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SHRINE@ËDrop-off service to Hotel in Kyoto. ( between
18:30-19:30 )
Lunch : Buffet-style / No Breakfast
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@Nijo Castle
On Tuesdays in Jul., Aug., & Dec., When "Nijo
Castle" is closed and you will visit "Ryoanji
Temple" or "Daitokuji Temple" instead.
@Kyoto Imperial Palace
On Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and some other
days, When the Kyoto Imperial Palace is closed and you
will visit "Kitano Temmangu" instead.
Tours visit "Ryoanji Temple" or "Daitokuji
Temple" on May.25, Oct.25
You are required to fill out the form ( your name, sex,
age, nationality ), when you enter "Kyoto Imperial
Palace".
@Kasuga Shrine
The tour doesn't include entering Treasures Hall nor
Manyo Botanical Gardens at Kasuga Shrine.
( Only sightseeing in the precincts of Kasuga Shrine
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| NIJO CASTLE was built in 1603 as Kyoto residence
of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo
gaverment. Mian court was burnt down in 1788 so
only Second court is the original part. The present
Main court was built in 1827 modelling after one
which stood in the grounds of Kyoto Imperial Palace.
The castle has many cultural treasures including
Chinese Gate and Second Court buildings dating from
Momoyama Era ( 16th century ) , and is designated
a National Treasure for its splendid achitecture
and interior decoration. |
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| Golden Pavilion is located at the foot of Kinugasa
Hill. It si a famous structute of Muromachi period
( 14-16C ). It was originally designed as the villa
of a court noble. The second owner, Yoshimitsu Ashikaga,
the 3rd shogun, greatly improved it and spent the
latter part of his life there in retirement from
the cares of state. He built the Gold Pavilion and
laid out the garden in 1394. His will was followed
by his son as sucessor to change the villa into
a Buddhist temple down in 1950 and reconstruced
in under name of Rokuonji. It was burned 1955. |
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| Kyoto Imperial palace is famous for its elegant
simplicity and had been served as the Emperors's
palace until the capital was moved to Tokyo after
Meiji Restoration ( 1867 ). It was originally located
in the southwest part of the city. It was destroyed
by a fire in 1788, after which it was built, modelled
after the prior one, at the present site. This burned
down in 1854 again. The present builddings dating
from 1855, include Cerenial Hall, Study Hall and
Seiryuden. The Seiryuden ( Serene and cool hamber
) is named after the stream flowing beneath its
step. |
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| Todaiji Temple was compleated in 752, with one
of the largest bronze statues in the world. It has
animposing gate supported by eighteen 25m high pillars.
Blown down by a typhoon in 962, the gate was re-built
in 1199. Its exterior niches has two 8m wooden figures
of Deva Kings, gurdians of Buddism. Great Buddha
is National Tresure. The statue measures 16.2, in
height and has a face 4.8m. long and 3m. wide; eyes
1.2m.wide; a nose 48cm high. The materials used
are estimated; 437 tons branze, 75kg of mercury,
130kg of pure gold and other materials. |
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| Nara Park is popularly called the "Deer Park"
by visitors because of its many deer. It is a natural
woodland of fine turf and has various kinds of trees
including Japanese cedar, Wisteria, Japanese andromeda,
Japanese yew trees. There are about 1,100 tame deer
roaming about the park. They are regarded as divine
messengers of the Kasuga Shrine and are one of the
main attractions. |
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| Kasuga Shrine is located in a forest, and produces
an atmoshere of peace and holiness unmatched by
any other shrines. Since its foundation in 710,
it has been identically reconstructed every 20 years.
The buildings, painted vermillion, features the
Kasuga style of achitecture. Some 3,000 lanterns
line the road east from the second torii gate. Through
the south gate, you enter spacious precincts. Beyond
the Heuiden, a floorless structure built in 1650,
rises the Main Hall, surrounded by an impressive
gallery. It contains four buildings, all of which
are Natinal Tresures. |
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