カテゴリー: Temples
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Chuson-ji: Hiraizumi’s Golden Hall and the Pure Land of the North
A lord who lost his family to war built a golden hall a…
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Zenkō-ji: Nagano’s Temple of the Hidden Buddha
Zenkō-ji in Nagano is Japan’s famous non-sectarian temp…
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Hōryū-ji: The World’s Oldest Wooden Buildings
Hōryū-ji in Nara holds the oldest wooden buildings on E…
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Byōdō-in: The Phoenix Hall on Japan’s 10-Yen Coin
Byōdō-in’s Phoenix Hall—the temple on Japan’s 10-yen co…
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Enryaku-ji: Mount Hiei and the Mother of Japanese Buddhism
Enryaku-ji on Mount Hiei founded Japan’s Tendai school,…
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Sanjūsangen-dō: Kyoto’s Hall of 1,001 Kannon
Sanjūsangen-dō, Kyoto’s 120-meter hall, holds 1,001 tho…
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Koyasan: Mount Koya and the Saint Who Never Died
Koyasan, Japan’s sacred mountain of Shingon Buddhism: h…
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Ginkaku-ji: The Silver Pavilion and the Birth of Wabi-Sabi
Ginkaku-ji travel guide: why Kyoto’s Silver Pavilion ha…
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