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Todai-ji Temple, Home to one of the Largest Bronze Buddha Statues in the World
Nara’s Tōdai-ji temple complex is a world heritage site that consists of the Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall), subtemples, halls, pagodas...
Read moreFushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto’s Best Known Shinto Shrine
Fushimi Inari Taisha is famous for its thousands of bright red Torii gates, which straddle over four kilometres of trails...
Read moreSanjūsangen-dō Temple – Home of 1001 Kannon Statues in Kyoto, Japan
The holy building of Rengeō-in is popularly known as Sanjūsangen-dō and was founded in 1164 AD, at the demand of...
Read moreKiyomizu-dera, One Of Kyoto’s Most Famous Landmarks
Kiyomizu-dera, meaning ‘pure water temple’, is one of Kyoto’s signature landmarks and most visited tourist attractions. Located halfway up Mt....
Read moreShukubo – Japan’s Temple Lodgings
Shukubo were originally simple lodgings for monks, however the term now refers to temples that offer overnight accommodation to guests....
Read moreKōya-san’s Reihokan Museum – A Treasure Trove of Buddhist Art
The Reihokan Museum in Kōya-san holds and exhibits numerous priceless treasures, artworks and assets of the 1,200 year-old complex, including...
Read moreSanko-No-Matsu – The Pine of the Three-Pointed Vajra in Kōya-san, Japan
Legend has it that shortly before Kōbō Daishi (Kūkai) returned to Japan from China, where he had been studying Shingon...
Read moreShoshazan Engyoji Temple – A Sacred Complex on Mount Shosha, Japan
Shoshazan Engyoji Temple, meaning ‘Temple of the Complete Teachings’, is an atmospheric temple complex, which is spread over a forested...
Read moreFudo-dō, Koyasān’s Oldest Building
Fudo-dō, the hall dedicated to Fudō Myō-e (Acala), was first built around 1198 and then rebuilt in the late Kamakura...
Read moreRukkaku Kyozo, Danjo Garan’s Sutra Repository – Kōyasan, Japan
This hexagonal-shaped sutra repository was originally built in 1159 to house a complete copy of the Buddhist scriptures, written in...
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