Kitano Tenmangū
Kamigyo, Kamigyo, Kyoto, Japan
Kitano Tenmangū is the shrine that every Japanese student visits before exams, because it's dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane — a 9th-century scholar-politician who was so brilliant that after his death he was deified as the god of learning.
Nishiki Market
Nishiki Market, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto
Nishiki Market has been called 'Kyoto's Kitchen' for 400 years, and the name isn't metaphorical — this is literally where Kyoto's restaurants and home cooks have been sourcing ingredients since the Edo period.
Tō-ji Temple & Pagoda
1 Kujocho, Minami Ward, Kyoto
Tō-ji's five-storey pagoda is the tallest wooden structure in Japan at 55 metres, and it's been the defining landmark of the Kyoto skyline since 826.
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