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| Prefectures of Japan | Photo from wikipedia.org |
These prefectures, except for Osaka, has at least one site inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Hyogo
Kyoto
- Kamigamo Jinja
- Shimogamo Jinja
- Toji / Kyoo Gokokuji
- Kiyomizu-dera
- Daigoji
- Ninnaji
- Kozanji
- Saihoji / Koke-dera (Moss Temple)
- Tenryuji
- Rokuonji / Kinkakuji (Golden Pavilion)
- Jishoji / Ginkakuji (Silver Pavilion)
- Ryoanji
- Nishi Honganji
- Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle)
- Byodo-in
- Ujigami Jinja
- Pilgrimage routes between Mie and Wakayama (Kumano Sankeimichi):
- Nakahechi
- Kohechi
- Ohechi
- Iseji
- Todaiji
- Kofukuji
- Kasuga Taisha and Kasugayama Primeval Forest
- Gangoji
- Yakushiji
- Toshodaiji
- Heijo Palace Site (Nara Palace Site)
- Horyuji
- Hokkiji
- Yoshinoyama
- Yoshino Mikumari Jinja
- Kimpu Jinja
- Kimpusenji
- Yoshimizu Jinja
- Ominesanji
- Pilgrimage route between Nara and Wakayama:
- Enryakuji
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- Kumano Hongu Taisha
- Kumano Hayatama Taisha
- Kumano Nachi Taisha
- Seigantoji
- Nachi no Otaki
- Nachi Primeval Forest
- Fudarakusanji
- Niutsuhime Jinja
- Kongobuji
- Jison-in
- Niukanshofu Jinja
- Pilgrimage route: Koya Sankeimichi (Koyasan Choishi Michi)
- Pilgrimage route between Nara and Wakayama:
- Pilgrimage routes between Mie and Wakayama (Kumano Sankeimichi):
- Nakahechi
- Kohechi
- Ohechi
- Iseji
The nerd in me wishes to see all these sites (including all the others sites in other regions in Japan). Except the pilgrimage routes which I don't think my knees will be able to endure.
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An Ignoramus in Japan: Vending Machines
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An Ignoramus in Japan: Manhole Covers
I Spy With My Little Eye: Japan's Fashion Contradictions
I Spy With My Little Eye: On the Go in Japan
Kansai Diaries (2016)
9D/9N | Nov 2016 | Wakayama, Nara, Kyoto, Osaka
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Kansai Region (you're here!)
Osaka: Day 0: Arrival
Osaka Accommodations: Hotel Raizan, Hotel Mikado
Wakayama: Day 1: Going to, Sleeping in, and Eating in Koyasan
Wakayama: Day 1.5: West Side of Koya Town
Wakayama: Koyasan Sidewalk Shorts
Wakayama: Days 1.75~2: Okunoin, Three Times
Nara: Sleep, Eat, and Explore Nara City
Nara: Day 3: Horyuji, Hokkiji, and Some Japanecdotes in Ikaruga Town
Nara: Day 3.5: Yakushiji, Toshodaiji, and Heijo Palace Site in Nara City
Nara: Day 4: Early Morning at Nara Park
Nara: Day 4.25: Naramachi Walking Tour
Nara: Day 4.5: Todaiji, Yoshiki-en, and Kofukuji in Nara Park
Kyoto Accommodations: Guesthouse Wind Villa, Shiori Yado
Kyoto: Day 5: Rainy Day in Uji City
Kyoto: Day 5.5: Tofukuji, Kawai Jinja, Shimogamo Jinja
Kyoto: Day 6: Ginkakuji, Ryoanji, Ninnaji
Kyoto: Day 6.75: Gion Night Walking Tour
Kyoto: Day 7: All Day in Arashiyama
Kyoto: Day 8: Last Day in Kyoto
Osaka: Day 8.75: Dizzying Dotonbori
Osaka: Day 9: Osaka, Over and Out
