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  • Salt Workers Traffic Circle, Kampot - Cambodians love to have traffic circles with colourful, cartoonish statues in the middle, no matter how important or modest the street or intersection. This is the Salt Workers Traffic Circle in Kampot, dedicated to the local salt workers.
    salt-workers-traffic-circle-02.jpg
  • Golden Lions Traffic Circle.  The golden lions are the symbol of Sihanoukville and a great landmark for navigating the various roads that intersect at the roundabout or traffic circle where they are found.
    golden-lion-traffic-circle-3.jpg
  • Golden Lions Traffic Circle.  The golden lions are the symbol of Sihanoukville and a great landmark for navigating the various roads that intersect at the roundabout or traffic circle where they are found.
    golden-lion-traffic-circle-1.jpg
  • Golden Lions Traffic Circle.  The golden lions are the symbol of Sihanoukville and a great landmark for navigating the various roads that intersect at the roundabout or traffic circle where they are found.
    golden-lion-traffic-circle-4.jpg
  • Golden Lions Traffic Circle.  The golden lions are the symbol of Sihanoukville and a great landmark for navigating the various roads that intersect at the roundabout or traffic circle where they are found.
    golden-lion-traffic-circle-2.jpg
  • Kenninji Circle Triangle Square Garden - is a small square garden in front of the abbot’s living quarters.  Its design is based on the calligraphic work by Sengai Gibon.  Sengai was abbot of Shofukuji temple, who also founded Kenninji.  The idea behind the circle, triangle, square is that all things in this universe are represented by these forms.
    kenninji-8.jpg
  • Kenninji Circle Triangle Square Garden - is a small square garden in front of the abbot’s living quarters.  Its design is based on the calligraphic work by Sengai Gibon.  Sengai was abbot of Shofukuji temple, who also founded Kenninji.  The idea behind the circle, triangle, square is that all things in this universe are represented by these forms.
    kenninji-9.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-05.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-02.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-01.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-04.jpg
  • Surin Circle clock tower, a landmark in Phuket Town, as once a radio tower, butwas replaced with the clock tower that reflects the local Sino-Portuguese style of architecture found in Phuket, Penang and Singapore. It sits within a roundabout in Phuket Town and is a familiar sight in local downtown Phuket Town. Sitting next to the Metropole Hotel, the Surin Circle is the focal point of the annual Vegetarian Festival, held in Phuket.
    surin-clock-tower-03.jpg
  • Ryogen-in is one of the oldest sub-temples at Daitoku-ji.  Built in 1502 by priest Tokei, the oldest statue of the temple dates back to 1250.  The Hojo meditation hall is said to be the oldest one in Japan. The original gardens where designed by Saomi, a famous gardener of the Muromachi period, that is to say 13th century.   The tiny "Kodatei" garden represents a river flowing in China near which the temple founder lived when in China.  Here are two stone called "A" and “Un”:  inhale and exhale, and also refer to opposites in general as is common in Zen philosophy:  good & evil, heaven & earth, yin & yang.  This garden is thus said to show the "Truth of the Universe"
    ryogen-in-kodatei-1.jpg
  • Most Thai towns have a clock tower that marks the center of the city which are useful for both the time and an orientation point. This majestic landmark puts on a "show" every night at 9 o'clock, changing colors and become one of Chiang Rai's favorite tourist attractions. The Chiang Rai Clocktower was built to honour his majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
    chiang-rai-clocktower-6.jpg
  • Most Thai towns have a clock tower that marks the center of the city which are useful for both the time and an orientation point. This majestic landmark puts on a "show" every night at 9 o'clock, changing colors and become one of Chiang Rai's favorite tourist attractions. The Chiang Rai Clocktower was built to honour his majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
