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Kurama Destination Guide

Discover Kurama in Japan

Kurama in the region of Kyōto is a place located in Japan - some 225 mi or ( 361 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Kurama

Local time in Kurama is now 09:15 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Ueno, Edo, Shizuoka, and Ōtsu. When in this area, you might want to check out Yokohama . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kurama ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

けいおん!の聖地に行ってみた(京都市内版 2/2)

3:47 min by realmamalade
Views: 40957 Rating: 4.95

今回は前回の撮り直しとから、あずさの歓迎会を行った宝ヶ池公園、出町柳のそばの鴨川河川敷、初詣で軽音部が訪れた今宮神社を経て、八幡市のサイクリングロードに向かいます。最後はあずさが訪れた四条烏丸にあるライブハウスで終了です。 (元動画より写真2枚追加し、若干修正しました。) www.youtube.com (1/2)に戻る。 www.youtube.com (豊郷小学校編 Toyosato Elem ..

JAPAN Blockprinting Kyoto

5:38 min by donfairservice
Views: 13185 Rating: 5.00

Part of "Japanese Journey", a 53 minute film made by Don Fairservice and Mitsue Nagashima during a tour of Japan. Music composed by Jean Hasse/Visible Music ..


京阪バス 比叡山頂行き Mt.Hiei Running keihan bus

3:25 min by yuzuru onishi
Views: 8876 Rating: 4.33

51系統 比叡山頂行き 京阪バスThis bus goes to the mountain in the Kyoto City northeast. The lake is seen from the mountain. There seem to not be a lot of numbers of getting on and off guests. ..

上賀茂神社Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

17:00 min by Katsuhiro KOHARA
Views: 175 Rating: 5.00

We visited the Kamigamo-Shrine on Oct 26, 2012 as a field trip of the course on "Introduction to Japanese Religion" (Instructor: Katsuhiro Kohara) which is provided for the Institute for the Liberal A ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mount Kurama

is a mountain to the north-west of the city of Kyoto. It is the birthplace of the Reiki practice, and is said to be the home of Sōjōbō, King of the Tengu, who taught swordsmanship to Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Kurama is also the location of the annual Kurama Fire Festival, which takes place every October. Kurama-dera is now designated as a national treasure of Japan. The philosopher Hayashi Razan lists one of the three greatest of the daitengu as Sōjōbō of Mount Kurama.

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Located at 35.12 135.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Mountains of Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto Seika University

is a private university, located in Iwakura, Kyoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1968, and it was chartered as a university in 1979. The school is noted for its faculties of manga and anime, and being involved in the teaching and training of future manga artists. The dean of the manga faculty is Keiko Takemiya, and noted American anthropologist and translator Matt Thorn is also an associate professor at the school's faculty of manga.

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Located at 35.07 135.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1968, Private universities and colleges in Japan, Universities and colleges in Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto Sangyo University

Kyoto Sangyo University is a private university in Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan.

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Located at 35.07 135.76 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1965, Private universities and colleges in Japan, Universities and colleges in Kyoto Prefecture

Kokusaikaikan Station

Kokusaikaikan Station is a train station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Karasuma Line in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is the beginning of the line, and was opened on 3 June 1997.

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Located at 35.06 135.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Kyoto Prefecture, Railway stations opened in 1997

Kyoto International Conference Center

The Kyoto International Conference Center, abbreviated as ICC Kyoto and previously called the Kyoto International Conference Hall, is a large conference facility located at Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kyoto Protocol was signed in this hall. The center was designed by architect Sachio Otani to an unusual hexagonal framework, resulting in few vertical walls or columns, and opened in 1966 with an addition in 1973.

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Located at 35.06 135.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Kyoto, Convention centers in Japan