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  • Nishiki Market
    Shopping
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Nishiki Koji Road Teramachi Takakura
    A shopping arcade filled with shops extending from Nishiki Tenman-gu Shrine one block north of Shijo Street to Karasuma-dori Avenue. Some 400 years have passed since the area was granted the title of fish wholesaler by the Edo shogunate government in 1615, and the arcade is also known as the “Kitchen of Kyoto.” Roughly 390 meters long, a variety of restaurants, cafes, and knickknack shops, and grocery stores line the arcade selling seasonal fresh fish and Kyoto vegetables, Kyoto pickles, tsukudani foods preserved in soy sauce, dried goods, tofu, cookware, and tableware.
  • Kyoto International Manga Museum
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    4.0
    609 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Karasuma-ku Ikegami Le, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
    This manga museum in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto, is Japan's largest manga museum. It first opened in 2006. Including valuable works from the Meiji period and the post-WWII period as well as popular modern titles and foreign works, they have almost 300,000 pieces in their collection. One of their showcases is a ''Manga Wall'' with 50,000 volumes of manga arrayed on bookcases that visitors can freely read. The spacious building is the former Tatsuike Elementary School and people can be found everywhere inside or outside on the lawn reading manga. This is a popular location for foreign tourists and couples.

    This is a museum just for manga, a must for lovers of manga and subcultures. As long as you pay the admission fee, you can immerse yourself in the world of manga all day long. The museum has a...

  • COMPLEX ENTERTAINMENT GEAR (administration office ART COMPLEX 1928)
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    5.0
    436 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Sanjodori Gokomachi Higashiiri Benkeiishicho 561928 Building 3F

    Definitely worthy of the high praise and positive reviews. This was so unique and magical and impressive. Great performers, storyline…our 7 YO and 13 YO were laughing and having a great time...

  • Mikane-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    147 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Oshinishinotoincho 614

    買い物帰りに立ち寄ってみました。 最近はテレビの影響で人が多いのですが 授与所の開設営業時間外であれば意外と空いています。 ただしお守り等購入はできません。 年末年始の営業時間がHPに載っていたので書いておきます↓ 「授与所の開設時間(年末年始2021−2022)」 -12月30日・31日・・・午前10時-午後6時 -1月1日-10日・・・・午前9時-午後6時 -1月11日以降は・・・午前10時...

  • Nishiki Tenman-gu Shrine
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    4.0
    243 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nakagyo-ku Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Shinkyogoku communication Nishikikoji
    A Shinto shrine located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City dedicated to the Tenman-Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane). The shrine is located on the eastern edge of Nishiki Market, considered the “Kitchen of Kyoto,” and attracts worshipers seeking to be blessed by the god of wisdom, scholarship, and business acumen, as well as good luck, warding from evil, and prevention of disaster. There is a mikuji (fortune slip) vending machine called Karakuri mikuji in front of the shrine office – insert a coin and select the type of fortune you would like to receive and the lion-dog statue in the machine will dance to kagura music until your slip is issued. The shrine’s ground span some 660 square meters and contain a spring called the Nishiki no Mizu whose waters remain a cool 18 degrees Celsius even in the middle of summer; many visitors come here just to taste these famous Kyoto waters.

    This small shrine in the shopping district of Kyoto is hard to miss if youre on the shopping trail. It is a very nicely maintained small shrine just of Shinkyogoku.

  • Honno-ji Temple
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    3.5
    189 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Teramachi-dori Oimachiro Down Shimotsunagae-cho 522
    Located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, this is the head temple of Hokke Honmon Buddhism. The temple is famous as being the site where Oda Nobunaga was defeated by Akechi Mitsuhide. The temple was originally located at Horigawa Shijo, but was rebuilt at its current location by Toyotomi Hideyoshi after the Oda Nobunaga incident. A memorial tower stands on the grounds that is believed to have once housed Nobunaga’s longsword. In memory of the Nobunaga incident (June in 1582), the Nobunaga Festival is held each year at the temple on the first Saturday and Sunday of June.

    We had a quick look round this historic temple, located just off the shopping streets! To be honest, its nothing amazing, but still worth a quick look if youre in the area.

  • Chohoji Temple (Rokkaku-do)
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    4.0
    241 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Nakagyo-ku Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Tsu Rokkaku Higashibora Council Nishiiri Donomae-cho
    An independent Tendai Buddhist temple said to be established by Prince Shotoku (574–622) located in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. The temple is commonly known as the Rokkaku-do (Hexagonal Hall) due to the hexagonal main temple building. The temple has numerous interesting highlights, including the site of a pond where Prince Shotoku is said to have purified himself, smiling figures of the 16 arhats, and the Rokkaku Willow, which is believed to provide luck with marriage. The Ikenobo family served for generations as the head priests of the temple, and the various contributions they made to Buddhist prayer flower arrangements make the temple the birthplace of the traditional art of flower arranging.