    chiang-rai-clocktower-5.jpg
  • Most Thai towns have a clock tower that marks the center of the city which are useful for both the time and an orientation point. This majestic landmark puts on a "show" every night at 9 o'clock, changing colors and become one of Chiang Rai's favorite tourist attractions. The Chiang Rai Clocktower was built to honour his majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
    chiang-rai-clocktower-3.jpg
  • Most Thai towns have a clock tower that marks the center of the city which are useful for both the time and an orientation point. This majestic landmark puts on a "show" every night at 9 o'clock, changing colors and become one of Chiang Rai's favorite tourist attractions. The Chiang Rai Clocktower was built to honour his majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
    chiang-rai-clocktower-2.jpg
  • Most Thai towns have a clock tower that marks the center of the city which are useful for both the time and an orientation point. This majestic landmark puts on a "show" every night at 9 o'clock, changing colors and become one of Chiang Rai's favorite tourist attractions. The Chiang Rai Clocktower was built to honour his majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
    chiang-rai-clocktower-4.jpg
  • Harajuku Station, JR Yamanote Line
    harajuku-station-sign.jpg
  • Naritasan Shinshoji Fountain - Naritasan Shinshoji is one of the most important Buddhist temples in the Tokyo area, and the Head of the Chisan Shingon Buddhism sect.  Its Japanese garden, usually called Naritasan Park, is composed of wooded and landscaped greenery. Stone monuments and memorials bearing haiku poetry punctuate the landscape, making it one of the most unusual Japanese gardens in the country. Its centerpiece is a pond with a pagoda in the middle.  In addition there is a waterfall composed with a surrounding rock garden.
    shinshoji-garden-2.jpg
  • Japanese Lacquer Bowls - Hida shunkei lacquer work is characterized by the simple beauty of bark from trees such as Japanese cypress and Japanese horse chestnut trees, and a coating technique using a slightly transparent light yellow lacquer. Tiered boxes, trays, vases, tea service utensils,  dishes and other items are now produced in the city of Takayama
    lacquer-bowls.jpg
  • Traditional Japanese tea kettles. Though Toji Temple dates from the 7th century, it comes to life once a month on the 21st during its lively flea market. Though often called Toji Antique Market, in fact goods of all descriptions, including food, are in abundance here.
    japanese-kettles.jpg
  • Jinnein Temple Garden - Jinnein shares a compound with next door Kannon-ji Temple No. 69. Jinneiin was transferred here by borrowing due to the law of separation of Buddhism and Shintoism.  If you look down on Ariake beach from the temple, you can see a coin-shaped circle made of sand, called Zenigata which was built in 1633 in imitation of a coin of the Kanei period.  Jinnein shares the compound with Kannonji Temple, temple 69.
    Jinnaen-3.jpg
  • Jinnein Temple Garden - Jinnein shares a compound with next door Kannon-ji Temple No. 69. Jinneiin was transferred here by borrowing due to the law of separation of Buddhism and Shintoism.  If you look down on Ariake beach from the temple, you can see a coin-shaped circle made of sand, called Zenigata which was built in 1633 in imitation of a coin of the Kanei period.  Jinnein shares the compound with Kannonji Temple, temple 69.
    Jinnaen-2.jpg
  • Jinnein Temple Garden - Jinnein shares a compound with next door Kannon-ji Temple No. 69. Jinneiin was transferred here by borrowing due to the law of separation of Buddhism and Shintoism.  If you look down on Ariake beach from the temple, you can see a coin-shaped circle made of sand, called Zenigata which was built in 1633 in imitation of a coin of the Kanei period.  Jinnein shares the compound with Kannonji Temple, temple 69.
