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  • Gravestone in the shape of a coffee cup lies at Okunoin, one of the most sacred places in Japan. Presumably this person worked for UCC coffee, and wanted to be remembered this way. People from all over the country who wished to be buried close to Kobo Daishi lie there including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for hundreds of meters throughout the forest.
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  • Moss Covered Gravestones at Okunoin - considered one of the most sacred places in Japan and is surrounded by Japan's largest graveyard. People from all over Japan, who wished to be buried close to Kobo Daishi, lie there, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest.
    okunoin-3.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-11.jpg
  • Angel & Death - Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise
    pere-lachaise-cemetery-01.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-33.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-9.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-5.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-39.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-35.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-36.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-1.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-32.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more. The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-7.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise
    pere-lachaise-cemetery-03.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-34.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-10.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-6.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-3.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-2.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-40.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-31.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-4.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery - Chopin Grave - Pere Lachaise is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise
    pere-lachaise-cemetery-02.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris is notable for being where many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-8.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-37.jpg
  • Pere Lachaise Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Paris and is notable for the final resting place for many celebrities, artists, writers and luminaries are buried including: Oscar Wilde, Isadora Duncan, Frederic Chopin, Colette, Balzac, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas, Edith Piaf, Marcel Proust, Moliere, Jim Morrison and many more.   The cemetery takes its name from King Louis XIV, Pere Francois de la Chaise.
    pere-lachaise-30.jpg
  • On the weekends of the Spring, Summer and Fall the cemetery is open to the public for a small donation to help with the upkeep organized by the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Foundation which is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery, considered an important historic spot in Yokohama.
    yokohama-cemetery-2.jpg
  • On the weekends of the Spring, Summer and Fall the cemetery is open to the public for a small donation to help with the upkeep organized by the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Foundation which is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery, considered an important historic spot in Yokohama.
    yokohama-cemetery-3.jpg
  • On the weekends of the Spring, Summer and Fall the cemetery is open to the public for a small donation to help with the upkeep organized by the Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery Foundation which is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the cemetery, considered an important historic spot in Yokohama.
    yokohama-cemetery-1.jpg
  • Nagoe Kiridoshi Pass Burial Stone - Nagoe Kiridoshi Pass was constructed on an important road from Kamakura toward the Miura Peninsula via Zushi in the southeast. The present kiridoshi pass extends along spots where the pass zigzags near the border of Kamakura City and Zushi City and near the exit on the Zushi side. Therefore, the structural characteristics of this pass considered as a defense during the Kamakura Period have been retained. More than 160 yagura caves have been identified until today and another buried row of yagura stage has also been identified. Therefore, it is a group of  yagura caves in the largest-scale, exceeding the Hyakuhachi Yagura Caves. This group of yagura caves are congregated in particular. The way all-scale yagura caves of several square meter floor space open up on stages produces unique funereal space in combination with large numbers of enshrined five-wheel pagodas. The sight is overwhelming. Kamakura Kiridoshi Passes are thought to have been constructed by the early 13th century.
    nagoe-kiridosh-pass-14.jpg
  • Nagoe Kiridoshi Pass Burial Stone - Nagoe Kiridoshi Pass was constructed on an important road from Kamakura toward the Miura Peninsula via Zushi in the southeast. The present kiridoshi pass extends along spots where the pass zigzags near the border of Kamakura City and Zushi City and near the exit on the Zushi side. Therefore, the structural characteristics of this pass considered as a defense during the Kamakura Period have been retained. More than 160 yagura caves have been identified until today and another buried row of yagura stage has also been identified. Therefore, it is a group of  yagura caves in the largest-scale, exceeding the Hyakuhachi Yagura Caves. This group of yagura caves are congregated in particular. The way all-scale yagura caves of several square meter floor space open up on stages produces unique funereal space in combination with large numbers of enshrined five-wheel pagodas. The sight is overwhelming. Kamakura Kiridoshi Passes are thought to have been constructed by the early 13th century.
    nagoe-kiridosh-pass-05.jpg
  • Gravestone in the shape of a space rocket lies at Okunoin, one of the most sacred places in Japan. Presumably this person worked the space agency or was a sci-fi fan, and wanted to be remembered this way. People from all over the country who wished to be buried close to Kobo Daishi lie there including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for hundreds of meters throughout the forest.
    okunoin-7.jpg
  • 52.7 Jizo at Okunoin - many jizo statues are found all around Japan but especially here at Okunoin Cemetery in Koyasan, as they are guiding spirits of the dead.  They are usually shown in the form of a monk with shaved head with a red hat and/or bib. Jizo are also guardians of travelers, so pilgrims will often tidy up the jizo statues, or put on new bibs or hats as a form of veneration.  Red bibs are especially common as jizo are also guardian spirits for children.
