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    • Yamanashi
    • AnimeShrine & TempleCherry BlossomBuddhism
    • Yuki Takano

    Kuonji Temple, famous for beautiful we…

    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…

    • Yamanashi
    • Mt. FujiShrine & TempleCherry Blossom
    • 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…

    • 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 …

    • Tokyo
    • Shrine & Temple
    • Yoko Yoshida

    Yushima Tenmangu (YOKO_1301)

    Yushima Tenmangu, or Yushima Tenjin is located near Ueno, the central part of Tokyo. It enshrines Sugawara Michizane …

    • Kamakura
    • Shrine & Temple
    • Yoko Yoshida

    Gosho Shrine (YOKO_1409)

    Gosho Shrine, the guardian deity of Zaimokuza, got its name because five shrines of this area were worshipped togethe…

    • Kamakura
    • Shrine & Temple
    • Yoko Yoshida

    Fudarakuji Temple (YOKO_1410)

    Fudarakuji temple is also called “tornado temple” because it is often hit by tornadoes. Origin of this temple comes f…

    • Kamakura
    • Shrine & Temple
    • Yoko Yoshida

    Komyoji Temple (YOKO_1408)

    Komyoji temple is one of the most impressive temples in Kamakura. There is a pond that you can see lotus flowers in s…

    • Kamakura
    • Shrine & Temple
    • Yoko Yoshida

    Yuiwakamiya Shrine (YOKO_1407)

    Yuiwakamiya shrine is the former Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine. It’s a very old and small but very important and histo…