https://en.japan-web-magazine.com Look beyond the cliche, reach for the real Japan - Fri, 21 Jun 2019 05:42:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 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/iwate/chusonji Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:38:51 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=570   Hiraizumi, Chusonji temple Chusonji Temple is a Buddhist temple in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan. It is the main temple of the Tendai sect in…

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The post Kiyomizudera first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/nara/horyuji Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:11:39 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=597   The world’s oldest wooden building Horyu-ji (法隆寺) is a Buddhist temple in Ikaruga (斑鳩), in the northwestern part of Nara （奈良）Prefecture, Japan. It was…

The post Horyuji first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/miyagi/mirokuji Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:08:26 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=482 Mirokuji temple Nakatacho, Tomeshi, Miyagi.         Japan web magazine’s recommend Mirokuji temple （みろくじ） DATA Address： Kaminuma, nakatacho, tomeshi, Miyagi Transport： From JR…

The post Mirokuji temple first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/sojiji Wed, 04 Jul 2007 07:46:58 +0000 https://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=5287 Soto-syu So-honzan Sojiji　曹洞宗総本山　総持寺（神奈川県横浜市鶴見） Japan web magazine’s recommend Sojiji DATA Address： 2-1-1 Tsurumi Tsurumi Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0063 Hours： 08:00 – 17:00 Admission： Free HP： Sojiji

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