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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • The Garden of Boulders, or Sazareishi-no-niwa, is the main garden of Shunkoin. The theme of the garden is the Great Shrine of Ise in Mie Prefecture. The Great Shrine of Ise is the head shrine of all Shinto shrines in Japan. This garden houses a shrine to Toyouke-no-omikami, a goddess of agriculture. It is common to see Buddhist and Shinto objects enshrined at the same place in Japan because until the the Meiji period. it was a popular belief in Japan that Shinto deities are various forms of the Buddha that existed to save people.
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
    hayama-no-mori-14.jpg
  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime. Manyo-no-Mori is also a facility where visitors can experience Manyo culture and literature.
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  • Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime. Manyo-no-Mori is also a facility where visitors can experience Manyo culture and literature.
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  • 21st Century Memorial Park Hayama no Mori is adjacent to Hayama Park selected as one of the 100 Best Historical Parks in Japan.  There is a Japanese garden area, a tea room Mugen-an, and a Sukiya-style architecture Foot Sanso.  In the beautiful Japanese garden where the seasons change, there is a tea ceremony room, a tea ceremony room, and hermitage that can be used for tea ceremony and flower arrangement. It is a sukiya-zukuri building that was set up for the purpose of improving technology while inheriting the traditions and culture of Japan
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  • Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime. Manyo-no-Mori is also a facility where visitors can experience Manyo culture and literature.
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  • Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime. Manyo-no-Mori is also a facility where visitors can experience Manyo culture and literature.
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  • Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime. Manyo-no-Mori is also a facility where visitors can experience Manyo culture and literature.
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  • Fudoji Temple at Manyo-no-Mori - Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime.
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  • Fudoji Temple  Bellfry at Manyo-no-Mori - Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime.
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  • Manyo no Mori Park was developed because Hamakita City, a part of Hamamatsu, was related to Manyoshu and Manyo culture.  The ancient temple Fudoji which was build during the Nara period is adjacent to the site.  The Kakusui Garden and its teahouses are surprisingly beautiful for a municipal park especially during springtime. Manyo-no-Mori is also a facility where visitors can experience Manyo culture and literature.
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  • Chorakuji is said to have been opened by Kobo Daishi during the Heian period. The pond spring garden Mantenboshi-no-Niwa, which is said to be the Daimyo tea person Kobori Enshu garden.  About 1200 years ago, during the early Heian period, Kukai built a temple with this land as a sacred place because the Iwaza seen from the garden of Chorakuji was shining From the origin of such a temple, the garden "Dodan no Niwa", which was created by Kobori Enshu in the early Edo period, is also a pond-viewing garden with a view of Iwaza. As the name suggests, 200 Enkianthus perulatus are And the pond spring expresses the scenery of Lake Hamana, and the "Wolong pine" sprinkled on the planted on the artificial hill that uses the slope of the mountain as it is, and it blooms white flowers in early summer and turns red in autumn. pond is a masterpiece. The guest hall that serves as the viewpoint of this garden was built during the Genroku era. Chorakuji was a prayer temple for the Kondo family during the Edo period.
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  • Arashiyama bamboo groves are found behind Tenryuji Temple and along the trail to the Okochi Sanso. The bamboo is still used to manufacture various products, such as baskets, cups, boxes, mats and pieces of art at workshops in the Arashiyama area.  The bamboo grove trail is known in Japanese as Chikurin-no-komichi.  The grove is one of the most beautiful bamboo forests in Japan.
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  • Fuchu-no-Mori Japanese Garden - Fuchu-no-mori Park was once a part of Fuchu Air Base, but was given to the city of Fuchu to develop a giant park and forest.   Fuchu-no-mori was used as a location in Aibo for important crime scenes in multiple seasons.  The park was also used as a venue Gokusen, another TV series about school life that was also made into a movie. The park includes a Japanese style garden, sports facilities and a water park that also resembles a Japanese garden with cascading levels of water popular in summer.
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  • Fuchu-no-Mori Japanese Garden - Fuchu-no-mori Park was once a part of Fuchu Air Base, but was given to the city of Fuchu to develop a giant park and forest.   Fuchu-no-mori was used as a location in Aibo for important crime scenes in multiple seasons.  The park was also used as a venue Gokusen, another TV series about school life that was also made into a movie. The park includes a Japanese style garden, sports facilities and a water park that also resembles a Japanese garden with cascading levels of water popular in summer.
    fuchu-no-mori-3.jpg
  • Taisanji Temple is number 56 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, where women come to pray for giving birth painlessly.  The characters that are used to write the name of the temple have the same pronunciation as the characters for “Easy Birth Temple” and women come here to pray for giving birth painlessly.  In addition to being a holy man, Kukai was an accomplished civil engineer, and when he visited here the local people were troubled by a river that tended to flood and carry people away. Kukai supervised the construction of embankments.  In 1881, the bell tower was rebuilt using timbers from the drum hall of Imabari Castle. 
