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			<comment><![CDATA[Around the corner of the park was <a href="http://www.japannet.de/kyoto/higashi/heian.html">Heian Jingu Shrine</a>.  Its tall bright red gate served as our landmark for finding our way back to our hotel.
<p>Niles and Kowsik are cleansing their hands at the entrance to the shrine,
well ok, Niles was actually just playing with the cool water.</p>
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			<comment><![CDATA[There was an imposing gravel forecourt after we stepped in.  It was built relatively recently, 1894, to mark the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Niles spotted another pigeon in the forecourt!]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[There are three gardens in the shrine.  But we were too early, and the gardens were not open yet.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[The shrine was supposely modeled after the old Imperial Palace (destroyed by fire in 1227).]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[Many former residents of famous historic figures have been converted into temples.  We stumbled into this one on the way back from the Heian Shrine to our hotel.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[It has many small stone statues of budha.]]></comment>
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			<comment><![CDATA[An old style roof.]]></comment>
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