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Mount Haguro

Mount Haguro

Alena Eckelmann

Hence, practical like the Japanese are, they established a shrine on Mount... This shrine is the Sanjin Gosaiden, the largest wooden building with a

Yamagata 3
Setoda-cho Day Trip

Setoda-cho Day Trip

JJ Walsh

and shrines worth exploring.... Kojoji temple and its 3 tiered pagoda offers a beautiful perspective of

Hiroshima 1
Zenrakuji 7

Zenrakuji

C. Rio

Temple thirty in the Shikoku Ohenro pilgrimage is also known as the Temple of Everlasting Joy.

Kochi
Meiseki-ji in Seiyo

Meiseki-ji in Seiyo

Anonymous

Meiseki-ji is No. 43 on the Shikoku 88 temple pilgrimage. There are dragons in wood and tile, and extra large amounts of moss and ferns.

Ehime
Half a Day in Koenji

Half a Day in Koenji

Irma Syahriar

Later you probably want to pay respects by visiting the temples and shrines... Koenji is also home to temples and shrines, mostly in close vicinity of

Tokyo 2
Daiho-in Garden 12

Daiho-in Garden

Larry Knipfing

Daiho-in Temple Garden in May: The sound of water dripping out of bamboo into a small moss covered fountain blended with a bird's sweet voice.

Kyoto 3
Saitama Summer Festivals

Saitama Summer Festivals

Rebecca Quin

July’s festivals usually center around processions involving shrines or... brightly colored happi coats (and tiny short shorts) carrying portable shrines

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