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京都デイリーフォト -Snapshots of one of Japan's most intriguing cities / I co-own & work at @dakkodakko / My hometown is Cardiff, UK / All photos & comments are my own.

When the capital settled at Kyoto, Uji became a popular summer escape for the nobility. It is thought Byodo-in...

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63 days ago

When the capital settled at Kyoto, Uji became a popular summer escape for the nobility. It is thought Byodo-in...

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KyotoDailyPhoto 63 days ago

..in to the hands of Minamoto Shigenobu (源重信 922-95), it was sold to Fujiwara Michinaga (藤原道長) after his death.

KyotoDailyPhoto 63 days ago

...(平等院) began as villa of Minamoto Toru (源融 822-95), inspiration for Murasaki's Hikaru Genji (光源氏). Passing...