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OVERVIEW
Situated in the Kansai region, Kyoto is the cultural center of Japan. It is a city of beautiful temples and astonishing gardens.
Kyoto boasts seventeen historic sites (including the Kiyomizu-dera Temple and the Nijo-jo Castle) which are considered to be World Cultural Heritage sites.
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While visiting Kyoto you may come across "Maikos", young dancing entertainers walking in long hanging sleeved kimonos in the Gion, admire the city's architecture characterized with popular 19th century style latticework, or buy traditional nishijin-ori textiles in the Nishijin. |
Kyoto's most important festivals are Aoi-Matsuri Festival in early summer, Gion-Matsuri Festival in summer and Jidai-Matsuri Festival in autumn. Also of interest, the Okuribi in five hills of Daimonji, where a Buddhist ritual called O-bon or Urabon-e is performed.
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