    52.7.KII-KOYASAN-07.jpg
  • 52.6 Okunoin 奥の院 is the place where Kobo Daishi - the founder of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered persons in the history of Japan, rests in eternal meditation.  Okunoin is considered one of the most sacred places in Japan and is surrounded by Japan's largest graveyard. People from all over Japan lie buried here, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities.
    52.6.KII-KOYASAN-09.jpg
  • Yanaka Cemetery - While most people might find a trip to a cemetery to be unconventional, but the vast cemetery surrounding Tennoji Temple is a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing in April and maple leaf viewing in November.   Yanaka Cemetery which surrounds Tennoji was once a part of Tennoji temple.  The Meiji government confiscated Tennoji's cemetery and made it public, a move which was never changed.  Many of the tombs are elaborately decorated and nicely landscaped. Paths are well kept and wide.  The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan’s last shogun, is buried within the cemetery.   On the edges of the cemetery large farmhouses that resemble garden supply shops are present, they are however, for visitors to buy flowers, buckets. brooms  and other utensils to tidy up their loved ones graves
    yanaka-cemetery-6.jpg
  • Haiku Poetry Stones at Naritasan Shinshoji -   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.
    naritasan-shinshoji-2.jpg
  • Jizo at Okunoin - considered one of the most sacred places in Japan surrounded by Japan's largest graveyard. People from all over Japan, who wish to be buried close to Kobo Daishi lie here including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approache to Okunoin through the forest.
    jizo-15.jpg
  • 52.7 Jizo at Okunoin - many jizo statues are found all around Japan but especially here at Okunoin Cemetery in Koyasan, as they are guiding spirits of the dead.  They are usually shown in the form of a monk with shaved head with a red hat and/or bib. Jizo are also guardians of travelers, so pilgrims will often tidy up the jizo statues, or put on new bibs or hats as a form of veneration.  Red bibs are especially common as jizo are also guardian spirits for children.
    52.7.KII-KOYASAN-08.jpg
  • Yanaka Cemetery - The vast cemetery surrounding Tennoji Temple is a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing in April and maple leaf viewing in November.  Many of the tombs are elaborately decorated and thougtfully landscaped, paths are well kept and wide.  On the edges of the cemetery farmhouses that resemble garden supply shops are to be found, they are however, for visitors to buy flowers, buckets. brooms  and other gardening utensils to tidy up their loved ones graves.
    yanaka-cemetery-5.jpg
  • Yanaka Cemetery - While most people might find a trip to a cemetery to be unconventional, but the vast cemetery surrounding Tennoji Temple is a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing in April and maple leaf viewing in November.   Yanaka Cemetery which surrounds Tennoji was once a part of Tennoji temple.  The Meiji government confiscated Tennoji's cemetery and made it public, a move which was never changed.  Many of the tombs are elaborately decorated and nicely landscaped. Paths are well kept and wide.  The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan’s last shogun, is buried within the cemetery.   On the edges of the cemetery large farmhouses that resemble garden supply shops are present, they are however, for visitors to buy flowers, buckets. brooms  and other utensils to tidy up their loved ones graves
    yanaka-cemetery-4.jpg
  • Yanaka Cemetery - While most people might find a trip to a cemetery to be unconventional, but the vast cemetery surrounding Tennoji Temple is a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing in April and maple leaf viewing in November.   Yanaka Cemetery which surrounds Tennoji was once a part of Tennoji temple.  The Meiji government confiscated Tennoji's cemetery and made it public, a move which was never changed.  Many of the tombs are elaborately decorated and nicely landscaped. Paths are well kept and wide.  The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan’s last shogun, is buried within the cemetery.   On the edges of the cemetery large farmhouses that resemble garden supply shops are present, they are however, for visitors to buy flowers, buckets. brooms  and other utensils to tidy up their loved ones graves
    yanaka-cemetery-3.jpg
  • Yanaka Cemetery - While most people might find a trip to a cemetery to be unconventional, but the vast cemetery surrounding Tennoji Temple is a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing in April and maple leaf viewing in November.   Yanaka Cemetery which surrounds Tennoji was once a part of Tennoji temple.  The Meiji government confiscated Tennoji's cemetery and made it public, a move which was never changed.  Many of the tombs are elaborately decorated and nicely landscaped. Paths are well kept and wide.  The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan’s last shogun, is buried within the cemetery.   On the edges of the cemetery large farmhouses that resemble garden supply shops are present, they are however, for visitors to buy flowers, buckets. brooms  and other utensils to tidy up their loved ones graves
    yanaka-cemetery-1.jpg
  • Yanaka Cemetery - While most people might find a trip to a cemetery to be unconventional, but the vast cemetery surrounding Tennoji Temple is a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing in April and maple leaf viewing in November.   Yanaka Cemetery which surrounds Tennoji was once a part of Tennoji temple.  The Meiji government confiscated Tennoji's cemetery and made it public, a move which was never changed.  Many of the tombs are elaborately decorated and nicely landscaped. Paths are well kept and wide.  The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan’s last shogun, is buried within the cemetery.   On the edges of the cemetery large farmhouses that resemble garden supply shops are present, they are however, for visitors to buy flowers, buckets. brooms  and other utensils to tidy up their loved ones graves
    cemetery-yanaka-1.jpg
  • Haiku Poetry Stones at Naritasan Shinshoji -   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.