    Rokkaku-do Temple was along Rokkaku-dori Street, which runs east and west. We visited the temple in passing. Along the street, there used to be Rokkaku Jail, which is one of holy places for...

  • Daimaru (Kyoto Branch)
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Shimogyo-ku Shijyodong Takakura Nishi Into Shichisho-cho 79
    This veteran department store is located one minute on foot from Karasuma Station on Hankyu Railway's Kyoto Line in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City. It has an array of shops, including those lining the Special Fashion Floor and the Dining Paradise area. Their Daimaru Museum holds exhibits and other events. They also have a popular wedding plan done in collaboration with a famous hotel.

    こちらは、いろんなデパートに入ってるのでたまにお土産に買います。 焼きティラミスがおいしくちょこちょこ自分用や人にもあげたりしています。

  • Koudo, Gyoganji Temple
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    4.0
    56 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Teramachi-dori Takeya Town Kameru Bokenji temple gate town
    Kakudo, Gyoganji Temple is the 19th station on the Saigoku Sanjusansho pilgrimage circuit. Founded by Gyoen Shonin and originally built on Ichijo-dori Street, it has a thousand-year history. The temple was destroyed many times by war and fire, but through the fervent faith of the people it was reconstructed again and again. Designated by Kyoto City as a Tangible Cultural Property, the ceiling of the main hall is carved with depictions of flowers and birds. The principal object of worship is a Thousand-armed Kannon Bodhisattva said to be carved by Gyoen Shonin himself.

    今回の参拝は毎年恒例の都七福神の一環としての参拝。相変わらず狭い境内に多数の参拝者、この霊場だけでなく、数少ない、色々な七福神霊場にも入っている寺院です。当然「京都七福神」にも入っています。ここは寿老人をお祀りしてある。創建も古く平安時代初期、西国33所観音霊場の第19番札所でもあります。当初は別の場所にあったものを成り上り者の神仏を恐れぬ秀吉によって現所に強制的に移転させられた歴史がある。長寿を...

  • Shinsengumi Mibu Tonjo Kyuseki Yagi Family
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    4.0
    58 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Mibunaginomiyachou 24
    This is the old residence of the Yagi family in Mibu village. The residence was the Mibu Tonsho or headquarters of the Shinsengumi shogunate police and the place of origin of this force. It was the place of the Serizawa Kamo assassination and even today the sign of a sword cut remains in the lintel. It is possible to see inside the building. One can also enjoy matcha and Tonsho mochi rice cakes.

    For anyone who is a fan of the stories that abound around the Shinsengumi, that militia that terrorised Kyoto during the Bakamutsu period at the end of the Edo era, this place is a must see. Its...

  • Seikanji Temple
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    3.5
    59 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo Ward Shinkyo Pole Sakuranocho 453
    This temple, the main temple of the Seizan-Fukakusa branch of the Jodo Sect, is just a 10-minute walk from the Sanjo Station and is in the middle of the Shinkyogoku Avenue. The enshrined deity is the Amida Buddha. The establishment of this temple dates back to the Asuka period. Although this is sacred land of the Jodo way, instead of being located in deep remote parts of mountains, it’s right in the midst of town, and is intimately intertwined in the lives of the community and is well beloved. For this reason, the temple is associated with historic figures, and has garnered the faithful following of such women as Seisho Nagon and Izumi Shikibu, so that it has been called the temple where women give up the ghost. It has also broadly garnered followers as the temple for improving one's art form from being extolled in Noh theater song, so that one may seek to receive the blessing of improved art skills from the fan-shaped amulet.

    I stumbled upon this place by accident and I was so glad I did. Take your shoes off at the door, take in the smell of incense and the sight of the golden Buddha as you listen to the lovely...

  • Mibu Onsen Hana no Yu
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Mibumatsubarachou 15-3
    Mibu Onsen Hana no Yu is a hot spring facility located in Kyoto's Nakagyo Ward. It has an open-air bath with water from the natural spring Hotaru no Yu in the town of Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture and a bath with skin-purifying properties from 1,300 meters underground that passes through the Hira Mountains, the Suzuka Mountains, and the former lakebed of Lake Biwa. Both of these baths are available to customers. A sauna with raised benches, a bath with carbonated water, and jet baths are just a few of the kinds of facilities that customers can enjoy. The onsite restaurant, Sakura-tei, makes its own highly regarded soba noodles out of pure buckwheat.

    All the things I enjoyed here last time. A very inexpensive onsen with friendly staff. It has an indoor and an outdoor space. If you dont read Japanese then check out my image - the button circled...

  • Takoyakushido (Eifukuji Temple)
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    3.5
    48 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Shinkyougokutakoyakushi East side town 503
    Takoyakushido is built facing Shinkyogoku-dori street. It attracts so many believers that it has become known as Takoyakushi-dori Street. It is famous as a spot to pray for recovery from illness.

    When you run across this temple while shopping stop in a do a look-see. it is well maintain and a nice photo opportunity. It is just off shinkyogoku dori.

