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Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple

Kiyomizu-dera Temple was founded in 778. Its history dates back over 1200 years. As a sacred place where the great compassion...

Kyoto
Sendai Daikannon

Sendai Daikannon

Sendai Daikannon (仙台大観音), located inside Daikanmitsuji Temple, is a large statue of the gem-bearing Nyoirin Kannon form ...

Miyagi
Komyozenji Temple

Komyozenji Temple

The Komyozenji Temple in Kyoto is a Buddhist temple that was founded in 1273 by the Buddhist priest Tetsugyu Enshin. The temp...

Fukuoka
Hirosaki Castle

Hirosaki Castle

Hirosaki Castle, completed in 1611 by the Tsugaru clan, is located in Aomori Prefecture and is a particularly worthwhile excu...

Aomori
Takaoka kojo Park

Takaoka kojo Park

Takaoka Castle (高岡城, Takoaka-jō) was a Japanese castle in Takaoka, Toyama Japan. It was originally constructed in 1609, an...

Toyama
Kawachi Fujien Wisteria Garden

Kawachi Fujien Wisteria Garden

Located in the hills south of Kitakyushu, the Kawachi Fujien is best known for its two 100-meter-long wisteria tunnels throug...

Fukuoka
Heisenji Hakusan Shrine

Heisenji Hakusan Shrine

Heisenji Hakusan Shrine is a Shinto shrine in tThe temple of Heisenji was built about 1300 years ago at the entrance to the E...

Fukui
Kamikura Shrine

Kamikura Shrine

Kamikura Shrine (神倉神社, Kamikura Jinja) is related to the Hayatama Taisha Shrine and can be found on top of a hill of 538 ...

Wakayama
Ikegami Honmonji Temple

Ikegami Honmonji Temple

Ikegami Honmon-ji is a temple of the Buddhist sect Nichiren Shū south of Tokyo, which was built where the founder of the Nich...

Tokyo