Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
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 | 688.jpg[200×129] Построенный в 794 году по примеру столиц древнего Китая, Киото был столицей японских императоров до Publishing origin |
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 | japan2001-kyoto-sheet02.jp[382×580] In 1185 the Minamoto shoguns moved the political capital from Kyoto to Kamakura (near present-day Tokyo), founding the Kamakura period. Aristocratic culture continued in Kyoto, but on a Publishing origin |
 | kyoto_001.jpg[180×135] Kyoto-fu, Shiga prefecture Kyoto flourished as the capital of Japan for as long as 1000 years after 794. Thirteen temples, 3 shrines and the Nijo Castle are all registered as world heritage sites. Kiyomizu-dera Temple Publishing origin |
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 | kyoto_002.jpg[180×135] time there seemed to be no end to the people willing to jump from there and in order to stop this phenomenon, the government enacted a law in 1872 to prohibit jumping. Rokuon-ji Temple, commonly known as Kinkaku-ji or Golden Pavilion, was constructed in 1224 as a second house for an aristocrat. Later, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (1358-1408) took it over as Publishing origin |
 | kyoto_003.jpg[180×135] novel Kinkaku-ji by Yukio Mishima (1925-1970) is based on an incident in 1950 when a young monk, obsessed by the temple's beauty, set fire to it and burnt it down. Ryoan-ji Temple is a well known for its Sekitei rock garden. There are no ponds or other water features in this garden; natural water scenery is expressed using stones and gravel. The simple Publishing origin |
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- Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)
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