Yamashiro Province

15th-century civil war in Japan

province of Japan

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1582 battle between the forces of Akechi Mitsuhide and Toyotomi Hideyoshi

river in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

was the capital of Japan between 740 and 744, with its imperial palace (恭仁宮 Kuni-kyū or Kuni no miya) built in what is now the Kamo neighborhood of the city of Kizugawa in Kyoto Prefecture. The ruins of the palace overlap with the ruins of , and both were collectively designated as a National Historic Site of Japan in 1957, with the area under protection expanded in 2007.

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mountain in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

is a Shingon temple in Uzumasa, Ukyō Ward, Kyoto, Japan. The temple is also known by the names and , and was formerly known as , and .

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right|thumb|280px|Miniature Model of Saiji, Heiankyo (Kyoto City Heiankyo Sosei-Kan Museum) or the West Temple was a Buddhist temple located in the Karahashi neighborhood of the Minami ward of the city of Kyoto, Japan. The temple no longer exists, and its ruins were designated a National Historic Site in 1921, with the area under protection expanded in 1966.

is a Buddhist temple located in the Kitakazan Kawaramachi, neighborhood of Yamashina-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a statue of Yakushi Nyorai. It is more commonly known throughout its history as "Gangyō-ji" from an alternative transliteration of the kanji in its name. The temple's full name is Kazan-yama Gankei-ji (華頂山 元慶寺). The temple is a "bangai" temple located between the 14th and 15th stops on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage route.

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thumb|right|300px|Grave of Emperor Toba thumb|right|300px|Grave of Emperor Konoe thumb|right|300px|Site of the Toba Imperial Villa

historical Buddhist temple located in Yamashina, Kyoto, Japan

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