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Ueno Destination Guide

Discover Ueno in Japan

Ueno in the region of Kyōto is a town located in Japan - some 221 mi or ( 355 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ueno

Local time in Ueno is now 03:38 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yokohama, Ueno, Edo, Tochu, and Shizuoka. When in this area, you might want to check out Yokohama . We found 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 Ueno ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

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. ..


Lake Biwa & Nagahama Pedalpaddle's photos around Lake Biwa & Nagahama, Japan (lake biwa photos)

1:48 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 160 Rating: 0.00

Preview of Pedalpaddle's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these ..

京都 曼殊院門跡の紅葉 2012年

2:48 min by 5858koba
Views: 74 Rating: 5.00

2012年11月24日(土)撮影。 京都・曼殊院門跡の紅葉の様子。 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Enryaku-ji

is a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei in Ōtsu, overlooking Kyoto. It was founded during the early Heian period. The temple complex was established by Saichō (767–822), also known as Dengyō Daishi, who introduced the Tendai sect of Mahayana Buddhism to Japan from China. Enryaku-ji is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.07 135.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1st-millennium establishments, 788 establishments, Buddhist temples in Shiga Prefecture, Nara period, National Treasures of Japan, Tendai, World Heritage Sites in Japan, Ōtsu, Shiga

Mount Hiei

is a mountain to the northeast of Kyoto, lying on the border between the Kyoto and Shiga prefectures, Japan. The temple of Enryaku-ji, the first outpost of the Japanese Tendai sect of Buddhism, was founded atop Mount Hiei by Saichō in 788. Both Nichiren and Hōnen studied at the temple before leaving to start their own practices.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.07 135.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Buddhism in Japan, Geography of Kyoto, Mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, Mountains of Shiga Prefecture, Ōtsu, Shiga

Hiyoshi Taisha

Hiyoshi Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. This shrine is one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. The West Hall of Worship and the East Hall of Worship have been designated by the Agency for Cultural Affairs as National Treasures in the category shrines. This shrine heads the seventh largest shrine network in Japan, at about 4,000 shrines.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.07 135.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: National Treasures of Japan, Shinto shrines in Shiga Prefecture, Ōtsu, Shiga

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.12 135.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Mountains of Kyoto Prefecture

Cable Sakamoto Station

Cable Sakamoto Station is a funicular station in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 35.07 135.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Railway stations in Shiga Prefecture, Ōtsu, Shiga

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