Otsu Canal

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Miidera Station

Railway stop

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

Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station

Railway station

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Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. Biwako-Hamaōtsu Station is situated 520 metres southeast of Otsu Canal.

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. Mii-dera is situated 570 metres west of Otsu Canal.

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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 6 km southwest of Otsu Canal.

Shimogawara-chō

Neighborhood

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Shimogawara-chō is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km west of Otsu Canal.

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.

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