🏛️ Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)

Japan · Asia · Cultural · 34.89°N, 135.81°E

The UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto encompasses 17 locations in Japan within the city of Kyoto and its immediate vicinity. In 794, the Japanese imperial family moved the capital to Heian-kyō. The locations are in three cities: Kyoto and Uji in Kyoto Prefecture; and Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture; Uji and Ōtsu border Kyoto to the south and north, respectively. Of the monuments, 13 are Buddhist temples, three are Shinto shrines, and one is a castle. The properties include 38 buildings designated by the Japanese government as National Treasures, 160 properties designated as Important Cultural Properties, eight gardens designated as Special Places of Scenic Beauty, and four designated as Places of Scenic Beauty. UNESCO listed the site as World Heritage in 1994.

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Country	Japan
Continent / region	Asia
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	34.89°N, 135.81°E · view on map

Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) is a cultural World Heritage site in Japan, in Asia. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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