Today, you will visit one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Nijo Castle, completed in 1626 which was built to provide lodging for Tokugawa Shogun and as a palladium for Kyoto Imperial Palace. Visit this Kinkaku-ji Temple, also known as the Golden Pavilion. The wooden architecture is covered in thin layers of pure gold and is surrounded by a beautiful lake. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is the substitute for Kyoto Imperial Palace on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. This shrine's main hall is a designated national treasure and is famous for housing the God of scholarship. The shrine is especially great to see during the plum blossom and autumn leaf seasons. Don't miss the characteristic red architecture of beautiful Heian Jingu Shrine that was built to celebrate the 1100 year anniversary of the founding of the city of Kyoto. Visit the world's longest wooden structure, Sanjusangen-do Temple, a housing with 1,001 life-size statues of Buddhist Kannon deities dating back to the 13th century. The view of Kyoto from the World Heritage Site of Kiyomizu-dera Temple is superb. The historic shopping lane that leads to the temple adds to a wonderful experience.