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Kyu Chikurin-in, located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
Highlight of this former temple is the large garden (designated as a national site of scenic beauty).
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Constructed in 1636, Shinkyo stands at the entrance to Nikko's shrines and temples.
It is ranked as one of Japan's three finest bridges.
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Everyday life in Osaka
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Shiraito Falls, Tozawa-mura, Mogami-gun, Yamagata.
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The Nikko Shinko Church is the oldest chapel in the Northern Kanto region and was built by an American - James McDonald Gardiner.
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There is another shrine of water gods. It is called Munakata Jinja. They has been enshrined Munakata Goddesses from 8th century. It shows us that this area had had a connection with central government since old times.
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Most Tenso (or Ise) lineage shrines are founded by The Imperial Court and its subjects.
Many were founded to show the power of The Imperial Court, or founded by the subjects to appeal the relationship. It was during the development of Yamato in the 9-11th century.
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Tsuruoka-Hachimangu is the most famous Hachimangu in Kanto.
Because Minamoto no Yoritomo founded a shogunate government at Kamakura, a lot of samurais felt reverence for it.
Afterwards Tokugawa Ieyasu founded a shogunate government at Edo, it was further developed.
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At Amatsu-Jinja shrine in Itoigawa, 11 ritual dances same as Hakusan-No-Jinja have been passed down today. Both enshrine Nunakawahime. They are 15 kilometers away, but deeply connected.
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Sanja Matsuri!
One of the most popular festivals in Tokyo, runs for three days.
You can enjoy seeing about 100 mikoshi are carried all around Asakusa area!
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Ogawa Falls, details with columnar jointed basalt rocks, at Osumi Peninsula, Kagoshima.
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"Akenobe Mine" and "Mikobata Ore Processing Site" were the important mine and the ore processing site that supported the modernization of Japan.
Both have ended the roles now.
Some parts of Akenobe Mine are open to… jatrabridge.com/2019/08/16/2…

























































