scenic Beauty)(National Treasure)
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Kaijusenji / 海住山寺(National Treasure)
Kyotango [edit]
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Tateiwa
Maizuru [edit]
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Naval Museum / 海軍記念館
Miyazu [edit]
Nagaokakyo, [edit]
Oyamazaki [edit]
Uji [edit]
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Byodo-in / 平等院
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Uji River / 宇治川
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Ujigami Jinja / 宇治上神社
(World Heritage Site)
Yawata [edit]
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Kōzuya-bashi (Nagare-bashi) is a bridge over the Kizu river in the city of Yawata
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| Hokkaido · Aomori · Iwate · Miyagi · Akita · Yamagata · Fukushima · Ibaraki · Tochigi · Gunma · Saitama · Chiba · Tokyo · Kanagawa · Niigata · Toyama · Ishikawa · Fukui · Yamanashi · Nagano · Gifu · Shizuoka · Aichi · Mie · Shiga · Kyoto · Osaka · Hyogo · Nara · Wakayama · Tottori · Shimane · Okayama · Hiroshima · Yamaguchi · Tokushima · Kagawa · Ehime · Kochi · Fukuoka · Saga · Nagasaki · Kumamoto · Oita · Miyazaki · Kagoshima · Okinawa |  |
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