Shrine & Temple
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Eiheiji Temple, a Mecca for Zen Buddhi…
OverviewDogen went to the Song Dynasty, inherited the Zen style of devoting himself to "zazen" or seated Zen meditati…
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Breathtakingly Beautiful Illuminated A…
OverviewNeedless to say, Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, is a city that attracts people regardless of the four s…
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Matsuchiyama Shoden Temple, Very Uniqu…
Matsuchiyama Syoden Temple is a Buddhist temple in Asakusa. It’s located near Sensoji Temple which is the head temple…
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Why so many Japanese visit Kawasaki Da…
Kawasaki Daishi is a big temple in Kawasaki (20-min train ride from Tokyo Station) which many people visit especially…
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Colorful & beautiful Tori-no-ichi …
"Tori-no-ichi"is an annual event held on the day of "Tori" in November at O-Tori Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo. "Tori" "…
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Solemn, colorful & beautiful Shrin…
Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of Kumano Sanzan (the Three Grand Shrines in Kumano) which includes other two of Kumano…
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Horyu-ji: Five? No, it’s a Six-S…
Horyuji Temple and its Buddhist architectures are the world's oldest surviving wooden structures as they were constru…
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Hokki-ji: Integral Part of Horyu-ji Wo…
Hokkiji Temple is located in IKARUGA, Nara Prefecture, being an integral part of the World Cultural Heritage of "Hory…
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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…
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Takeda Shrine
OverviewTakeda Shrine was founded about 100 years ago on the ruins of the Tsutsujigasaki manshion, where the three ge…
