Markets in Japan are generally super clean, and there are tons of snacks to try. Kyoto especially has a huge variety of pickled foods. Worth checking out!
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Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden
Shinjuku Gyoen once stood as an estate of the Naito family, the hereditary vassals of the Tokugawa family in the Edo period before being established as an imperial garden in 1906.
There are several themed areas in the garden, like a Japanese garden, a French formal garden, and an English landscape garden. You can enjoy different styles of beautiful scenery.
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Meiji Jingu Gaien (Outer Garden)
Meiji Jingu Gaien, the outer park of Meiji Shrine, was established in 1926. It features the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery and various sports facilities, such as the Meiji Jingu Stadium, where you can enjoy nature throughout the four seasons.
The ginkgo avenue attracts lots of visitors when the leaves are at their best, so it's better to go in the morning or on a weekday to avoid the crowds.
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Ginkaku-ji
This temple was built by Ashikaga Yoshimasa, the eighth shogun of the Muromachi Shogunate, as a villa called "Higashiyama-den". Along with Kinkakuji Temple, this temple is a pagoda temple outside of Shokokuji Temple (i.e., a hermitage built in a different location from the main temple after his retirement). After Yoshimasa's death, the temple was named Jishoji after his Buddhist name.
Ginkaku-ji and Kinkaku-ji really complement each other. Ginkaku-ji isn't as flashy as Kinkaku-ji, but the dry landscape garden design gives it a unique charm.