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| Kyōto was Japan's capital for more than 1,000 years, from 794 until it was moved to Tokyo in 1868. During the four centuries after 794, Japan's culture emerged from Chinese influences and developed its own unique features. Buddhism has long been strong in Kyōto. This Shinto festival in a Buddhist temple graveyard honors the dead. Thirty temples in Kyōto are centers for various Buddhist sects. There are also 200 Shinto shrines in the city. | ||||||
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| Customs of Japan; Kyōto; Shinto; Japan | ||||||
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