Tenryu-ji Temple 1
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Kinkaku-Ji Golden Pavilion
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We’ll next drive to visit Kinkakuji Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The striking architecture of Kinkakuji, also known as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, dates from 1397, when it was builtWeiterlesen
Nijo Castle
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After lunch, we’ll step back into Japan’s feudal past during a visit to Nijo
Castle (Nijō-jō), a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nijo Castle was built in 1603 as the Kyoto residence of TokugawaWeiterlesen
Kyoto Imperial Palace Garden
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Todaiji Temple Daibutsu Deer Park/Nara
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Emperor Shomu promoted construction of provincial temples throughout Japan in order to eliminate social unrest of that time, such as repeated political changes and riots, with the power of BuddhismWeiterlesen
Todaiji Temple Daibutsu Deer Park/Nara1
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The right hand of the great buddha, full-sized replica. The right hand of the great buddha is called a Semui-in. This hand means taking people’s fear.
The left hand of the great buddha is called aWeiterlesen
Kenbu Samurai Sword Dancing
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Kenbu
Valiantly dressed in a crested kimono and hakama, the performer vigorously draws his sword for successive displays of fencing techniques while shuffling across the stage.
He uses his fan toWeiterlesen
Kyoto Tower
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Path to Zen Temple
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Grand Circle Improvements at Zen Temple
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Grand Circle helped to have western style toilets and railing installed at the Zen Temple.
Kyoto • Visit Zen Temple
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Visit Zen Temple
Destination: Kyoto
Activity Note: This day includes an uphill
walk of 200 steps with a handrail to reach
Senkoji Temple.
Morning: Today we’ll drive to Togetsu Bridge
and then makeWeiterlesen
Kyoto • Visit Zen Temple Misc
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Fushimi-Inari Shrine
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Visit Fushimi Inari Shrine
• Destination: Kyoto
Morning: This morning we will visit Fushimi Inari Shrine, one of Japan’s most iconic sites. Comprised of a winding path of 10,000 vermillion toriiWeiterlesen
Fushimi-Inari Shrine 1
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Also known as “O-inari-san”, Inari shrines are the most familiar shrines to Japanese people.
There are said to be some thirty thousand throughout the country, frequented by people of allWeiterlesen
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
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: We begin our discoveries with a tour of historic
Hiroshima, rebuilt after the devastation of August 6, 1945, and
now a thriving, healthy city. As we tour Peace Memorial Park,
near the very center ofWeiterlesen
Peace Memorial Park/Museum
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This was a special opportunity to meet with an atomic
bomb survivor or storyteller to hear a firsthand account of this
horrific event.
Hiroshima
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Oriental Hotel Hiroshima
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Okonomi Village
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Okonomi Village is situated in the city’s central shopping hub, just southeast of the Parco department store on Hondori. To get downtown, one can either take the bus or the number 1, 2, or 6Weiterlesen
Mihara
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Mihara is known as one of the leading octopus producing areas in the Seto Inland Sea. In addition to octopus rice, there is an abundance of octopus gourmet foods such as “takoyaki” and “octopusWeiterlesen
Setoda Island
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The town of Setoda, part of Hiroshima’s Ikuchijima Island, is a small town with a population of about 9,000, located almost at the midpoint of the Shimanami Kaido, a route that connects OnomichiWeiterlesen
Japanese Train Stations
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Kosan-ji Temple
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Kosan-ji Temple Cave
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Ikuo Hirayamo Museum of Artl
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