    Jinnaen-1.jpg
  • Horagai are large conch shells, ordinarily using shells of Charonia tritonis, that are used as trumpets in Japan. The instrument has been used for several purposes throughout Japanese history, and consequently been given a number of Japanese names depending on its function. Special schools still teach students to play the traditional music associated with the conch. The conch shell is a spiritual symbol that has been used in many cultures throughout history including Buddhism. Together with the circle and the spiral, it is perhaps one of the oldest symbols used for esoteric wisdom. The ancients associated the conch shell with spiritual awakening in symbolism. Used as a horn in ancient times, it is typically associated with the sound used to wake people up, in a religious sense to awaken the senses and enlightenment.
    horagai-conch-02.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-15.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-10.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-7.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-19.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-18.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-14.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-16.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-11.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-9.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-8.jpg
  • Kou Nang Usa, Thai Stonehenge at Phu Phra Bat - one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-6.jpg
  • Tham Phra Buddha Cave at Phu Phra Bat -  one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-4.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-1.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-3.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called ìKodera Residenceî or ìSotetsu Gardenî/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name ìSorakuenî.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-149.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-4.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-13.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-17.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-8.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-18.jpg
  • Ben Thanh Market is a large marketplace in District 1 of Saigon.  The market is one of the most recognizable structures in the city and one of symbols of Saigon or as it is officially known:  Ho Chi Minh City.  The market was set up by the French colonial government in 1912.   Ben Thanh Market is recognizable from its clock tower on the large traffic circle on the south side of the market.  There are several hundred small stalls stuffed with a huge array of goods though many items have no fixed price and vendors always quote higher prices to tourists.  Bargaining is a must.  If the great selection of goods inside Ben Thanh won't do, there's plenty to be had in the surrounding side street shops that is not officially Ben Thanh Market but considered to be so by local Vietnamese shoppers who presume that pricing inside Ben Thanh is aimed at overseas Vietnamese and tourists and consequently higher than Vietnamese normal prices.
    ben-thanh-market-4.jpg
  • Sunburst Building - Hinomaru Driving School Building, Ebisu Tokyo was designed by Taro Ashihara and houses a driving school. The architecture is probably inspired by the name of the company, Hinomaru meaning “the circle of sun”.  The name of the building is also suggestive: the Sunburst Building.
    Hinomaru-Driving-School.jpg
  • Horagai are large conch shells, ordinarily using shells of Charonia tritonis, that are used as trumpets in Japan. The instrument has been used for several purposes throughout Japanese history, and consequently been given a number of Japanese names depending on its function. Special schools still teach students to play the traditional music associated with the conch. The conch shell is a spiritual symbol that has been used in many cultures throughout history including Buddhism. Together with the circle and the spiral, it is perhaps one of the oldest symbols used for esoteric wisdom. The ancients associated the conch shell with spiritual awakening in symbolism. Used as a horn in ancient times, it is typically associated with the sound used to wake people up, in a religious sense to awaken the senses and enlightenment.
    horagai-conch-03.jpg
  • Horagai are large conch shells, ordinarily using shells of Charonia tritonis, that are used as trumpets in Japan. The instrument has been used for several purposes throughout Japanese history, and consequently been given a number of Japanese names depending on its function. Special schools still teach students to play the traditional music associated with the conch. The conch shell is a spiritual symbol that has been used in many cultures throughout history including Buddhism. Together with the circle and the spiral, it is perhaps one of the oldest symbols used for esoteric wisdom. The ancients associated the conch shell with spiritual awakening in symbolism. Used as a horn in ancient times, it is typically associated with the sound used to wake people up, in a religious sense to awaken the senses and enlightenment.
    horagai-conch-01.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    AMBER-LOTUS-2023-215.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-9.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
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  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
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  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
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  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-22.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-21.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-17.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor. The park's distinguishing feature is its unusual rock formations around which religious shrines have been constructed. Some formations also feature prehistoric rock paintings.
