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Hiroshi Sugimoto's masterpiece: The Enoura Observatory in Odawara
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Toothpicker
The cute Nebukawa Station first opened in 1922 but was swept away (along with a train full of passengers) by a landslide a year later. Hundred of people were killed during this disaster, and there is a memorial at the station that commemorates this tragic incident
After I left Atami, I took the [...]
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Kenrokuen - is this the most beautiful landscape garden in Japan?
Posted on October 20, 2018 by Toothpicker
Kasumiga Pond
Kenrokuen is considered one of Japan's three most beautiful landscape gardens alongside Mito's Kairakuen and Okayama's Korakuen. Located in central Kanazawa, the once-private garden covers an area of 11 hectares (almost 25 acres) next to Kanazawa Castle. The original garden named Renchitei is said to have been created by the 5th [...]
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Japan's sacred mountain – Koyasan
Posted on August 26, 2018 by Toothpicker
Danjo Garan Temple complex
For a long time, I have been wanting to visit Mount Koya or Koyansan, a sacred mountain in the Wakayama region. It is the headquarters of Shingon Buddhism ( a Chinese-influenced esoteric sect), introduced to Japan in 805 by Kobo Daishi, also known as Kukai. Located in the [...]
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