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The Five-story Small Pagoda, Which Some Say Is A Model Of One-tenth Of The Kokubunji Pagoda, Is Designated As A National Treasure As A Structure, Not As An Artifact

Shin-Yakushiji, With Its Impressive Standing Statues Of The Twelve Heavenly Generals, Is Empty In Contrast To Todai-ji And Kasuga Taisha

The Bell Hanging From The Belfry Of Todaiji Temple Weighs About The Same As A Type 16 Maneuver Combat Vehicle

Otani Kozui, A Leader Of The Honganji Sect Of Jodo Shinshu, Who Saw The Potential Of Kaohsiung, Built A Farm Here, And Shoyoen Was Built Beside It

When I Looked At The Lanterns Of Sanfonggung, The Lanterns Lined Up In A Gapless Row Looked Like People In A Line, As If They Were Playing A Mass Game

Ueno Toshogu Shrine, Which Overcame World War II And Other Disasters And Was Rebuilt In 1651, Still Waits For Visitors Today, And Is Also Believed To Be A God Of Luck

The Building Overlooked By The Round Window That Looks Like An Eyeball Is Called The First-class Horse Viewing Area, A Remnant Of The Spectator Stand Of The Old Yokohama Racecourse

Since The Dan-kazura Was First Piled With Stones In 1960’s, And Cherry Trees Were Planted In 1917, It Has Actually Continued To Be Upgraded In A Modest Way

The Old Shimono Brick Manufacturing Company Brick Kiln, With Its Antenna-like Chimney Extending Above A Circular Base Reminiscent Of A Spaceship, Was Old But Futuristic In Appearance

The Mitsui Main Building Is Said To Have Cost About 10 Times As Much As A Typical Office Building At The Time

How Are The Uses Of The Buildings Restored At The Toro Site Determined?

Other Mausoleums Are Magnificent, But Zuihoden, The Mausoleum Of Date Masamune, The Founder Of The Domain, Was Exceptional

Not Long After Major Repairs Were Completed, The Zuihoden, Both The Main Hall And The Prayer Hall, Were Brightly Coloured

Despite Its Appearance As A Mere Old House, The Thatched-roof Building Is An Orthodox Church Building With Icons

The Main Hall Of Zenko-ji, With Its Downward Bulging Shape That Seems To Deflate In Front Of The Ground, Radiates A Sense Of Security Like Totoro In Jiburian Anime

The Elevator Still In Operation At The Okuno Building Is Said To Be The First Elevator Installed In Japan For A Private Residence

St. Nikolai, Whose Name Is Preserved In The Nikolai Cathedral, Also Went To Hakodate When He First Came To Japan

If I Had To Name A Disappointing Tourist Attraction In Japan, Sapporo Clock Tower Would Be At The Top Of My List

Locomotive Depot No. 3 At The Otaru Museum Is The Oldest Existing Locomotive Depot In Japan

Warehouses That Once Symbolized Prosperity Are No Longer Used As Warehouses, As Most Of Them Have Been Turned Into Museums And Stores

The Steel Fire Watchtower, Built In 1927, Is Already In Shambles And Is Apparently Currently Undergoing Activities To Preserve And Repair It

There Is Also A Monument To Matsuo Basho, Which Made Me Wonder If Basho Had Visited Hokkaido On His Way To Oku-no-Hosomichi, But That Is Not True

An Atmospheric Torii Gate Stands At The Bottom Of The Stairs Leading To The Okamoto Hachiman Shrine

Only During The Hokusai Commemoration, Nishi Arai Daishi Opens Its Collection Of Katsushika Hokusai's Paintings To The Public

It Is Difficult To Feel The Former Vigor Of The Sanpo-ji

The Statues Of The Four Heavenly Kings, Made With Four Heads, Look Like Characters From A Video Game, A Little Too Cute To Be Dignified

Inariyama Kofun Tumulus In The Sakitama Kofun Tumulus Group Is Large And Can Be Climbed

In A Park Built By Filling In The Outer Moat Of Oshijo Castle, There Stands A Lovely Building That Looks Like Something Out Of A Wes Anderson Movie

Despite The Unusual Guardian Rabbits, The Shrine Building Reflected In The Window Glass Was Quite Plain

Between Okayama Korakuen Garden And Koishikawa Korakuen Garden, Koishikawa Korakuen Garden Started Calling Itself Korakuen Earlier

The Shogyoden Hall At Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Is A Sturdy Treasure House Built To Pass On The Relics Of Nichiren To Future Generations

Higashiyama Kaii Memorial Hall May Be A Grand Trick To Make You Want To Go To Nagano Prefectural Museum Of Art

Despite Its Beautiful Bright Vermilion Color, There Were Not Many People Around, And The Pagoda Was Just Standing There Quietly

It Is Nothing But Sheer Luck That The Five-story Pagoda Of Honmon-ji Did Not Burn Down

Tokyo Camii, A Mosque In Yoyogi Uehara, Is A Spot Worth Seeing

It Is Said That As Many As 17 Clans Crowded Together In Chiba Prefecture During The Edo Period

A Thick Shimenawa Looks Like A Ginseng

Originally, Stupas Were Placed At The Center Of Buddhist Temples, But In Japan, They Are Rarely Placed At The Center

Sankeien Was Originally Built By Hara Tomitaro, A Wealthy Silk Trader, Who Moved Old Buildings To The Grounds Of His Mansion

The Person Who Built The Taiwanese-style Taoist Temple, Seitenkyu, Has No Connection To Sakado