Places Of Interest In Kyoto, Japan

Japan is one country that is very admirable. Various advantages and benefits of the Rising Sun Country is making it as unitary of the countries that wish to be visited by people from other countries. Ranging from heavy industrial to typical culture. This time I will attempt to give a little reference to Travelicius friends about the place - tourist spots in Japan, especially in the area of ​​Kyoto. Kyoto (京 都市 Kyōto-shi) is a metropolis on the island of Honshu, Japan. The urban center is part of the metropolitan area of ​​Osaka - Kobe - Kyoto. Kyoto has many historic sites and is the capital of Kyoto Prefecture.  Kyoto formerly served as the capital of the Japan and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868. Now turn-on Kyoto is one of the cities in Japan's seventh-largest state with a population of approximately 1.4 million inhabitants. For centuries, Kyoto repeatedly destroyed by many wars and frequent fires, but because of high historical value, the City of Kyoto is not listed on the list of cities targeted atomic bomb and spared from air raids during World War II. Kyoto has countless Temple, Temple in Kyoto and other historically valuable structure survive in this metropolis. Kyoto city also includes the most beautiful metropolises in the world and has approximately 137 hotels. Here are 10 of the most notable tourist attractions in Kyoto 1. Golden Pavilion Kinkakuji (金 閣 寺 Golden Pavilion Temple) is the usual name for Rokuonji (Temple of the Deer Park 鹿苑 寺?) Is a temple in Kyoto, Japan. The building was built in the years 1397 as a resting villa for Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Her son then convert the building into a Zen temple of the Rinzai school. The temple was burned down several times during the Onin War. Building with a distinctive architectural style of Japan is coated with real gold leaf. From a distance, Kinkaku-ji looks shining shimmering in the sun. At night Kinkaku-ji still emits a beautiful ray of reflected light. Located on the edge of a quiet pond, Kinkaku-ji presents amazingly beautiful scenery that can not be found elsewhere. 2. Silver Pavilion Ginkaku-ji (銀 閣 寺), or Temple of the Silver Pavilion is a popular name for Jisho-ji (慈 照 寺, Temple Jisho), a Rinzai sect temple building in the district of Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan. This temple in the shape of a tatchū which is outside the temple complex named Shōkoku-ji. Its official name is Tozan Jisho-ji. Building of the temple was started by the Muromachi shogunate 8th, Ashikaga Yoshimasa, while pioneering the establishment of the temple according to the news was a monk named Muso Soseki. However Muso Soseki lived a century before becoming shogun Yoshimasa, so that this temple was built by the student possibility Muso Soseki to borrow the name of the teacher. Although named Pavilion Silver, building this temple did not coated with silver. The figure is derived from the original plan for the building coat with silver paper, but the plan was not accomplished until Ashikaga Yoshimasa died. 3. Fushimi Inari Shrine Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏 見 稲 荷 大 社) is a Shinto shrine located diFushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. This temple is a shrine to the center of 40,000 that glorify Inari shrines. The main temple (Honden) at the base of Mount Inari, and land owned by the temple include 233 meter high mountains. In this temple Ukanomitama glorified together companion, Satahiko no Okami, Ōmiyanome no Okami, Tanaka no Okami, and Shi no Okami (四 大 神). Inari is believed to be the deity of agriculture, so that the temple is believed to bring blessings to harvest crops, success in business trade, and safety in transportation. Fushimi Inari Shrine looks bright and bold with bright red sunglasses. 4. Kiyomizu Temple The Kiyomizu - dera Temple was constructed in 1633. This demanded the name of the waterfall that flows disturbing hill. Kiyomizu means pure or holy water. while whipping = tera means the temple. Kyoto identical to Kiyomizu-dera. Among the early 2000s, large and small temples scattered in Kyoto Kiyomizu-dera is the main and largest temple in Kyoto (or maybe in Japan). The peculiarity of this temple is not a single nail is used in its structure. The primary building is made of wood with a wide veranda supported wooden pillars on the side of a hill. Underneath scenic stretches of lush green trees. In the distance, looked vaguely Kyoto. Kiyomizu-dera is an ancient Buddhist temple, which was constructed in 780 during the Heian period and has 10 times the damage or burns due to war or natural disaster. Behind the main temple there Jishu-Jinja shrine called Gods betrothal, and in front of the temple there are two rocks are often called "Stone Blind" and "Stone Forecasters Love". In the fall, Kiyomizu Temple building jet-black looks much more beautiful because it was hemmed in by trees reddish. 5. Nijo Castle Like castles in Japan in general, you will examine the regularity and beautiful garden in it, following the building of ancient Japanese architecture course. Nijo castle consists of two concentric rings castle is Ninomaru Palace and the downfalls of the Palace Honmaru. In summation, the castle of 8,000 square meters is supported in several buildings and a beautiful garden. Nijo Castle was constructed on an area of ​​flat 275,000 square meters. While the rest are broad fields protected by two strata of the fort. Not just the castle, Nijo Castle is also surrounded by a wide moat as a form of defense against enemy attack. 6. Hall Sanjusangendo Kiyomizu Temple is one of the Buddhist temples in the urban center of Kyoto. Kiyomizu name which means the Hall 33 ken symbolizes that resembles the form of the building temple hall all 33 poles. The principal collection is the statue Sahasrabhuja Sanjusangendo Hall-Arya Avalokitesvara or Kannon Thousand-Arm. Kiyomizu Hall also save 1,000 Thousand Arm of Kannon statue neatly lined up 10 rows and 50 pillars. 7. Kiyomizu-dera Kiyomizu-dera is an ancient Buddhist temple, Kiyomizu-dera was built in 798 and has 10 times the damage or burns due to warfare or natural disaster. Name that has meaning Kiyomizu-dera temple holy water comes from springs which until now has never been dried and kept flowing in Kiyomizu-dera is told to have efficacy as a repellent demons, carrier blessing, giving offspring, success in this .Kiyomizudera visitors printed in Unesko as historic temples of Kyoto Japan. 8. Arashiyama Located in the west of the city of Kyoto, famous for its expanse Arashumaya bamboo grove which is amazing. Sound of bamboo trees rubbing together as the wind makes this place into a very popular tourist attraction. 9. To-ji Five-level pagoda which is the tallest wooden tower in Japan and is a symbol of the city of Kyoto popularity. 10. Kyoto Tower Kyoto Tower is a Japanese tourist in the city of Kyoto are interesting. Kyoto Tower is the tallest building in Kyoto .Kyoto Tower 131m.131 m high achieving this is based on the total population at the time was built 1,310,000. This high-rise buildings have never felt many times greatness of a tornado. Additionally Kyoto tower also has survived the great earthquake which has a strength of 5 scale litcher.Hal-it proves the greatness of technology and the ability of the Japanese to build this 131m high building.