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Sanjo-dori in the Rakuchu quarter of Kyoto functioned as the main street of the Kyoto in the Edo Period and a key point of traffic and distribution as the starting point of the Tokai-do Byway. In the early Meiji Period, it was the city center where cultural, educational, financial and information entities concentrated.
The Sanjo-dori area of Kyoto City retains a cityscape that has been designated a scenic zone.
The Kyoto Gyoen National Garden plays an important role as green-rich park in the center of ancient capital district. There, you can find remains of homes and gardens of the aristocracy and trees more than 100 years old. The surrounding area has also several temples, shrines and sites dating back to the Heian Period.
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When you move from Nara, you can take the JR or Kintetsu line. The Kintetsu limited express train is comfortable for you in considering time and amenity of sightseeing. The train runs from Kyoto to Nara or Kashiharajingu station every 15minutes. In recent years, the connection of JR lines between Kyoto and Nara is improving, and the JR has become usable.
From Osaka to Kyoto, the Hankyu limited express from Umeda to Kawaramachi station, Keihan line limited express from Yodoyabashi, Kitahama, Kyobashi, Temmabashi to Shichijo, Shijo, Gojo, Demachiyanagi station.
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Rokkaku-do (Choho-ji) Temple
It is said that this temple's beginnings date back to the Prince Shotoku who, visiting the area in quest of materials to build the Shintenno-ji Temple Sanctuary, erected a small hexagonal temple and there enshrined a statue of Nyoirin kannon bodhisattva of the Buddhist invocation he brought with him. In front of the main hall is the "Heso Ishi" or umbilicus stone that marks the center of Kyoto.
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
The entire area enclosed by the earthen wall around the Omiya and Sento Palaces of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, which operated as a palace until the Edo Period, is called the Kyoto Gyoen or "imperial garden of Kyoto". It is a vast site measuring about 1,300 m north-south and about 700 m east-west, and is open to the general public as a place of relaxation and walking.
Kyoto Imperial Palace: Open to the general public in spring and autumn. Access in other periods may be requested by post card.
Omiya and Sento Palaces: Not open to the general public
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Rozan-ji Temple
This temple was built during the reign of Emperor Tengyo (931 - 947) by the monk Ryogen (Gansan Daishi) of Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple. It was burned down several times during the turmoil of the Onin War, but the warlord Hideyoshi Toyotomi relocated it to its present site when building his religious sanctuary. The temple is associated with Shikibu Murasaki, author of "The Tale of Genji", the most representative literature of the Heian Period.
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The Museum of Kyoto
This museum opened in 1988 amidst commemorative celebrations for the 1,200th Anniversary of the Heian Capital, as a comprehensive cultural facility for introducing the history and culture of Kyoto in an easy-to-understand manner. The annex building, designated an Important Memorial of Japan, is the former Kyoto Branch of the Bank of Japan, which has been preserved and is open to the general public.
Open:Permanent exhibit: 10:00am - 7:30pm (Doors closed at 7:00pm)
Special exhibits: 10:00am - 6:00pn
* Until 7:30pm on Fridays (Doors closed at 7:00pm)
Annex: 10:00am - 7:30pm (Separate schedule for events)
Restaurant "Roji": Doors closed at 8:30pm
Admission fee:Permanent exhibit: 500yen (Special price for special exhibits. Will vary according to exhibit. Includes admission to permanent exhibit.)
Annex: Free (Special admission for events)
Closed: Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday), January 1 - 4