Guidebook for 京都市下京区
Sightseeing
(Admission: 400 yen.)
Kiyomizudera, founded in 780, is best known for its wooden stage that juts out from its main hall, both are built without the use of nails.
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Kiyomizu-dera
(Admission: 400 yen.)
Kiyomizudera, founded in 780, is best known for its wooden stage that juts out from its main hall, both are built without the use of nails.
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Nishiki Market is a narrow, five block long shopping street lined by more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen".
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Nishiki Market Shopping District
Nishidaimonjichō Nakagyo WardNishiki Market is a narrow, five block long shopping street lined by more than one hundred shops and restaurants. Known as "Kyoto's Kitchen".
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Gion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses). The most popular area of Gion is Hanami-koji.
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西花見小路
570-123 Gionmachi MinamigawaGion is Kyoto's most famous geisha district. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses). The most popular area of Gion is Hanami-koji.
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Admission Free.
Nishi Hongan-ji and Higashi Hongan-ji are the headquarters of the two factions of the True Pure Land Sect, one of the largest Buddhist sects in Japan.
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Nishihongwan-ji Temple
本願寺門前町 下京区Admission Free.
Nishi Hongan-ji and Higashi Hongan-ji are the headquarters of the two factions of the True Pure Land Sect, one of the largest Buddhist sects in Japan.
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Admission Free.
Nishi Hongan-ji and Higashi Hongan-ji are the headquarters of the two factions of the True Pure Land Sect, one of the largest Buddhist sects in Japan.
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Higashi Hongan-ji Temple
常葉町 下京区Admission Free.
Nishi Hongan-ji and Higashi Hongan-ji are the headquarters of the two factions of the True Pure Land Sect, one of the largest Buddhist sects in Japan.
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Everything Else
Kyoto Station
Higashishiokōji Kamadonochō Shimogyo WardMajor transportation and shopping hub.
Kawaramachi Gojo Bus Stop station
Motoshiogamachō Shimogyo WardNearest bus stop.
Gojo Station
Ōsakachō Shimogyo WardNearest station for Kyoto City Subway.
Kiyomizu-Gojō Station
Miyagawasuji-8-chōme Higashiyama WardNearst station for Keihan Railway.
Shopping
FamilyMart Kawaramachi-Gojo
558-8 MotoshiogamachōNearest convenience store.
Daikoku Drug Keihan Gojo Station
8-chōme-438 MiyagawasujiDrug and cosmetics store.
Food Scene
Pontocho is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alley packed with restaurants on both sides, from inexpensive yakitori to pricey cuisine.
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Pontocho Area
Kashiwayacho Nakagyo WardPontocho is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alley packed with restaurants on both sides, from inexpensive yakitori to pricey cuisine.
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Entertainment & Activities
The dojo offers both show and lesson programs. You can learn/practice some aspects of the way of a samurai, try on a costume, and watch a show performed by Kembu Masters. Source: Samurai Kembu
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Samurai Kembu Theater
35-7 SanchōmeThe dojo offers both show and lesson programs. You can learn/practice some aspects of the way of a samurai, try on a costume, and watch a show performed by Kembu Masters. Source: Samurai Kembu
Arts & Culture
A non-verbal stage performance. Its stage effects set up uses techniques ranging from those used in Kabuki plays to the latest technologies.
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Non-Verbal performance Kyoto GEAR theatre
56 BenkeiishichōA non-verbal stage performance. Its stage effects set up uses techniques ranging from those used in Kabuki plays to the latest technologies.
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