https://en.japan-web-magazine.com Look beyond the cliche, reach for the real Japan - Fri, 22 Jun 2018 09:21:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cropped-apple-touch-icon-32x32.png https://en.japan-web-magazine.com 32 32 https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/kyoto/temple/nisonin Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:23:09 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=331 Nison-in is a Tendai Buddhist temple complex in Kyoto, Japan. It is famous for its twin images of Shaka and Amida and a popular destination…

The post Nisonin first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/kyoto/kiyomizudera Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:24:56 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=607 Kiyomizudera Kiyomizu-dera is an independent Buddhist temple in Kyoto. It was founded in the late Nara period (778) on the site of the Otowa Waterfall…

The post Kiyomizudera first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/kyoto/tenryuji Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:10:31 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=600 Tenryuji Tenryuji is a Zen temple in the Arashiyama area of Kyoto, and it is the first-ranked of the Five Great Zen Temples of Kyoto.…

The post Tenryuji first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/kyoto/kinkakuji Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:17:05 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=603 Kinkakuji Kinkakuji (金閣寺　Golden Pavilion) is a Zen temple formally known as Rokuonji(鹿苑寺). It was built in 1397 as a retirement place for Shogun Yoshimitsu Ashikaga…

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