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  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
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  • Tatsueji Temple Bell- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-1.jpg
  • Taisanji Temple is number 56 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, where women come to pray for giving birth painlessly.  The characters that are used to write the name of the temple have the same pronunciation as the characters for “Easy Birth Temple” and women come here to pray for giving birth painlessly.  In addition to being a holy man, Kukai was an accomplished civil engineer, and when he visited here the local people were troubled by a river that tended to flood and carry people away. Kukai supervised the construction of embankments.  In 1881, the bell tower was rebuilt using timbers from the drum hall of Imabari Castle. 
    temple-56-taisan-ji-5.jpg
  • Taisanji Temple is number 56 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, where women come to pray for giving birth painlessly.  The characters that are used to write the name of the temple have the same pronunciation as the characters for “Easy Birth Temple” and women come here to pray for giving birth painlessly.  In addition to being a holy man, Kukai was an accomplished civil engineer, and when he visited here the local people were troubled by a river that tended to flood and carry people away. Kukai supervised the construction of embankments.  In 1881, the bell tower was rebuilt using timbers from the drum hall of Imabari Castle. 
    temple-56-taisan-ji-4.jpg
  • Taisanji Temple is number 56 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, where women come to pray for giving birth painlessly.  The characters that are used to write the name of the temple have the same pronunciation as the characters for “Easy Birth Temple” and women come here to pray for giving birth painlessly.  In addition to being a holy man, Kukai was an accomplished civil engineer, and when he visited here the local people were troubled by a river that tended to flood and carry people away. Kukai supervised the construction of embankments.  In 1881, the bell tower was rebuilt using timbers from the drum hall of Imabari Castle. 
    temple-56-taisan-ji-3.jpg
  • Tatsueji Temple Gate- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-12.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-11.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-10.jpg
  • Tatsueji - Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-8.jpg
  • Tatsueji Ceiling Fresco- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-7.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-5.jpg
  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
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  • Tatsueji - Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
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  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
    Tatsueji-2.jpg
  • Taisanji Temple is number 56 on the Shikoku pilgrimage, where women come to pray for giving birth painlessly.  The characters that are used to write the name of the temple have the same pronunciation as the characters for “Easy Birth Temple” and women come here to pray for giving birth painlessly.  In addition to being a holy man, Kukai was an accomplished civil engineer, and when he visited here the local people were troubled by a river that tended to flood and carry people away. Kukai supervised the construction of embankments.  In 1881, the bell tower was rebuilt using timbers from the drum hall of Imabari Castle. 
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  • Tatsueji Pagoda- Tatsue-ji is the first "Sekisho" temple, there being one in each of the four prefectures of Shikoku. Sekisho were the "barriers" or control points on highways in Japan from ancient times up until the late 19th century. Government officials would check the papers and passes of people traveling to make sure they had permission. Sekisho temples are a kind of spiritual checkpoint with the idea being that if you do not have the correct spiritual and mental attitude for the pilgrimage you should go back to the beginning and start again. There are even stories of people feeling  unable to enter the grounds. The legend here is that of  a woman named Okyo who worked as a geisha, killed her husband and ran away with lover. They attempted a double suicide, but they decided to do become pilgrims instead. When got to this temple, her black hair twined around the bell, roped around her black hair and her head skin fell off.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple Garden has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas The large garden facing the main hall is called “Hokkazokai-no-Ike” - a dry garden surrounded by stones that makes use of the slope of the mountain behind. It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito, who was also a big youkai lover. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Kasuisai Temple  has 600 years of history, named by the shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa. In April and May, cherries, peonies, and azaleas.   It is the best place for Zen training and even ordinary people can experience Zazen and also experience transcribing sutras and Shojin-ryori temple vegetarian cuisine. Sanmon mountain gate designed by Chuta Ito, a major figure in the architectural world. It was completed in 2010 based on the blueprint designed in 1935. Looking up before passing through the mountain gate, Aun's lions are looking at each other. The roof is lined with playful and expressive youkai from Chuta Ito. The Gokoku Tower on the hill on the west side of the precincts was built in 1911 to worship the dead of the Russo-Japanese War. The design by Chuta Ito, is shaped like the pagoda of Gandhara.
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  • Josei Park, Kochi Castle Garden - Although Kochi Castle has no existing Japanese garden in its modern incarnation, Josei Park just outside of the castle grounds provides a pleasant introduction to a visit to Kochi-jo.  The pond garden is modern in design with a wooden zig-zag bridge over the pond with a stone garden at its edge.  The arrangement of stones is one of the most important elements in a Japanese Garden.  In the oldest preserved manual of Japanese gardening, garden making was called "placement of stones".   Zen gardens with their stone arrangements are usually the first association people have when considering Japanese gardens whether they are associated with Zen Buddhist, or not.
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  • Josei Park, Kochi Castle Garden - Although Kochi Castle has no existing Japanese garden in its modern incarnation, Josei Park just outside of the castle grounds provides a pleasant introduction to a visit to Kochi-jo.  The pond garden is modern in design with a wooden zig-zag bridge over the pond with a stone garden at its edge.  The arrangement of stones is one of the most important elements in a Japanese Garden.  In the oldest preserved manual of Japanese gardening, garden making was called "placement of stones".   Zen gardens with their stone arrangements are usually the first association people have when considering Japanese gardens whether they are associated with Zen Buddhist, or not.
