Destinations
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Tourist Sights
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- Zenkoji Temple
- Temple
- Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Naganomotoyoshichou 491-b
"Located in Nagano City, this temple does not belong to any sect. Any sect is free to worship here, which has received veneration for having Japan's oldest Ikko Sanson Amida Nyorai as the main deity. During the Edo period, it was said that ""once in your life, visit Zenkoji Temple,"" The ""oasaji"" is performed every day during the sunrise. If you purchase a ticket for the inner sanctum, you can worship up close. The ""zenritsu honzon"" is performed once every seven years. About 15 minutes by bus from JR Nagano Station."
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- Kiyomizu-dera Temple
- Temple
- Kyoto Kyoutoshi Higashiyama-ku Kiyomizu 1-294
A famous Buddhist temple located in Higashiyama Ward in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. The temple is said to have been started when the priest Enchin enshrined a thousand-armed statue of Kannon above the Otowa Waterfall in 778. The main temple nave enshrines a standing figure of an eleven-faced Kannon and is built in the elegant Shinden-zukuri style. The Kiyomizu Stage jutting out over the Cliffside offers a sweeping view of the streets of Kyoto and blooming cherry trees, verdant plant life, or autumn foliage depending on the season, making it a popular photo spot. The three channeled Otowa Waterfall is said to provide benefits such as long life and people line up to drink its waters. Bustling with students on a school excursion as well as tourists both domestic and international, the Kiyomizu-dera Temple is one of Kyoto’s most popular tourist sites.
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- Atsuta Jingu (Atsuta Shrine)
- Shrine
- Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Atsuta-ku Jingu 1-1-1
This shrine located in Nagoya City’s Atsuta Ward has been known familiarly as “Atsuta Sama” since long ago. Reported to have been established in 113, it is revered as a Great Shrine ranking second only to Ise Jingu Shrine. The shrine is famous as a place that enshrines the sacred sword Kusanagi-no-tsurugi, one of the three sacred treasures that symbolize the Imperial throne. The approximately 190,000-square meter premises are thick with kusunoki (camphor trees) that have been living for more than one thousand years, and are scattered with numerous setsumatsu-sha (smaller shrines managed under the shrine). There are numerous events and festivals held at the shrine including Hatsu Ebisu on January 5, and it is constantly bustling with visitors for Shichi-Go-San (shrine visit by children aged 7, 5 and 3), omiya-mairi (the first shrine visits by babies) and even Hatsu Mode (the first shrine visit of New Year).
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- Byodoin
- Temple
- Kyoto Ujishi Uji Renge 116
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- Rokuon-ji Temple (Kinkaku-ji Temple)
- Temple
- Kyoto Kyoutoshi Kita-ku Kinkakujichou 1
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- Shirakawa-go Gassho-zukuri Village
- Traditional Streets/Houses
- Gifu Ono-gun Shirakawamura Ogimachi
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- Zojoji Temple
- Temple
- Tokyo Minato-ku Shibakouen 4-7-35
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- Hama-rikyu Gardens
- Garden
- Tokyo Chuou-ku Hamarikyuteien
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- Kobe Harborland
- Complex Facility / Commercial Facility
- Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Higashikawasakichou 1
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- Yasukuni Shrine
- Shrine
- Tokyo Chiyoda-ku Kudankita 3-1-1
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- Ohori Park
- Park / Green Space
- Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashichuouku Ohorikouen 1-2
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- Hiroshima Castle
- Castle / Ruins of Castle
- Hiroshima Pref. Hiroshimashinakaku Motomachi 21-1