Culture Mantou Mitama Festival 2024 Saturday - May 25th Once a year, the spectacle of 100 shrine maidens dancing by lantern light can be seen in the forecourt of Hirohima Gokoku-jinja Shrine.
20 Festivals Sanja Festival Sher Ying Wee The matsuri is a Shinto event, but it is Senso-ji, a temple, where everyone... The smaller Asakusa Shrine is actually located near the temple but I was
Culture Hakodate's Motomachi Area Matt Stormont different international influences nestled shoulder to shoulder with Japanese temples... and shrines makes it a unique place to visit even 150 years later.
Festivals Kashimo Justin Dart names can be easily translated and reflect nature or their position: Kyoto... designated for the reconstruction and repair of national treasures like Ise Shrine
Historical Obakusan Mampukuji Tony Mariani Obakusan Mampukuji - Head Temple in Japan of the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism
11 Gardens & Parks Kamakura Kencho-ji's Hanzobo Tomoko Kamishima An avatar God protecting Kencho-ji Temple is called Hanzobo.
7 Temples & Shrines Kyoto's Kinkaku-ji Andre Moreira Kyoto was named the world's best city by Travel and Leisure in 2014, and when you visit gardens like Kinkaku-ji (also called the Golden Pavilion),
9 Temples & Shrines Zojo-ji Brian Wood-Koiwa Zojo-ji was once the family temple of the Tokugawa Shoguns during the Edo period (1603-1868). Today, Tokyo Tower rises majestically above it.