Ikuta Jinjya shrine is located in central kobe, Hyogo prefecture. It it said that it was founded at the beginning of the 3rd century, and…
Futami Okitama jinja Ise-shi, Mie. Japan web magazine’s recommend Futami Okitama jinja shrine DATA Address: Futamicho, Iseshi, Mie Transportation: 15min walk…
Soryu-ji temple is a temple of the So-to- school (曹洞宗, Sotoshu-) ,with Rinzai and O-baku, one of three sects of Zen in Japanese Buddhism. It…
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…
Kumano Nachi Taisha is located in Nachi Katsuura cho, Wakayama Prefecture, and one of the three Kumano shrines in Wakayama Prefecture. It is a…
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.…
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…
Kumano Hongu taisha Shrine is one of the Kumano region’s three famous shrines as well as the top shrine of the more than 3,000 Kumano…