  • Hozo-ji Temple
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Uraderachou Street street pharmacist rising Uederi cho 587
    A Pure Land Seizan Fukakusa school Buddhist temple located on Urateramachi-dori Avenue in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. The temple is dedicated to Amitabha. The temple is also famously connected to Ito Jakuchu, a painter who was active in the mid-Edo period, and many tourists come here seeking the temple's seal book for receiving the temple's official seal because it features striking designs by Jakuchu.

    新京極から東に行ったお寺が集まったエリアの一角にあります。江戸時代の画家の伊藤若冲ゆかりのお寺で菩提寺です。周辺のお寺とは違って門は開いており、本堂は見学できませんんが、お墓は参拝できるようになっているのはよかったです。

  • Yatadera Temple (Yata Jizoson)
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    3.5
    28 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Teramachi Dori Sanjo Agaru Tenshojimaecho

    地蔵尊は、人々の苦しみを代わりに受けてくれる代受苦地蔵です。フェルトでできたお地蔵さんのお守りがありました。もちろん購入しました。

  • Shimogoryo Shrine
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    3.5
    42 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Nakagyo-ku Teramachi Tsumarutacho Shimolu Shimoreimeimaecho
    "A one-minute walk from the ""Kawaramachi Marutamachi"" bus stop and a seven-minute walk from Marutamachi Station. This Shinto shrine can be reached by heading east from the Kyoto Imperial Palace on Marutamachi-dori Street and taking a left at Teramachi-dori Street. The shrine is believed to have been established in the early Heian period to enshrine Hasho Goryo. The shrine was moved to its current location in 1590 per the organization of shrines and temples implemented by the mighty samurai lord Toyotomi Hideyoshi. During the Kankosai festival held from mid- to late May each year, a portable shrine and carriage called a ""shinkoretsu"" tour the area; on the festival eve the day before, the portable shrine is also excitingly carried by some 300 local elementary school students. During the Umenagomi festival in March, visitors can enjoy the sight of double-flowering plum trees blooming on the grounds."

    今年も又、すぐ南側にある革堂行願寺への年初の都七福神巡りで参拝した帰路のついで詣り、失礼だが、わざわざここだけのために来る予定は今後も過去も無い。一番酷かった南側の土塀は修復されているが、やはりまだ土塀には傷みや劣化が目立つ。それと、神職の人だが、きょう日はどこの寺社でも参詣者、参拝者と出会うと「よくお参り」とか何とか声を掛けて来るものだが、ここだけは相変わらず無言で・・・来る者が「お客さん」とか...

  • Museum of Kyoto
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Nakagyou-ku Sanjoutakakura
    This museum introduces the history and traditions of Kyoto via a variety of means, providing visitors with a comprehensive understanding of Kyoto culture. The permanent exhibit presents the history of Kyoto from the Heian period to the Showa period via three zones, with a focus on fascinating actual Kyoto artifacts such as cultural properties and costumes used in the Gion Festival. The multiple special exhibits held each year are also popular with visitors. The museum’s theater presents masterworks of film relating to Kyoto. The red brick Annex building, an Important Cultural Property constructed in 1906, was originally the Kyoto branch office of the Bank of Japan. The museum’s Roji Tempo area recreates an Edo period street lined with Kyoto merchants’ homes, and here visitors can enjoy dining and shopping at numerous restaurants and shops. Karasuma Oike Station is the closest station to the museum.
  • Nijo Jinya (Ogawa Residence)
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    3.5
    32 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Omiya-dori Oike Sagaru Sanboomiyacho 137
    This old manor belonged to a wealthy merchant in the Edo period, and served as lodging for Daimyos who came to visit Kyoto and didn't have manors of their own. The outside walls are earthen to prevent fires, and the ceilings have mushakakushi warrior hiding spaces, as well as hanging stairs, hidden stairs, and other anti-enemy fittings. Tours require reservations.

    Nijo Jinya was a traditional house during samurai period and had been converted into an inn for residing and viewing by visitors. Nonetheless during our visit there by early April, we were a bit...

  • Kamogawa River
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Ohashichou Sanjo Ohashi Bottom
    This river flows about 23 kilometers through Kyoto City. In spring and summer, restaurants along its west bank open a riverside dining area called the Noryo-yuka which is a sign of the season in Kyoto. The river's a well-known walking course, and it's a popular spot with locals and tourists alike for a relaxing stroll.
  • Mt. Jishu Zuisen-ji Temple
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    4.0
    29 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kyoto Kyoto-shi Nakagyo-ku Kiyamachi Dori Sanjo Sagaru Ishiyacho 114-1

    三条通から直ぐの場所に立つ浄土宗西山禅林寺派の寺院でした。車を停められると出入りにも苦労する程狭い山門の奥が境内となっていましたが、その境内も窮屈な印象を受け本堂との距離も近いものがありました。境内に豊臣秀次墓で知られているようで観光客の姿も見受けられました。

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Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.

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