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  1. Zenkokuji, Kagurazaka, Tokyo Daijingu

    Zenkokuji, Kagurazaka, Tokyo Daijingu

    Zenkoku-ji Temple, Kagurazaka, Iidabashi St., Tokyo Daijingu in a 360 video Zenkoku-ji Temple (善國寺) was constructed by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1595 in Nihonbashi Bakurocho. After several fires in 1670 and nine shops before the gates, it was moved to its present home in 1792 and became the centre...
  2. Tokyo Paul

    Journal Zenkokuji, Kagurazaka, Tokyo Daijingu

    This thread is for the general discussion of the journal entry Zenkokuji, Kagurazaka, Tokyo Daijingu. Please add to the discussion here.
  3. Tokyo Paul

    Journal Asakusa Tokyo, Sensoji Temple and Nakamise

    This thread is for the general discussion of the journal entry Want to visit the most historic temple in Tokyo? Asakusa Tokyo 浅草 Sensoji Temple and Nakamise.... Please add to the discussion here.
  4. thomas

    Travel Tripadvisor's Top 10 shrines and temples of Japan

    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...
  5. Engakuji

    Engakuji

    The main entrance of the Engakuji in Kita-Kamakura.
  6. Butsuden

    Butsuden

    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.
  7. Shorei-in

    Shorei-in

    The Shorei-in Temple at the Engakuji
  8. Sanmon

    Sanmon

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

    Shōmyōji

    Entrance to the Shōmyōji at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama
  10. Shōmyōji

    Shōmyōji

    View through Shōmyōji's karamon onto the honden (main hall)
  11. Karamon of Shōmyōji

    Karamon of Shōmyōji

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

    Shōmyōji

    Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama
  13. Shōmyōji Temple

    Shōmyōji Temple

    The honden (main hall) of Shōmyōji Temple at Kanazawa Bunko in Yokohama
  14. Kanpai Japan

    Kanpai Japan

    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...
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