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    • CastleSamurai
    • Jin Shibata

    Best example of Black Crow Castle @ Ma…

    The Matsumoto Castle is called "Black Crow Castle" for its black exterior. The walls are black in color as they are c…

    • Kamakura
    • Shrine & TempleAutumn FoliageBuddhism
    • Jin Shibata

    Pray for All Souls of Mongolian &…

    The Engaku-ji Temple is ranked in the 2nd among the Five Great Zen Temples in Kamakura and, in fact, it boasts severa…

    • Kofu
    • SamuraiShrine & TempleCherry Blossom
    • Yuki Takano

    Takeda Shrine

    OverviewTakeda Shrine was founded about 100 years ago on the ruins of the Tsutsujigasaki manshion, where the three ge…

    • Yamanashi
    • AnimeShrine & TempleCherry BlossomBuddhism
    • Yuki Takano

    Kuonji Temple (YUKI_1904)

    OverviewAbout 750 years ago, Saint Nichiren, who tried to save all people with the Lotus Sutra, entered Mt. Minobu an…

    • Kamakura
    • Shrine & TempleShintoism
    • Jin Shibata

    Plenty of Foxes at Inari Shrine (JINS_…

    Foxes are a messenger of Inari DeityMore than 30,000 Inari Shrines exist in Japan. Inari means "rice grows" and the d…

    • Yonezawa
    • SamuraiShrine & TempleWagyu
    • Yuki Takano

    Yonezawa famous for Wagyu Beef & …

    OverviewYonezawa City, located at the southernmost tip of Yamagata Prefecture, is the largest city in the Okitama reg…

    • Sendai
    • SamuraiShrine & TempleEmperor
    • Yuki Takano

    Jogi Nyorai (YUKI_0405)

    OverviewSaihoji Temple is rarely called by its official name, and Sendai citizens affectionately call it Jogi Nyorai …

    • ChichibuSaitama
    • Soba & UdonNational ParkShugendo
    • Yuki Takano

    Mitsumine Shrine (YUKI_1101)

    OverviewAs a resident who has lived in Saitama Prefecture for over 30 years, I can strongly recommend Mitsumine Shrin…

    • Yamadera
    • Shrine & TempleSoba & UdonHistory & Religion
    • Yuki Takano

    Rissyakuji Temple (YUKI_0601)

    OverviewRissyakuji Temple, also known as Yamadera, literally “temple on the mountain”, is said to have been founded b…

    • Chiba
    • Shrine & TempleBuddhism
    • Eddy Murayama

    Fascinating Cultual Properties of Shin…

    Shinshoji temple in Narita city is one of the biggest Buddhist temples in Japan. In this huge temple complex, there a…