Shoden-ji Temple is particularly famous for its garden, which incorporates Mount Hiei into its scenery; however, the approach to the temple is always quiet and offers a wonderful sense of nature, making it highly recommended.
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Sanzen-In Temple 2 三千院2
Sanzen-in Temple offers many highlights; among them, the bamboo grove along the approach and the moss gardens—featuring the famous *Warabe Jizo* (child-like stone statues)—are particularly renowned.
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Kyoto Imperial Palace4 (Structures) 京都御所4
The buildings within the Kyoto Imperial Palace preserve the style of traditional Japanese court architecture, and visitors can tour structures such as the Shishinden, Seiryoden, Kogosho, and Ogakumonjo.
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Pilgrimage to the Six Jizo Statues （六地蔵巡り）
In Kyoto, a traditional event known as the “Rokujizo-meguri” (Pilgrimage to the Six Jizo Statues) takes place on August 22 and 23; participants visit six temples to pray for the safety of their families and good health. This custom, which has continued for 800 years, involves visiting six Jizo statues enshrined along the six old highways that served as the gateways to the capital of Kyoto.
鞍馬口地蔵
常盤地蔵
桂地蔵
鳥羽地蔵
伏見六地蔵
山科地蔵
Shogoin Temple (聖護院門跡）
Shogoin Monzeki
Located about a ten-minute walk north of Heian Shrine is Shogoin Monzeki, a temple of high prestige where members of the Imperial family and the Sekkan-ke (regent families) served as head priests, and which also once served as a temporary imperial palace.
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