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Zenkoku-ji Temple, Kagurazaka, Iidabashi St., Tokyo Daijingu in a 360 video | Made in Tokyo Watch in 4K or best possible resolution for best viewing experience] Zenkoku-ji Temple. This is the Temple of Zenkoku-ji. Zenkoku-ji Temple was created by Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun, in 1595. In...

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Tripadvisor Japan recently nominated the Top 30 Japanese temples and shrines, based on the reviews and ratings of Japanese visitors. See their ranking below, adorned with beautiful imagery: https://tg.tripadvisor.jp/news/ranking/best-temples-shrines/ And here are the Top 10 in tabulated...

The main entrance of the Engakuji in Kita-Kamakura.

The Butsuden (Main Hall) at the Engakuji, dedicated to Hokan Shaka Nyorai. The original building collapsed in the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 and was rebuilt in 1964.

The Shorei-in Temple at the Engakuji

The Sanmon or Main Gate was rebuilt in 1785, when Seisetsu Shucho (Daiyu Kokushi) reconstructed Engakuji.

Entrance to the Shōmyōji at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

View through Shōmyōji's karamon onto the honden (main hall)

The karamon or karakado (唐門) of Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

The honden (main hall) of Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama

Hi my name is David and I am from London. In the summer of 2015 I traveled around Japan with my closest friends. It was a country I always wanted to go to but I never realised when I was planning the trip how amazing it was going to be and have such an effect on me. This film is a love letter to...