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Smiling Raccoon Dogs

Smiling Raccoon Dogs

Akio Negishi

They are very popular and familiar in Japanese culture from the ancient time, and you can meet them at the temple.

Gunma 2
Osaki Hachimangu 11

Osaki Hachimangu

Eitetsu Terakado

The main shrine is designated as a National Treasure, being one of the... The shrine is popular among locals and tourists for bringing good fortune

Miyagi
Akino Fuku Art Museum, Hamamatsu

Akino Fuku Art Museum, Hamamatsu

Peter Sidell

restaurant Noryotei on the way there, and to admire the statues at Eirinji temple... During her travels she also created larger, semi-abstract paintings of temples

Shizuoka 1
Mano Town, Sado Island

Mano Town, Sado Island

Jonathan Perry

said to have been built by one Abutsubo Nittoku as part of the extant temple... Nittoku lived in the temple as his house for some time after construction

Niigata
History of Hiraizumi

History of Hiraizumi

Andrew Checkley

turned Tohoku into a private empire, whose independence grew as the ruling Kyoto... Following the inevitable series of power plays and betrayals, it was Hiraizumi

Iwate 3
Kiyomori Festival

Kiyomori Festival

Paul Walsh

figure as Kiyomori was responsible for the development of Itsukushima Shrine... Then came women dressed as court ladies and shrine maidens, leading members

Hiroshima