14 Culture Fukui's Beautiful Eihei-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Founded in 1244 by Zen Master Dogen Zenji, Eihei-ji includes over 70 buildings, and is a training center for young monks.
Culture Hanta-ji Temple Anonymous The kanji (Chinese characters) for ‘banta’ mean ‘many flags’, and this... Gradually, the name changed to Hanta-ji and the kanji was changed to the
14 Window Shopping on Teramachi Street Cathy Cawood Pretty Kodoji, as well as lovely old Shimogoryo Shrine are in this section
Culture Cemetery of Fukui Matsudaira Clan Takako Sakamoto The cemetery of the Fukui Matsudaira Clan at Daian-zenji Temple, Fukui: the cemetery is tucked away in the silent woods surrounding the temple.
14 Awata Shrine in Autumn Cathy Cawood Yoshitsune prayed to an Ebisu statue here for the restoration of the House of Genji
Accommodation Kamigamo Shrine in Summer Tomoko Kamishima The author of “Tales of Genji”, Lady Murasaki, also worshiped this God deeply
Transportation Go loopy in Nagoya! Chris Glenn characters for Nagoya Castle, becoming Mei (the other reading of the kanji... M05 Sakae M06 Hisaya Odori M07 Shiyakusho (City Hall) M08 Meijo Koen
16 Culture The Shrine Festival of Sapporo R.S. Reynolds The Sapporo Shrine Festival at Maruyama and Nakajima Koen during the day and night