This traditional-style house is now a community arts centre, with exhibitions and occasional live performances.
糖心传媒's must-see attractions
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The covered Nishiki Market (Nishiki-k艒ji Ichiba) is one of Kyoto鈥檚 real highlights, especially if you have an interest in cooking and dining. Commonly鈥
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This C茅sar Pelli鈥揹esigned tower, which opened in March 2014, is Japan's tallest building (300m, 60 storeys). The observatory on the 16th floor is free,鈥
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The thick green bamboo stalks seem to continue endlessly in every direction and there鈥檚 a strange quality to the light at this famous bamboo grove, which鈥
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贬艒谤测奴-箩颈 was founded in 607 by Prince Sh艒toku, considered by many to be the patron saint of Japanese Buddhism. It's renowned not only as one of the oldest鈥
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A buzzing hive of activity perched on a hill overlooking the basin of Kyoto, Kiyomizu-dera is one of Kyoto's most popular and most enjoyable temples. It鈥
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With seemingly endless arcades of vermilion torii (shrine gates) spread across a thickly wooded mountain, this vast shrine complex is a world unto its own鈥
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Nara's star attraction is its Daibutsu (Great Buddha), one of the largest bronze statues in the world. It was unveiled in 752, upon the completion of the鈥
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A collection of soaring buildings, spacious courtyards and gardens, Chion-in serves as the headquarters of the J艒do sect, the largest school of Buddhism鈥
Nearby Nara attractions
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This well-preserved merchant's house in Naramachi, with its lattice front, beamed ceilings, old kitchen, tansu (chest of drawers) stairs and inner garden,鈥
2. 碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈 Three-Storey Pagoda
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碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈's oldest structure is this often-overlooked, elegant three-storey pagoda built in 1181, a rare example of Heian-era architecture.
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碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈's southern octagonal hall, first built in 813 (and most recently reconstructed in 1789), enshrines an image of the bodhisattva Kannon.
4. 碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈 Five-Storey Pagoda
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Japan's second-tallest pagoda, at 50.1m; originally built in 730 and last reconstructed in 1426.
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碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈's T艒kond艒 is a National Treasure dating from 726 and rebuilt in 1415 (but paying homage to older structures). It houses several important鈥
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碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈 was founded in Kyoto in 669 and relocated here in 710. The original Nara temple complex had 175 buildings, though much has been lost over the鈥
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碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈's northern octagonal hall was first built in 721. The current reconstruction is c 1210, making it the second-oldest structure at 碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈.
8. 碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈 National Treasure Museum
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Reopened in 2018, this compact museum houses 碍艒蹿耻办耻-箩颈's most important works of art, many of which date to the 8th century (and have managed to survive鈥