Heian Shrine (Heian Jingu) <-(230K)	The shrine was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of the capital. It is a replica to three fifths of the size of the first imperial palace in the ancient capital Heiankyo. Behind it, there is a beautiful go-round style garden with a total area of 30,000 m2 which is well known for the beauty of its weeping cherry trees, Japanese iris, and waterlilies. Within the precincts there is a costume museum which exhibits the costumes used in the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages), an anuual spectacular procession.
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