11 Historical 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
14 Traditional Konpira-san, Kagawa Ben Beechey Konpira-san is a Shinto shrine in the town of Kotohira in Kagawa, Shikoku.
12 Historical The Naito Family Grave in Kamakura Larry Knipfing Attached to Komyo-ji Temple, this grave took me by surprise. It looks so different than any grave I have ever seen here in Japan.
Museums Trace The Path of Buddhism: Tokyo National Museum Anonymous Otani Kuzui was the 22nd Abbot of the Nishi Honganji Temple in Kyoto.
Museums Kabuki in Komatsu: Ataka-no-Seki Takako Sakamoto Shizuoka prefecture), and Yoshitsune was put under the care of the Kurama Temple... , which is located in the mountains north-west of the city of Kyoto.
Museums Kibi no Makibi Park Judith Mikami In another corner of the park is a temple with another small garden. ... Across from the temple’s entrance is a pond with a romantic arched bridge
Culture 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
Culture 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