This shrine was built in 1895. It has a huge Red Torii Gate across the road which leads up to the shrine itself. The shrine buildings are very bright and colorful and the gardens are very pretty especially when the cherry trees are in bloom.
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Heian Shrine
97 Okazaki Nishitennocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8341, Japan
+81 75-761-0221
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Ranked #53 of 278 attractions in Kyoto
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Type: Historic Sites, Museums, Religious Sites, Tourist/ Visitor Centres
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This shrine was built in 1895 in celebration of the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the city of Kyoto. Admission is free but there is a small......
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This shrine was built in 1895 in celebration of the 1100th anniversary of the founding of the city of Kyoto. Admission is free but there is a small fee for entrance to the gardens, which are home to several beautiful weeping cherry trees which are in bloom during the spring months.
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This shrine is recognisable by the huge gate that is over the road that leads up to it. The shrine itself is a vast courtyard with gravel grounds, and vibrant coloured shrine buildings in a square. There are then gardens surrounding the back of the shrine which are well worth the 600 yen entrance fee. We went in May but...
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We've been here before and knew that the shrine itself is really not very interesting. We went back this time for the garden which is fine. Not the best in Japan but still pretty good.
As you walk up through the gravel towards the main shrine the entrance is off to the left. It costs 600 yen each which is...
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You can visit the shrine for free, cost 600yen to get into the grounds. It is quite out of the way compared to other shrines, so if you are going there you might as well visit the grounds as well.
Beautiful park like grounds with a lake and covered bridge across. I think the grounds would be at there best...
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