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Ryoan-ji Rock Garden
The fifteen-stone karesansui garden — you can never see all fifteen at once. Sit on the veranda and give it twenty unhurried minutes; it rewards stillness more than any photo suggests.
Photo: Stephane D'Alu, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).
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Temples & Gardens
The headline sights — temples, shrines, and the gardens around them. Pace yourself: two big ones a day is plenty.