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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
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
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
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
Miyajima Aquarium

Miyajima Aquarium

JJ Walsh

right once you disembark from the ferry and walk past the Itsukushima shrine... , turn right on the next street after the Temples and you will find it

Hiroshima
The Lotus Ponds of Kasumigaura

The Lotus Ponds of Kasumigaura

Joe Peters

after Lake Biwa (Biwako in Japanese); see my articles on three days in Kyoto... to read more about Lake Biwa and the onsen (hot springs) there.

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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

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