Dotombori Canal, Home of Glico Running Man-

https://samuraimarket.net/blogs/news/glico-man-more-than-a-brand-a-cultural-icon-of-japan#:~:text=The%20Glico%20Corporation%20introduced%20this,holding%20a%20piece%20of%20Glico 

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Shitennoji Temple -- https://www.osakastation.com/shitennoji-temple/ 

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Kiyomizu-dera Temple -- https://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/en/

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Byodo-in Temple -- https://www.byodoin.or.jp/en/

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Historical Park of Tea and Uji Town -- https://uji-chazuna.kyoto/en/

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Todai-ji Temple, The Land of Many A Deer -- https://www.todaiji.or.jp/en/history/

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Kinkaku-ji, Golden Pavilion -- https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3908.html,  Mishima: A Biography, by John Nathan.

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Ichimonjiya Wasuke, A 1000 Year Old Shop -- https://traditionalkyoto.com/temples-shrines-and-palaces/shrines/imamiya/ichiwa-rice-cakes/

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Fushimi Inaritaisha Shrine -- https://inari.jp/en/history/

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Sanjūsangen-dō, Temple of Thirty-Three Bays -- https://www.discoverkyoto.com/places-go/sanjusangen-do/

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Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms -- https://obubutea.com/

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Kimii-dera Temple -- 
https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/960/, https://archives.pref.kanagawa.jp/www/contents/1643172091517/simple/english_part9.pdf, https://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/the-three-unifiers-of-sengoku-era-japan, 

https://www.mysecretwakayama.com/introduce/43/,

https://www.japan-experience.com/all-about-japan/wakayama/temples-shrines/kimiidera,

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​(all photos done by myself, except for those in the tea section, which are sourced below on the that respective page.)

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