• Ujibashi Bridge, Naiku (Inner Shrine), The Grand Shrines of Ise, Ise,Mie
• Hibara Shrine, Yamanobe Trail, Nara
• Ishibutai Tomb, Asuka, Nara
• Horyuji Temple, Ikaruga, Nara
• Suzakumon Gate, Heijo Palace Site, Nara
• View of Yakushiji Temple, Nishinokyo, Nara
• Great Buddha Hall, Todaiji Temple, Nara Park, Nara
• Hoodo (Phoenix Hall), Byodoin Temple, Uji, Kyoto
• Heian Shrine O-Torii Gate, Okazaki, Kyoto
• Kiyomizu Temple, Higashiyama, Kyoto
• Togetsukyo Bridge, Arashiyama, Kyoto
• Ryoanji Temple, Kinukake-no-michi, Kyoto
• Ninomaru Palace, Nijo Castle, Kyoto
• Site of the Battle of Yamazaki, Tenno-zan (Mt. Tenno), Osaka/Kyoto
• Sengan-yagura Tower, Osaka Castle, Osaka
• Downtown Dotombori, Osaka
• Nakanoshima, Teki-juku and Tenjin Festival, Osaka
• “Blossom Road,” Takarazuka, Hyogo
• Arima Hot Spring Resort, Hyogo
• Kitano Ijinkan (Foreigners’ Houses) Area, Kobe, Hyogo
• Site of Meriken Wharf, the Port of Kobe, Kobe, Hyogo

(9) Heian Shrine O-Torii Gate, Okazaki, Kyoto

(C)T.Okamoto

The capital of Japan was relocated from Heijokyo in Nara to Heiankyo (Kyoto) in 794. In 1895, the Heian Shrine was built in this Okazaki area to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the capital. The shrine is a replica on a three-fifths’ scale of the first imperial palace in the ancient capital Heiankyo. The shrine has a beautiful go-round style garden at the rear, which is famous for its drooping cherry trees in spring and Japanese iris and water lilies in early summer. The classic bus for tourists connects Yasaka Shrine, Heian Shrine and Ginkakuji Temple with Higashiyama-Gojo, or the vicinity of Kiyomizu Temple.

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