Yamashiro

Places of Interest

Yamashina Station

Railway station

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Yamashina Station is a train station in Yamashina Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Yamashina station has two sections, an underground subway section and above-ground JR section.

Mii-dera

Buddhist temple

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Nagara-san Onjo-ji, also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera, is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture.

Oiwake Station

Railway station

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Oiwake Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway.

Places in the Area

Otsu

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Ōtsu is the capital of Shiga prefecture. Enryaku-ji, a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei overlooking Kyoto, is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history.

Higashiyama

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Some of the most picturesque parts of Kyoto are located in Higashiyama, the eastern region of the city, across the Kamo River. Visiting the main tourist attractions of eastern Kyoto will fill a full day - a suggested itinerary is to work north from Kiyomizu-dera to Ginkakuji, passing through Gion, and visiting Yasaka Shrine and Nanzenji before following the Philosopher's Walk to Ginkakuji.

Yamashina-ku

Suburb

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Yamashina is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It lies in the southeastern part of the city, and Yamashina Station is one stop away from Kyoto Station on the Tōkaidō Main Line. Yamashina-ku is situated 3½ km southwest of Yamashiro.

Yamashiro

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