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The huge monument of Tengu outside Kurama Station

Possessed by the Ancient Spirit of Kyoto

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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
Neatly folded kimonos and the Buddhist Scriptures were provided in our ryokan

Relaxing Ryokan

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,427]

My husband had his best sleep ever in our ryokan in Japan.

Destinations: Kochi(Japan) | Tokyo | Oita Prefecture | Nara | Nagoya | Hiroshima | Wakayama Prefecture | Kochi | Okinawa | Kyushu | Nagano prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture | Uraga | Ishikawa | Sapporo | Nikko | Hokkaido | Kyoto | Kanagawa | Japan | Yokohama | Osaka
Topics: Adventure | 20th Century History | Economy | People | Fashion | Ancient History | Traditions | Culture | Architecture
Court Dance, inside Spring Room of Tales of Genji Museum

Experience a Thousand Year of History at Uji

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Reserve a whole day for a relaxed strode through the historical sites of Uji, the countryside of Kyoto, Japan. Immense yourself in the romance and drama of the Tales of Genji and be transported back to the aristocratic life of the Heian period.

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel | Literature | Women & Travel | Art | Traditions | Culture | Food | People | Religion | Performing Arts | Fashion | Ancient History | Architecture
To Japan With Love

Michael John Grist trespasses in Izu-Nagaoka

To Japan With Love - tojapanwithlove [588]

Abandoned in the 1990s, Sports World occupies an idyllic position at the crown of the Izu Peninsula, overlooking a wide swath of richly forested mountains and valleys. In its heyday it was a sport and...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Architecture
At the nursery

A day in the Suigo Sawara Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden

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A wide assortment of aquatic plants is raised in the garden which offers stunning displays of various species of irises and lotuses. Located near the famous Twelve Bridges sightseeing on boats, the...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Culture | Food | Travel | People | Festivals | Nature | Traditions | For Kids | Architecture
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
The symbol of the Moerenuma Park is the glass pyramid,  nicknamed Hidamari, designed by Isamu Noguchi a Japanese-Amerian artist.

Sapporo's Art Parks

Asia Images John Lander - johnlander [925]

Sapporo is Japan's 4th largest city and one of the newest as development only began in the 1800s. Up until then Hokkaido was considered a frozen wasteland. Thanks to its modern development, it is a...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Travel | Art | Nature | Architecture
Kinkakuji, or The Golden Pavilion, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most exquisite temples and gardens in Japan

The Gardens of Kyoto

Asia Images John Lander - johnlander [925]

Japanese gardening is more than just an art or the careful arrangment of plants and rocks around a pond or hill. Originally intended as a form of meditation by Zen Buddhist monks, one of whom...

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Food | Culture | Travel | People | Festivals | Religion | Traditions | Nature | Architecture
Bonbori lanterns will be placed in the sea to send to one's ancestors. Shown is Bon festival at Hayama Beach, Kanagawa, Japan

The Festivals of Japan

Asia Images John Lander - johnlander [925]

Colorful events are held throughout the calendar in Japan, ranging from cherry blossom viewing in April, fertility festivals with giant penis mojos to sedate New Year celebrations at temples and shrines.

Destinations: Japan
Topics: Food | Culture | Travel | People | Festivals | Religion | Traditions | Nature | Architecture
Great Buddha at Tokokuin Temple, Kamakura

Great Buddha Statue of Kamakura, Tokokuin Temple

Janet McKelpin - jmac [760]

The Great Buddha Statue of Kamakura was not the main draw for our trip to Kamakura...

Destinations: Kanagawa | Japan
Topics: Travel | Architecture
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