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What’s this Tibetan temple doing in the middle of Japan? We go to find out!
Moriyama-ku is an unassuming suburb of Nagoya city, backed by mountains and surrounded by forest park, which has in its midst an extraordinary hidden gem: a Tibetan Buddhist temple! The female chief...
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Buddhist monks cultivate cat haven at Fukui Prefecture’s “Kitty Temple”
Here’s a familiar saying: “In Ancient Egypt, cats were worshipped as gods; they have never forgotten this.” Certainly in Japan, cats are still given a huge amount of respect, with entire islands of...
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View beautiful photos of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple any time on their new...
Kiyomizu Temple is a UNESCO World Heritage site located in Higashiyama, Kyoto. Kiyomizu, which means “pure water,” takes its name from the waterfall which runs off the nearby hillside. However, it is...
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In a country steeped in tradition, two prefectures are completely void of...
Japan is often praised for its ability to preserve traditional customs and architecture while still functioning as a modern society. There are few other places in the world where you can be in the...
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“Feel” and experience Kyoto’s Kiyomizu Temple from afar via Tumblr
Last month we were delighted to hear that one of Kyoto’s most famous sight-seeing spots, Kiyomizudera, has an Instagram account. The thing about Kiyomizudera though, is that it’s not really just a...
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There’s a temple in Yamaguchi that keeps a dog as Chief Priest
Maru is an eight-year-old Kishu Inu from Wakayama Prefecture, and by all reports he’s a bit of a grumpy old chap. But Maru’s cantankerousness has a little more bite to it than most guard dogs, because...
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Patrick Schwarzenegger comes under fire in Japan after pranking stranger at...
Twenty-one-year-old Patrick Schwarzenegger is currently visiting Japan with his famous mother Maria Shriver, and has so far enjoyed a dip in a traditional hot spring, faced off with a sumo wrestler...
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We visit “world’s largest” Buddha in Fukuoka, puts Sagat’s to shame
Fukuoka Prefecture is a major tourist destination in Japan, drawing people form all over the country all year round. But what’s unusual about the prefecture is that, despite its great many visitors,...
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Kyoto’s Rurikoin Temple to offer stunning views of autumn leaves for a...
Tourists flock to Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto during the cherry blossom-viewing days of spring, but equally stunning are the sights of brilliantly colored autumn leaves amidst ancient structures...
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“Graffiti Temple” in Kyoto, where visitors are encouraged to deface the walls
It’s quite normal to hear news of someone graffiting pieces of world heritage and feel a sense of outrage, but Kyoto’s Tandenan Temple actually encourages such scrawl. Our writer Masami grabbed a...
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