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The famous Japanese phrase "sanshi suimei" describes Kyoto's scenic beauty; it is a uniquely Japanese phrase which simultaneously expresses the beauty of the Higashiyama Mountains when they take on a purplish hue and of the Kamogawa's pure, clear water. FUNATSURU is where you can see the scenery embodying this phrase. Here you can enjoy Kyoto's many faces throughout the four seasons, including cherry blossoms in spring, cool riverside dinners and fire festivals in summer, and splendid autumn foliage. Encounters with exquisitely dressed geisha are hardly rare. FUNATSURU, a vestige of Kyoto's past, lays just a five-minute taxi ride away from JR Kyoto Station. It is located in the heart of Kyoto, where numerous shrines and temples dot the area.

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	Shimogamo Shrine (World Heritage Site) A World Heritage Site said to have been founded around 90 BCE according to legend. Along with Kamigamo Shrine, it is known as the oldest shrine in Kyoto and is deeply connected with the Imperial family.
	Heian Shrine A shrine built in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100 -year anniversary of the relocation of the capital to Kyoto* in C.E. 795. A 24.2-meter torii gate dominates the entrance. *Relocation of the capital to Kyoto: the fiftieth Emperor of Japan moved the capital from Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara City) to Nagaoka-kyō (present-day Nagaoka-kyō City) in 784, and finally in 794 to Heian-kyō (present-day Kyoto), where it remained the capital of Japan for 1,075 years, until the Meiji government relocated all capital functions to Tokyo in 1869.
	Yasaka Shrine A shrine said to have been founded in C.E. 656 by Japan's thirty-seventh Emperor. Yasaka Shrine is at the heart of the Gion Festival, one of Japan's three largest festivals.
	Kenninji uilt in 1202, Kenninji is the oldest Zen temple in Japan. You can see a replica of Tawaraya Sōtatsu's famous "Fūjin and Raijin", a golden folding-screen print which has been designated a national treasure.
	Higashi Honganji Head temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Ōtaniha, a branch of the True Pure Land Sect of Japanese Buddhism. Inside are the Goei-dō Gate, one of the three famous gates of Kyoto, and the Goei-dō, one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
	Kyoto National Museum Established in 1897, this museum preserves both Japanese and Western cultural artifacts and conducts research, with a focus on Kyoto. The Special Exhibition Hall is an Important Cultural Property.

	Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gosho) The palace where Japanese emperors had lived until relocation of the capital to Tokyo in 1869. It is opened to the public twice a year, once in spring and once in fall. (No reservations required/free)
	Rokkaku-dō A temple said to have been established by legendary politician Prince Shōtoku, son of the thirty-first Emperor. Also known as the birthplace of ikebana, traditional Japanese flower arrangement.
	Chion-in Head temple of the Jōdo Shū, or Pure Land Sect, of Japanese Buddhism. Built in 1175 by Pure Land Sect founder Hōnen. The Mieidō Main Hall is a national treasure.
	Maruyama Park Maruyama Park is the most famous park in Kyoto, just east of Yasaka Shrine with an area of 8600㎡. There are bronze statues of Sakamoto Ryōma and Nakaoka Shinatarō, as well as weeping cherry trees that are famous as Gion’s premier cherry blossoms for nighttime viewing.
	Kiyomizu-dera (World Heritage Site) Head temple of the Jōdo Shinshū Ōtaniha, a branch of the True Pure Land Sect of Japanese Buddhism. Inside are the Goei-dō Gate, one of the three famous gates of Kyoto, and the Goei-dō, one of the largest wooden structures in the world.
	Toyokuni Shrine Enshrines Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who seized power and unified much of Japan in the 1500s. The dazzling entrance gate is a national treasure and originally from Fushimi Castle, which Toyotomi Hideyoshi built.
	Sanjūsangen-dō A Buddhist temple and national treasure built in 1165 at the end of the Heian Period by the seventy-seventh Emperor on a corner of his detached palace. The temple is famous for containing 1,001 statues of the Thousand-Armed Kannon.

Postcode600-8015
180 Minoyacho,
Kiyamachidouri Matsubara-Agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto

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