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  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-12.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-10.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-7.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-5.jpg
  • Phu Phra Bat is one of the premier attractions in Isaan although its location in rural Udon Thani province keeps the crowds at bay. Large boulders appear to balance on top of impossibly small rocks, rimmed by ancient Buddha images shrouded in legend. Phu Phra Bat combines a beautiful landscape along a forest trail speckled with religious arts going back over 3000 years. The park’s huge mushroom shape rock formations were the result of erosion that took place when the terrain was under the sea millions of years ago. Narrow sandstone stems hold up the weight of harder and larger chunks of rock up above them. Similar formations can be seen at Pha Taem national park but those at Phu Phra Bat are more spectacular, as if defying the laws of gravity.  The most haunting set of stones is found at Kou Nang Usa, known as Thai Stonehenge.  Ranging in height from one to three meters, seven markers have stood through the centuries in a circle surrounding a jagged rock formation rising from a broad stone floor.
    phu-phra-bat-2.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
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  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
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  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-12.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-14.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
    sorakuen-5.jpg
  • Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
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  • Hassan Home at Sorakuen -Sorakuen was once the residence of Taijiro Kodera.  This pond garden was built in the early 20th century but now surrounded by modern buildings.  At one time the garden was called “Kodera Residence” or “Sotetsu Garden”/. When Kobe City took over its maintenance it was opened to the public under the name “Sorakuen”.  Like most strolling gardens Sorakuen has a central pond and stone pathways that circle around it.. What makes it distinct is its western influences as it was built during the Meiji period.  Although most buildings were burnt during WWII important cultural properties such as The Hassam House and Funayakata, a sort of houseboat, which were moved to the garden for the sake of preservation.
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  • Ben Thanh Market is a large marketplace in District 1 of Saigon.  The market is one of the most recognizable structures in the city and one of symbols of Saigon or as it is officially known:  Ho Chi Minh City.  The market was set up by the French colonial government in 1912.   Ben Thanh Market is recognizable from its clock tower on the large traffic circle on the south side of the market.  There are several hundred small stalls stuffed with a huge array of goods though many items have no fixed price and vendors always quote higher prices to tourists.  Bargaining is a must.  If the great selection of goods inside Ben Thanh won't do, there's plenty to be had in the surrounding side street shops that is not officially Ben Thanh Market but considered to be so by local Vietnamese shoppers who presume that pricing inside Ben Thanh is aimed at overseas Vietnamese and tourists and consequently higher than Vietnamese normal prices.
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  • Coffee Roaster at Ben Thanh Market - a large marketplace in District 1 of Saigon.  The market is one of the most recognizable structures in the city and one of symbols of Saigon or as it is officially known:  Ho Chi Minh City.  The market was set up by the French colonial government in 1912.   Ben Thanh Market is recognizable from its clock tower on the large traffic circle on the south side of the market.  There are several hundred small stalls stuffed with a huge array of goods though many items have no fixed price and vendors always quote higher prices to tourists.  Bargaining is a must.  If the great selection of goods inside Ben Thanh won't do, there's plenty to be had in the surrounding side street shops that is not officially Ben Thanh Market but considered to be so by local Vietnamese shoppers who presume that pricing inside Ben Thanh is aimed at overseas Vietnamese and tourists and consequently higher than Vietnamese normal prices.
    ben-thanh-market-5.jpg
  • Ben Thanh Market Florist - Ben Thanh Market is a large marketplace in District 1 of Saigon.  The market is one of the most recognizable structures in the city and one of symbols of Saigon or as it is officially known:  Ho Chi Minh City.  The market was set up by the French colonial government in 1912.   Ben Thanh Market is recognizable from its clock tower on the large traffic circle on the south side of the market.  There are several hundred small stalls stuffed with a huge array of goods though many items have no fixed price and vendors always quote higher prices to tourists.  Bargaining is a must.  If the great selection of goods inside Ben Thanh won't do, there's plenty to be had in the surrounding side street shops that is not officially Ben Thanh Market but considered to be so by local Vietnamese shoppers who presume that pricing inside Ben Thanh is aimed at overseas Vietnamese and tourists and consequently higher than Vietnamese normal prices.
