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Eastern Kyoto
East of the Kamogawa River, in the neighborhoods known as Higashiyama (literally, Eastern Mountain) and Okazaki, are some of Kyoto's most dazzling shrines and temples, stretching from solemn Sanjusangen-do in the south to the elegant Ginkaku-ji in the north. The cobbled streets of the Gion district are mysterious during the day, and even more so at night. Just west of the river, taverns along the alleyways of Ponto-cho and bars and restaurants on Kiya-machi are the city's most happening neighborhoods after dark.
Eastern Kyoto at a Glance
Sights
- Anraku-ji Temple
- Chion-in
- Chishaku-in
- Choraku-ji
- Eikan-do
- Ginkaku-ji
- Gion Corner
- Hakusasa Son-so Garden
- Heian Jingu
- Honen-in
- Kawai Kanjiro Memorial House (Kawai Kanjiro Kinenkan)
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Kodai-ji
- Kurochiku Wabiza
- Kyoto Handicraft Center
- Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts (Kyoto Fureaikan)
- Kyoto National Museum (Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan)
- Maruyama Koen (Maruyama Park)
- Murin-an Garden
- Nanzen-ji
- National Museum of Modern Art (Kindai Bijutsukan)
- Otoyo Jinja
- Sanjusangen-do
- Sannen-zaka and Ninen-zaka
- Sen-oku Hakkokan
- Shoren-in
- Shounzan Mirokuin
- Yasaka Jinja
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