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Japan: Daigo-ji – UNESCO Shrine near Kyoto
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Published: 17.2.2017
Once tourists travel to Kyoto while in Japan they usually see only the city center. However, there are many beautiful places around such as the Daigo-ji shrine complex and also the mountain. Getting there takes a bit more time yet you won't regret it. You can spend there entire day and enjoy the garden, history, and tranquility as there are not many people there. In today's video, we climb the mountain above the shrine. There you understand why Japanese so regard their nature and forest spirits.
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Former Japanese capital of Kyoto has about two thousand shrines. Mostly these are Buddhist, about quarter of them is shinto. Sometimes these are vast compounds, in other cases only small shrines hidden in the streets. Let's see some of them.