    ben-thanh-market-6.jpg
  • Ben Thanh Market is a large marketplace in District 1 of Saigon.  The market is one of the most recognizable structures in the city and one of symbols of Saigon or as it is officially known:  Ho Chi Minh City.  The market was set up by the French colonial government in 1912.   Ben Thanh Market is recognizable from its clock tower on the large traffic circle on the south side of the market.  There are several hundred small stalls stuffed with a huge array of goods though many items have no fixed price and vendors always quote higher prices to tourists.  Bargaining is a must.  If the great selection of goods inside Ben Thanh won't do, there's plenty to be had in the surrounding side street shops that is not officially Ben Thanh Market but considered to be so by local Vietnamese shoppers who presume that pricing inside Ben Thanh is aimed at overseas Vietnamese and tourists and consequently higher than Vietnamese normal prices.
    ben-thanh-market-7.jpg
  • Wright Park is one of the many scenic parks in Baguio City.  Its main feature is an elongated rectangular pool of water known as the "Pool of Pines".  Tall pine trees and line both sides of the road beside the pool.  Native handicrafts are sold by a few Igorot peddlers. From the park circle is a walkway which leads to a wide stairway made of stones that descend to an area where ponies can be rented out.
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  • Makbeng are an essential feature of every Buddhist ceremony in Laos. The bright pieces are an embellishment at any Buddhist ceremony, whether the occasion is a wedding, a house warming or a welcome for special visitors. Without fail, a pyramid shaped decoration will take centre stage at the ceremony as the guests sit around it in a circle.
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  • Bon Odori or simply Bon dance is an event held during Obon.  The way in which the dance is performed is also different in each region, though the typical Bon dance involves people lining up in a circle.  The dance of a region can depict the area's history and specialization.  All dancers perform the same dance sequence in unison.
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  • Sensuijima Sea Breem Festival -  The way in which Japanese dances are performed is different in each region, though the typical Bon dance involves people lining up in a circle.  The dance of a region can show the area's history and specialization.  Dancers perform the same dance sequence in unison.
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  • Sensuijima Sea Breem Festival Dance - The way in which Japanese dance is performed depends on each region, though the typical public dance involves dancing in a circle.  The dance of a region can illuminate the area's history and specialization.
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  • 22.1 Enryakuji Marathon Monks 回峰行 Monks 'circling the mountain’ is a tradition at Mt Hiei and Enryakuji and goes back to the practice of the warrior monks of old.  Enryakuji has always been known for its esoteric and austere mountain practices. Devotion and selflessness are what’s important in the Tendai Sect of Buddhist and it is thought that this can be achieved by circling the mountain on foot as the ultimate expression of devotion. These practices include a twelve year course of circling Mt Heiei before dawn, and finally fasting for ten days without water or sleep.  Very few monks have ever completed this goal in the temple's history, yet many still make the attempt.
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  • Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture in northern Shikoku near Takamatsu is number 75 and the largest of the 88 Sacred Temples of Shikoku - an ancient pilgrimage route that circles the island of Shikoku. The temple was the home of Kobo Daishi (Kukai), the founder of the Koyasan temple complex in Wakayama and one of the most influential Buddhist priests in Japanese history. Kobo Daishi is reputed to have been born in the area and to have grown up in the temple.
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  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-23.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-22.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-21.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-11.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-9.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-tea-1.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-20.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-19.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-16.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-17.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-12.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-13.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-10.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-8.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-6.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-7.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-5.jpg
  • Shodensan-so is a a venue for promoting and practicing tea ceremony.  As the variety of tea rooms confirm, Shodensan-so is not a temple but rather a center for the pursuit of tea culture in Japan.  Rare openings to visitors in November includes the tea ceremony experience, as well as a stroll through its Japanese garden and an opportunity to view exquisite sukiya architecture.  The property was built in keeping one architectural detail in mind: the square-circle duality. For example, ponds: square north, round south, to square and round window shapes, ceiling patterns to lanterns and stepping stones. Though the garden itself appears to have no real focal point, it is in fact a strolling garden where the visitor encounters various aspects of the garden as a kind of adventure.  
    shodensan-so-3.jpg
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