Kyoto - Places to See

 

 

Kyoto Imperial Palace

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Carriage Porch
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New carriage porch built in 1915 for Emperor Taisho
Kenreimon Gate
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Nikkamon Gate
Shunkōden (Hall of sacred mirror)
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Seiryōden (Hall of rites & rituals)
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Kogosho
Ogakumonjo
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Gonaitei Garden
Otsunegoten (imperial residential palace)
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Part of the gardens within the Imperial Palace walls, 2025
Kyoto Imperial Palace

Golden Pavilion

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The Golden Pavilion, 2019
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Arashiyama Bamboo Grove

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Arashiyama Bamboo Groves, 2025
Arashiyama

Higashiyama District

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Higashiyama District 2025
Higashiyama District

Kyoto Railway Museum

0 Series Shinkansen which was the first of the bullet trains 1964
Locomotive used by Emperor Hirohito 1927
C62 Class built after WWII between 1948-49
C62 Class built after WWII between 1948-49
View from the museum floor
1996 Series 521 travel 300 kph
100 Series 1989
“Gekkō” (月光, Moonlight) express sleeper train 1968
Raichô (“Thunderbird”) Electric Train 1971
Train symbols from different regions
1st electric locomotive 1928
1st Limited express diesel 1960
From the war period
1st Columbia type 1902
1881 British rail for gradient use
classic “Kodama-type” EMU which worked limited express services before the Shinkansen in the late 1950's
Inside the Kodama
“Gohachi” electric locomotive 1958
The miniature railway setup
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He who needs no introduction
The steam engine turntable
A section of the steam engine enclosure
Kyoto Railway Museum, 2025
Kyoto Railway Museum

International Manga Museum

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Inside the International Manga Museum, 2024
International Manga Museum

Gion District

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Gion District, 2019
Gion

Nishiki Market

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Nishiki Markets, 2025
Nishiki Market