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Funaokayama (National Historic Site) Location: Murasakino Kitafunaoka-cho, Kita-ku, Kyoto City Believed to be a reference point during construction of Heian-kyo, the mountain has a significant part in history. During the Heian period it was a place for religious training and leisure. Later it served as a burial ground, while in the Muromachi period it became a battleground. |
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The grounds of Kozanji Temple (National Historic Site) Location: Umegahata Toganoo-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City Kyoto contains the remnants of many temples and monasteries from which we can learn of the architecture and lifestyles of the Middle Ages. Kozanji still functions today, following its restoration early in the Kamakura period. |
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Cremation mound in the grounds of Kyoto University (Kyoto City Registered Historic Site)
Location: Oiwake-cho, Kitashirakawa, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City The site was discovered in 1978. From the later Heian period and into the Kamakura period, it was enshrined as a cremation ground. As a source of information on changes in cremation techniques, the site is said to be invaluable. |
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Location | A brief outline | |
| RS Former precincts of Jishoji (Ginkakuji) Temple |
National Historic Site |
Ginkakuji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City |
Remnants of buildings and arrangement of rocks built during the Muromachi period. Located on the site of the mountain villa of Ashikaga Yoshimasa. | 
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| RT Precincts of Myoshinji Temple |
National Historic Site |
Hanazono Myoshinji-cho/ Hanazono Teranonaka-cho/ Hanazono Oyabu-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City |
Myoshinji, founded during the Nanbokucho period, is the head temple of the Zen Sect. Many of the temple's early buildings still exist there. | 
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| RU Precincts of Daigoji Temple (remnants of Kayanomori) |
National Historic Site |
Daigo Kayanomori-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto City |
A smaller temple built in the grounds of Daigoji, itself constructed between the later Heian and Muromachi periods. | 
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