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The Kuhonbutsu, Which Is The Temple's Common Name, Does Not Include Shakyamuni Buddha, Who Is Seated In The Main Hall

The Approach Road Covered With Fresh Greenery Is Like A Green Tunnel, And Its Visual Structure Makes You Aware That You Are Stepping Out Of The Mundane World Into A Sanctuary

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

SUICA And ICOCA Nationwide Transport IC Cards Are Not Accepted On Nagaden Buses

Compared To Senso-ji Temple, Which Attracts An Alarmingly Large Number Of Tourists, Zojo-ji Temple In Shiba Attracts Fewer Tourists

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

Nishi Arai Is Not Because Of The Name Of The Place, Arai, To The West, But Because There Is A Sacred Well To The West Of The Main Hall

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

The Actual Bunbuku Tea Kettle, Which Is Often Thought To Exist Only In Fairy Tales, Is Kept At Morin-ji Temple

The Garden At Shomyo-ji Temple Is A Pure Land Style Garden That Embodies The Pure Land Philosophy

The Kanazawa Bunko Next To The Temple Has More Presence Than The Shomyo-ji Temple Itself

Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Has Some National Treasures And Some Important Cultural Properties

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

Nakayama Hokkekyo-ji Temple Is One Of The Seven Main Temples Of Nichiren-shu In Various Parts Of Japan

Bruno Taut, Who Praised Katsura Rikyu, Lived In Takasaki At One Time

Daruma-ji Temple's Daruma Hall Is Dedicated To So Many Daruma Dolls That It Is Impossible To Count Them All

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

The Stone Steps Leading To The Precincts Of Ikegamihonmonji Are Quite Steep

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

A Buddhist Temple Casually Exists On The Second Floor Of One Of Japan's Most Famous Shopping Streets

Why Do Shinto Shrines And Buddhist Temples Sometimes Give Thoughtful Guidance?

Neither Earthquakes Nor Incendiary Bombs Have Destroyed The Sangedatsu-mon Gate Of Zojo-ji Temple, Which Still Stands Strong 400 Years Later

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

It Took 15 Years To Build This Taiwanese-style Temple, With Construction Materials As Well As Craftsmen Brought In From Taiwan

The Manekineko Cat Is More Popular At Gotoku-ji Than The Buddha Hall Or The Iyi Family Graveyard

Shibamata And The Movie 'Otoko Wa Tsuraiyo' Have Become Inseparable

Naritasan Shinsho-ji Temple Stands On The Site Where The Fudo Gomaku, A Ceremony To Pray For The Exorcism Of Taira No Masakado, Is Said To Have Been Performed

Shachihoko On The Roof Of Yushima Seido Squirting From Its Head

More Concrete Temples Were Built Because Of The Great Kanto Earthquake

The Cemetery Of Lady Kasuga Is Not Popular, But It Is Magnificent

The Gate, Which Is Reminiscent Of The Gate To Ryugu Castle, Is Called Ryugu-mon

The Thatched-roof Gate Is The Oldest Structure In Jindai-ji Temple

Jindai-ji Temple Has A National Treasure Statue Made In The 7th Century, And Recently Made Statues Of Daikokuten And Ebisu

I Tossed A Coin Into The Trevi Fountain, But My Return Visit To Rome Has Yet To Happen

When I Smell Incense, All I Can Think Of Is The Buddhist Altar In My Grandpa's House

Originally, Pagodas Were Meant To Enshrine Buddha’s Ashes

Cat Completely At Home On The Railing Of The Hall

A Guardian Tiger, Not A Guardian Dog, Sits In Kagurazaka Bishamonten Temple

Although The Names Are Pronounced Similarly, Daishido And Taishido Are Completely Different