Kyoto Important Place

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Most people usually like to travel so they can see what the rest of the world is like and get to experience the culture of other places. A lot of people may only visit one place at a time, but in most cases, people tend to like to see the whole world if they could instead of focusing on one place.The Kyoto city was nominated the top tourism spot in the world, because of the culture and history for people to experience and enjoy. Kyoto also has many places to tour such as shrines, temples, palaces, restaurants, markets, hot springs, museums, and many other places for people to visit during their tour of the city. Kyoto has a rich abundance of history. The city itself wasn’t officially built until sometime in the sixth century, which is about …show more content…

The reason why Kyoto is one of the most cultural hot spots in the world is because of all the historic buildings, landmarks and the diversity of it’s goods. Kyoto is also known to have 1,600 Buddhist Shrines and 400 Shinto Temples and among the shrines and temples are the “17 historic monuments of ancient Kyoto”(Foster). The food plays a big part in making Kyoto the top tourist spot, considering that the food “ is diverse and ranges from aristocratic kaiseki ryori course dinners to the vegetarian shojin ryori of monks and the simple obanzai ryori home style cooking”(“Kyoto Food”). Some restaurants use the past to inspire their cooking, while other restaurants “combine ingredients and techniques of Kyoto cuisine with cooking styles from other parts of the world”(“Kyoto Food”). The best places to find these different styled restaurants are the Pontocho and Gion districts and the Kyoto Station area, but for true foodies the Nishiki Market, which is also called “Kyoto’s Kitchen”, is the best place to go since it has over a hundred diverse food shops. For people who aren’t foodies and like to keep it simple, they can also find Ramen, Sushi, and Udon, which are simple but delicious foods, in these areas. Now, for the people like to experience the true Kyoto cuisine, they can find restaurants who can offer dining styles such as Obanzai …show more content…

The Kiyomizudera Temple, which stands for Pure Water Temple, is one of the most celebrated temples in Kyoto and is only 45 drive/walk from Kyoto city central. The temple was founded in 780 A.D. on the site of the Otowa Waterfall on the wooded hillside of eastern Kyoto. The waterfall is the reason why the temple is called the Pure Water Temple, since pure water flows through the waterfall. The temple itself is best known for its wooden stage that juts out from the main hall that overlooks the entire forest and Kyoto in the distance, showing people extraordinary sites in spring and fall. Behind the main hall is the Jishu Shrine that is dedicated to deity of love and matchmaking and it is said that the shrine helps guide people to find their true

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