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| Hotel | GBP* | Distance | Rating |
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| Shunkoin Temple Guest House | £31 | 0.7 mi 1.1 km |
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| Momijiya Bekkan Kawa no Iori | £164 | 1.4 mi 2.2 km |
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| Momijiya Honkan Takao Sanso | £141 | 1.4 mi 2.2 km |
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| Utano Youth Hostel | £23 | 1.4 mi 2.3 km |
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| Hotel Nenrinbo | £112 | 1.6 mi 2.6 km |
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| restaurant | Distance | Rating |
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| Kushihachi Hakubai-cho Main-branch | 1.0 mi 1.6 km |
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| Kanga-an | 2.0 mi 3.2 km |
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| Sakaiman | 2.2 mi 3.6 km |
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| Thing to Do | Distance | Rating |
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| Ninna-ji Temple | 0.5 mi 0.8 km |
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| Golden Pavilion (Kinkaku-ji) | 0.8 mi 1.3 km |
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| Myoshinji Temple | 0.9 mi 1.4 km |
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The rock garden is really nothing to see. It's just rocks, no greenery and all the rocks are kind of the same--different shapes, but same colors and such. The rock garden is currently under renovations, so only 1/3 of it is open, but trust me--you get the idea. I didn't really get the point of the rock-thing internally, but it's... more
Wonderful gardens - especially the famous zen rock garden which lived up to its reputation despite the building works going on which affected the viewing deck. peaceful place compared to the nearby Golden pavilion which was overrun by crowds of school kids. more
I strongly recommend Ryoanji when you visit Kyoto. Ryoanji is very famous for the garden. There are no trees, or grass. There are only rocks. When Queen Elizabeth have visited here in 1975,and she praised this temple very much. Adults and high school students pay 500yen, and junior-high and elementary school students pay 300yen. You can study traditional Japanese culture... more
Ryuan-Ji Temple is a large complex of gardens, walls and ponds, however the main "attraction", if I be can so crude to use such a term, is the Zen rock, or dry landscape, garden. The rock garden lies within a walled enclosure and is perhaps 25mx10m and was constructed in the early 1500's. The garden itself was built in part,... more
教科書に載っていた石庭は、ここのことです。 お寺の解説は他の方が書かれている通りです。 晴れた日は石が光り当然美... more
石の庭園がきれいで、龍安寺は好きです。けど、今は２００９年１１月は工事中らしくいたるところに工事中のポールがあって景色を... more
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