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Day 4: Miyajima

Day 4: Miyajima

Japan 2017
Japan
Miyajima
25 March 2017 at 2:00 pm

Today we visited Miyajima (Shrine Island), an island famous for the O-Torii gate seemingly surrounded by water.

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Day 4: Mt Misen

Day 4: Mt Misen

Japan 2017
Japan
Mt Misen
25 March 2017 at 4:00 pm

The peak of Mount Misen, at 535m, is the highest point on Miyajima Island. We got there via Miyajima Ropeway.

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Day 8: Kyoto (Chion-in)

Day 8: Kyoto (Chion-in)

Japan 2017
Japan
Chion-in
29 March 2017 at 2:00 pm

Chion-in is a Pure Land Buddhism temple consisting of a colossal main gate (Sanmon), a huge temple building and Japan’s largest temple bell.

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Day 8: Kyoto (Ginkaku-Ji)

Day 8: Kyoto (Ginkaku-Ji)

Japan 2017
Japan
Ginkaku-ji
29 March 2017 at 9:00 am

Ginkaku-ji (銀閣寺), or Temple of the Silver Pavilion, is officially named Jishō-ji (慈照寺) and built for a Shogun who became a Buddhist monk.

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Day 8: Kyoto (Higashiyama)

Day 8: Kyoto (Higashiyama)

Japan 2017
Japan
Higashiyama
29 March 2017 at 3:00 pm

We walked along the stone-paved roads in Higashiyama (Ninenzaka and Sannenzaka) that lead up to the Kiyomizu Temple.

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Day 8: Kyoto (Honen-in)

Day 8: Kyoto (Honen-in)

Japan 2017
Japan
Honen-in
29 March 2017 at 11:00 am

Honen-in ((法然院)) is a nice quiet reflective temple on Kyoto's Philosopher's Path. There is an amazing statue of Buddha here.

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Day 8: Kyoto (Kiyomizu-dera)

Day 8: Kyoto (Kiyomizu-dera)

Japan 2017
Japan
Kiyomizu-dera
29 March 2017 at 4:00 pm

Kiyomizu-dera (清水寺), formally Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺), is a Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto.

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Day 8: Kyoto (Otani Sobyo Hondo)

Day 8: Kyoto (Otani Sobyo Hondo)

Japan 2017
Japan
Otani Sobyo Hondo
29 March 2017 at 1:00 pm

Otani Sobyo Mausoleum is the grave of Shinran, the founder of the Shinshu sect Otani school (Higashi Hongan-ji Temple).

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Day 8: Kyoto (Yasaka-jinja)

Day 8: Kyoto (Yasaka-jinja)

Japan 2017
Japan
Yasaka-jinja
29 March 2017 at 12:00 pm

Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社, Yasaka-jinja), once called Gion Shrine (祇園神社, Gion-jinja), is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan.

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Day 5: Nagasaki (Teramachi)

Day 5: Nagasaki (Teramachi)

Japan 2018
Japan
Teramachi
10 March 2018 at 4:00 pm

In the late afternoon, we caught a streetcar to Suwajinjamae and crossed the Nakashima River to visit Teramachi. The name literally means "Temple town" and it is a street full of ... temples. Each temple is different, and the experience visiting all of them is almost overwhelming.

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