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Yasaka Pagoda
Not to be confused with the
Shinto shrine of the same
name to its north, the elegant,
five-story Yasaka Pagoda is all
that remains of a Buddhist
temple that once stood here.

Locator Map
See Kyoto map page 161
Ryozen Kannon The 24-m
(80-ft) high concrete figure near
Kodai-ji Temple is dedicated to
the Japanese soldiers who died
in World War II.

Kiyomizu-yaki, a refined,
brightly colored porcelain,
is sold in numerous pottery
shops lining the roads
leading up to Kiyomizu. . Kiyomizu-dera Temple
This famous temple (see p172) is
over a thousand years old and
could almost be called an
institution of Kyoto life.

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. Stone-Paved Roads
0 meters 200 Two flagstone-paved streets
called Sannen-zaka (“three-
0 yards 200
year slope”) and Ninenzaka
(“two-year slope”) are a pres-
ervation district. Take care on
Key the steps – local lore maintains
that a slip here will bring two
Suggested route
or three years’ bad luck.

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