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Saga Torii-moto Historic District
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Thatched-roof hamlet preserved near Adashino Nembutsuji — designated Important Preservation District for Historic Buildings
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Right at City Bus Toriimoto stop
Saga Toriimoto, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
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A historic hamlet preserved in the innermost reaches of Sagano, near the first torii gate of Atago Shrine, designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. The townscape of mixed thatched and tiled roofs is recognized by the national government as an important historic landscape under the 'Adashino-Sagano District' designation. Flourishing as a temple-town on the app…
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Saga Toriiamoto is a historic hamlet located deep in the Sagano district of Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, originating as a temple-town that developed near the entrance to the approach to Atago Shrine. Atago Shrine has long been venerated as a deity of fire prevention, and the mountain-foot road through Sagano i…
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