Are you going to travel to Japan on this Winter Holiday? Don't miss Kansai and don't miss the ancient Kyoto. Kyoto is especially famous for temples and pagodas, however, visiting Kyoto in December would bring you a very different feeling and experiences than the rest other seasons of the year. All the special events at well-known spots such as kiyomizu-dera temple create the most unforgetable memories and illuminate festivals here in Kyoto in this December. Those are the most beautiful places to visit in Kyoto at the end of the year:

 

Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu-dera is Kyoto’s most popular tourist attraction
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Shoren-in

Shoren-in has an association with the Imperial family. Its garden with a pond and fusuma (sliding doors) paintings are exquisite
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Kinkakuji

The golden World Heritage site that glitters in the midst of each seasonal landscape
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Gion

Discover the best characteristics of Kyoto in Gio
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Yasaka Shrine

The guardian deity of Hanamachi (the geisha quarter). It provides protection against evil, avoid disease, and prosperity of business.
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