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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a national garden of Japan. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. See also * Itsukushima Shrine (Kyoto) * Shirakumo Shrine External links * Kyoto Gyoen National Gardenat Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan Gardens in Kyoto Prefecture Tourist attractions in Kyoto {{Japan-garden-stub ...
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Kyoto Imperial Palace
The is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan. Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the Tokyo Imperial Palace, while the preservation of the Kyoto Imperial Palace was ordered in 1877. Today, the grounds are open to the public, and the Imperial Household Agency hosts public tours of the buildings several times a day. The Kyoto Imperial Palace is the latest of the imperial palaces built at or near its site in the northeastern part of the old capital of Heian-kyō (now known as Kyoto) after the abandonment of the larger original Heian Palace that was located to the west of the current palace during the Heian period. The Palace lost much of its function at the time of the Meiji Restoration, when the capital functions were moved to Tokyo in 1869. However, Emperor Taishō and Shōwa still had their enthronement ceremonies at the palace. Layout The Palace is situated in the , a large rectangular enclosure north to south and east to west. It also ...
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Itsukushima Shrine (Kyoto)
Itsukushima Shrine (Japanese: Itsukushima-jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a national garden of Japan. It is situated around the Kyoto Imperial Palace. See also * Itsukushima Shrine (Kyoto) * Shirakumo Shrine External links * Kyoto Gyoen National Gardenat Ministry of the Environment ..., Kyoto, Japan. External links * Buildings and structures in Kyoto Shinto shrines in Japan Unranked shrines Itsukushima shrines {{Japan-religious-struct-stub ...
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Shirakumo Shrine
Shirakumo Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, in Kyoto, Japan. See also * List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto includes many Shinto shrines; but this list encompasses only some of the 400 Shinto shrines with scattered locations throughout the municipality of Kyoto and the prefecture of Kyoto: The Kamo Shrine predates the f ... External links * Shinto shrines in Kyoto Unranked shrines {{Shinto-stub ...
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Gardens In Kyoto Prefecture
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the cultivation, display, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is ''control''. The garden can incorporate both natural and artificial materials. Gardens often have design features including statuary, follies, pergolas, trellises, stumperies, dry creek beds, and water features such as fountains, ponds (with or without fish), waterfalls or creeks. Some gardens are for ornamental purposes only, while others also produce food crops, sometimes in separate areas, or sometimes intermixed with the ornamental plants. Food-producing gardens are distinguished from farms by their smaller scale, more labor-intensive methods, and their purpose (enjoyment of a hobby or self-sustenance rather than producing for sale, as in a market garden). Flower gardens combine plants of different heights, colors, textures, and fragrances to create interest and delight the se ...
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