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Name	Category	Location

Bun-no-suke Jaya Be the First to Rate It On the road to Kiyomizu-dera, just south of Ninen-zaka, is a...	Quick Bites	Higashiyama-ku

Chion-in Be the First to Rate It To many, this is the most daunting temple gate in Japan, towering...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Chishaku-in Be the First to Rate It The major reason for visiting this temple is for its famous paintings...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Choraku-ji Be the First to Rate It A procession of stone lanterns lines the steep path to this tiny...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Eikan-do Be the First to Rate It Nestled in the foothills, this temple complex has a beautiful...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Gion Be the First to Rate It This is the legendary haunt of geisha, or geiko, as they are...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Higashiyama-ku

Gion Kaburenjo Theater Be the First to Rate It Because Westerners have little opportunity to enjoy a geisha's...	Arts / Performance Venues	Higashiyama-ku

Hakusasa Son-so Garden Be the First to Rate It Coming down the hill from Ginkaku-ji, a hundred yards before...	Gardens / Arboretums	Higashiyama-ku

Honen-in Be the First to Rate It Bamboo surrounds this tranquil temple and thatched-roof gate...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Kawai Kanjiro Memorial House Be the First to Rate It Kanjiro Kawai, one of Japan's most prolific and renowned potters...	Museums / Galleries	Higashiyama-ku

Kiyomizu-dera Be the First to Rate It For centuries visitors and pilgrims have climbed the cobbled...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Kyoto Craft Center Be the First to Rate It Kyoto residents come to this collection of stores to shop for...	Stores / Malls	Higashiyama-ku

Kyoto National Museum Be the First to Rate It Exhibitions at this museum in a Meiji-era redbrick building change...	Museums / Galleries	Higashiyama-ku

Maruyama Koen Be the First to Rate It Many people cut through this park, which lies near Yasaka Jinja...	Parks, Gardens / Arboretums	Higashiyama-ku

Sanjusangen-do Be the First to Rate It Everyone knows this temple as Sanjusangen-do, even though it's...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Sannen-zaka and Ninen-zaka Be the First to Rate It With their cobbled paths and delightful wooden buildings, these...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Higashiyama-ku

Shoren-in Be the First to Rate It Paintings by the Kano school are on view at this temple, a five-minute...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Tofuku-ji Be the First to Rate It In all, two dozen subtemples and the main temple compose this...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

Yasaka Jinja Be the First to Rate It According to ancient Japanese geomancy, a city needs the protection...	Religious Sites	Higashiyama-ku

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