    naritasan-shinshoji-1.jpg
  • Haiku Poetry Stones at Naritasan Shinshoji -   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.
    naritasan-shinshoji-3.jpg
  • Okunoin is one of the most sacred places in Japan. Okunoin is surrounded by Japan's largest graveyard. People from all over Japan, who wished to be buried close to Kobo Daishi, lie there, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest.
    okunoin-2.jpg
  • Okunoin is considered one of the most sacred places in Japan.  People from all over Japan wish to be buried close to Kobo Daishi, lie there, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest.
    okunoin-1.jpg
  • Okunoin is Japan's largest graveyard. People from all over Japan lie buried here including former lords, politicians and other prominent folks.
    okunoin-6.jpg
  • Red clad jizos at Okunoin,  considered one of the most sacred places in Japan. People from all over Japan, who wish to be buried close to Kobo Daishi, lie there, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest.
    jizo-23.jpg
  • Okunoin is the temple where Kobo Daishi - the founder of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered persons in the religious history of Japan, rests in eternal meditation. It is considered one of the most sacred places in Japan. Okunoin is surrounded by Japan's largest graveyard. People from all over Japan, who wished to be buried close to Kobo Daishi, lie there, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest.
    okunoin-4.jpg
  • Okunoin is the temple where Kobo Daishi the founder of Shingon Buddhism and one of the most revered persons in the religious history of Japan, rests in eternal meditation. It is considered one of the most sacred places in Japan. Okunoin is surrounded by Japan's largest graveyard. People from all over Japan, who wished to be buried close to Kobo Daishi, lie there, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest.
    boddhisatva.jpg
  • Red clad jizos dot the landscape at Okunoin,  considered one of the most sacred places in Japan. People from all over the country who wish to be buried close to Kobo Daishi lie there, including former feudal lords, politicians and other prominent personalities. Their graves line the approaches to Okunoin for several hundred meters through the forest.
    jizo-24.jpg
  • Yanaka Cemetery - While most people might find a trip to a cemetery to be unconventional, but the vast cemetery surrounding Tennoji Temple is a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing in April and maple leaf viewing in November.   Yanaka Cemetery which surrounds Tennoji was once a part of Tennoji temple.  The Meiji government confiscated Tennoji's cemetery and made it public, a move which was never changed.  Many of the tombs are elaborately decorated and nicely landscaped. Paths are well kept and wide.  The grave of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Japan’s last shogun, is buried within the cemetery.   On the edges of the cemetery large farmhouses that resemble garden supply shops are present, they are however, for visitors to buy flowers, buckets. brooms  and other utensils to tidy up their loved ones graves
    yanaka-cemetery-2.jpg
  • Galle Old Dutch Church - the oldest Protestant church in the island dating from 1752 although the original structure was built in 1640.  Built on the site of an earlier Portuguese Capuchin convent, the present structure was completed and consecrated in 1755. In 1760 an organ from Colombo was installed. Inside, the floor is covered by about 20 gravestones some heavily embossed, while others are engraved.
    galle-dutch-church-2.jpg
  • Galle Old Dutch Church - the oldest Protestant church in the island dating from 1752 although the original structure was built in 1640.  Built on the site of an earlier Portuguese Capuchin convent, the present structure was completed and consecrated in 1755. In 1760 an organ from Colombo was installed. Inside, the floor is covered by about 20 gravestones some heavily embossed, while others are engraved.
    galle-dutch-church-3.jpg