2 landmarks in Kita with verified facts and stories most people walk right past.
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Daitoku-ji
53 Murasakinodaitokujicho, Kita, Kyoto, 603-8231, Japan
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Daitoku-ji is Kyoto's greatest temple that almost nobody visits.
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Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion)
1 Kinkakujicho, Kita, Kyoto, 603-8361, Japan
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Kinkaku-ji is covered in actual gold leaf — the top two floors are sheathed in it — and its reflection in the mirror-still pond in front is one of the most photographed images in Japan.
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