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Yasukuni Shrine

Yasukuni Shrine, located in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, is one of the most famous shrines in Japan, founded in 1869 by the order of Emperor Meiji. There are about 500 cherry trees in the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine, making it one

Ryoanji Temple

Ryoanji Temple, located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture is a Zen temple of the Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism, famous for its karesansui rock garden. Karesansui is an traditional Japanese dry garden, expressing landscape just using rock or stone.

Ginkakuji Temple (Higashiyama Jishoji Temple)

Higashiyama Jishoji Temple, well known as Ginkakuji Temple, is a temple of the Shokokuji school of the Rinzai sect in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. Ginkakuji Temple is also one of the cultural properties that constitute Kyoto’s World Heritage Site.