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White-plastered towers and stone ramparts at Himeji Castle.

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle preserves an early-seventeenth-century timber keep complex, defensive routes and white-plastered buildings within a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Kiyomizu-dera Main Hall and wooden stage projecting over a forested slope in autumn

Kiyomizu-dera

Kiyomizu-dera is a Kyoto Kannon temple founded in 778, known for its spring, cliff-supported main-hall stage, pilgrimage, and repeated reconstruction.