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A once-in-a-lifetime experience at the birthplace of Japanese mythology.
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Blessed Wearable Blankets all receive prayers that wearers will pass their entrance exams.
Dramatic coastline has a dramatic reason for sharing its name with a priest from the Heian period.
An ancient palace still wields its magic in a residential backstreet hidden from tourists.
Heian Shrine, Nishiki Market, and more in the third part of our skip-the-bus route through Kyoto.
The strolling story continues as we leave Kiyomizudera Temple and head to Sannenzaka and Nene no Michi.
Maps and walking times for enjoying Kyoto’s beautiful historical sites while skipping its crazy-crowded buses.
Loincloths at least, gentlemen, says shrine in change of policy in how to ask the gods for a good harvest and plenty of fish.
Akihabara-adjacent Kanda Shrine is always ready to try new things while keeping the old ones too.
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