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The huge monument of Tengu outside Kurama Station

Possessed by the Ancient Spirit of Kyoto

victor wong - mucuna [3,127]

Spend an alternative day dressed in Kimono, encounter Tengu in Mount Kurama and seek revenge or pray for love at Kibune Shrine. When the day comes to the end, ask for fortune from the fox at Fushimi Inari Shrine.

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | Women & Travel | Animals | Art | Traditions | Ecotourism | Martial Arts | Culture | Food | People | Religion | Fashion | Agriculture | Performing Arts | Nature | Ancient History | Architecture
Hachiko: A Dog's Story

Film Review: Hachiko: A Dog's Story

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [28,902]

Based on the true story of a loyal dog who stole the hearts of an entire nation, Hachiko: A Dog's Story is the Americanized version of an endearing Japanese legend.

Destinations: Japan
Topics: People | Performing Arts | Animals | 20th Century History | For Kids

Japan's Cat Island

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

Tashiro, is a small (3.14-square-kilometre, 7.9-square-mile) island known as Cat Island, 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) off the port city of Ishinomaki in northern Japan. It is full of cats...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Animals
piebald feral, temple market Sangklaburi, Thailand

The dogs of Sanglaburi

John McMahon - dictater2 [261]

When a motor cycle plows into a dog on a dark road in the mountians of thailand I find myself cared for by a women I cant communicate with.

Destinations: Malaysia | United Arab Emirates | Burma | Mekong River | Cambodia | Laos | Thailand | Japan
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | Animals | Music | Traditions | Economy | Culture | Food | Working Abroad | War & Conflict | Ancient History | Architecture
Visitors snapping photos of the ancient cedars in primeval forests on the southern island of Yakushima in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan.

Yakushima, Japan

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,188]

* * * A generation ago, a battle was successfully waged on this rugged island to preserve what was left of its primeval forests, home to giant trees millennia old. Now tourism spawned by this natural...

Destinations: Kagoshima Prefecture | Japan
Topics: Animals | Ecotourism
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