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    • Kawasaki
    • Shrine & TempleCultural Events & Festivals
    • Jin Shibata

    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…

    • Tokyo
    • Shrine & TempleCultural Events & Festivals
    • Jin Shibata

    Tori-no-ichi Rake Fair @Otori Shrine A…

    "Tori-no-ichi"is an annual event held on the day of "Tori" in November at O-Tori Shrine in Asakusa, Tokyo. "Tori" "…

    • Kumano
    • Shrine & TempleWorld HeritageShintoism
    • Jin Shibata

    Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine (J…

    Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of Kumano Sanzan (the Three Grand Shrines in Kumano) which includes other two of Kumano…

    • Nara
    • Shrine & TempleWorld Heritage
    • Jin Shibata

    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…

    • Nara
    • Shrine & TempleWorld Heritage
    • Jin Shibata

    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…

    • Kamakura
    • Shrine & TempleAutumn FoliageBuddhism
    • Jin Shibata

    For All Souls of Mongorian & Japa…

    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

    Foxes at Inari Shrine(JINS_1409)

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

    • Yamanashi
    • Mt. FujiCherry BlossomShrine & Temple
    • Yuki Takano

    Arakurayama Sengen Park, one of the mo…

    OverviewFrom this hilltop park, you can overlook Fujiyoshida City and Mt. Fuji, and the photographs of Mt. Fuji, cher…