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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)
- Byodoin
- 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 Remains (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.
Japan
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From Tokyo to Hiroshima (2015)
10D/9N | Tokyo, Toyama, Kyoto, Hyogo, Osaka, Hiroshima
Tokyo Accommodation: Shinjuku Airbnb
Tokyo: Memorable Tokyo Eats
Tokyo: Odaiba
Tokyo: Doing Touristy Things in Tokyo
Toyama: A Hamlet Called Ainokura
Kyoto Accommodation: K's House Hostel Kyoto
Kyoto, Japanecdote: Wisdom from the Road: On exits #2
Kyoto: By the Thousands (Kyoto Imperial Palace, Sanjusangendo, Fushimi Inari Taisha, Arashiyama Bamboo Grove)
Kyoto, Japanecdote: Turning Japanese
Kyoto: Braving the Crowds at these UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto (Kiyomizu-dera, Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji)
Hyogo, Japanecdote: If Only I Could Speak Nihongo
Hyogo: Day Trip to Himeji: Himeji Castle and Shoshazan Engyoji Temple
Hyogo, Japanecdote: Am I an Alien?
Hiroshima: Strolling and Snacking in Miyajima
Hiroshima: Remembering the Past in Hiroshima
Osaka, Japanecdote: How to Lose Friends
Osaka Accommodation: Osaka Airbnb
Osaka, Japanecdote: Where is Bentencho Station?
Osaka: Osaka Adlaw, Osaka Ako sa Osaka
Osaka, Japanecdote: Learn From Your Mistakes
Concentrate on Kansai (2016)
UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Kansai Region (you're here!)
Kyoto Accommodations: Guesthouse Wind Villa, Shiori Yado
Osaka Accommodations: Hotel Raizan, Hotel Mikado