In Kyoto’s Higashiyama area, seeing Hokan-ji Temple’s Yasaka Pagoda really makes you feel like you’re in Kyoto! The five-story pagoda towers above the streets, and together with the surrounding traditional Japanese machiya townhouses, the whole scene has the charm of the ancient capital.
Walking along the stone-paved streets near Yasaka Pagoda, you’ll find old buildings full of Kyoto character on both sides, and when you look up, you can see the pagoda. No matter which angle you take photos from, it has the feel of a traditional Japanese streetscape.