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  • Japanese Tea Garden at Kokoen - Kokoen Garden; Kokoen; koko-en; himeji castle garden; himeji garden; japanese stepping stones; tobi-ishi; tobi ishi; skipping stones; flying stones; exterior space; landscape; landscape architecture; idyllic; Tranquility; Simplicity; japanese landscape architecture; exterior space; no people; scenery; tranquil; tranquility; calm; natural light; calming; calmness; peacefulness; serenity; serene; nobody; Soujuan Tea House; Soujuan Teahouse
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  • Ginkakuji garden is famous for its cone shaped structure called the Kogetsudai or Moon Viewing Platform.  Many people assume it is meant to resemble Mount Fuji, while others believe it is meant to reflect divine light into hearts of viewers.  Soami, the famous landscape gardener designed the garden and buildings of Ginkaku-ji.  He is thought to have been the greatest garden designer in medieval Japan - having his name attached to a temple grants immediate distinction although there is no mention of the sand structure before renovations of the Edo period (almost 100 years after Soami's death).
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  • Ginkakuji garden is famous for its cone shaped structure called the Kogetsudai or Moon Viewing Platform.  Many people assume it is meant to resemble Mount Fuji, while others believe it is meant to reflect divine light into hearts of viewers.  Soami, the famous landscape gardener designed the garden and buildings of Ginkaku-ji.  He is thought to have been the greatest garden designer in medieval Japan - having his name attached to a temple grants immediate distinction although there is no mention of the sand structure before renovations of the Edo period (almost 100 years after Soami's death).
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  • Ginkakuji garden is famous for its cone shaped structure called the Kogetsudai or Moon Viewing Platform.  Many people assume it is meant to resemble Mount Fuji, while others believe it is meant to reflect divine light into hearts of viewers.  Soami, the famous landscape gardener designed the garden and buildings of Ginkaku-ji.  He is thought to have been the greatest garden designer in medieval Japan - having his name attached to a temple grants immediate distinction although there is no mention of the sand structure before renovations of the Edo period (almost 100 years after Soami's death).
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  • Ginkakuji garden is famous for its cone shaped structure called the Kogetsudai or Moon Viewing Platform.  Many people assume it is meant to resemble Mount Fuji, while others believe it is meant to reflect divine light into hearts of viewers.  Soami, the famous landscape gardener designed the garden and buildings of Ginkaku-ji.  He is thought to have been the greatest garden designer in medieval Japan - having his name attached to a temple grants immediate distinction although there is no mention of the sand structure before renovations of the Edo period (almost 100 years after Soami's death).
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  • Ginkakuji garden is famous for its cone shaped structure called the Kogetsudai or Moon Viewing Platform.  Many people assume it is meant to resemble Mount Fuji, while others believe it is meant to reflect divine light into hearts of viewers.  Soami, the famous landscape gardener designed the garden and buildings of Ginkaku-ji.  He is thought to have been the greatest garden designer in medieval Japan - having his name attached to a temple grants immediate distinction although there is no mention of the sand structure before renovations of the Edo period (almost 100 years after Soami's death).
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  • Ginkakuji garden is famous for its cone shaped structure called the Kogetsudai or Moon Viewing Platform.  Many people assume it is meant to resemble Mount Fuji, while others believe it is meant to reflect divine light into hearts of viewers.  Soami, the famous landscape gardener designed the garden and buildings of Ginkaku-ji.  He is thought to have been the greatest garden designer in medieval Japan - having his name attached to a temple grants immediate distinction although there is no mention of the sand structure before renovations of the Edo period (almost 100 years after Soami's death).
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  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
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  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
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  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
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  • Shinshoji is the 25th temple on the Shikoku Pilgrimage and is one of the smallest of all the temples.  The temple is located near the tip of the Muroto Peninsular that projects out into the Pacific Ocean and overlooks the fishing harbor of Muroto. Thus local people refer to the temple as “Tsudera” or Port Temple. - The temple's name means "Temple of the Illuminating Seaport”.  The main hall is up a long flight of steep stairs but from it there is a great view over the area. Halfway up is a Chinese-style bell tower
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  • Negoroji Temple Moss Garden - Negoroj-ji - It’s from this temple that the name of the prefecture, Kagawa is derived. Kagawa means ‘incense river’ and it’s named after a river thought to flow from the roots of a tree in the courtyard of the temple. It’s located on the same plateau as temple 81. Interesting features of the temple include a shrine with 10,000 images of Kannon, a thousand-year-old Zelkova tree and a statue in front of the main gate of an ox devil.  The temple is located up midway up Mt. Aomine. Its name means Root Scent Temple. The legend has it that there was a horrible ox demon living on Mt. Aomine who ate people. This demon was slain by a master archer who then dedicated its horns to this temple. In front of the gate is a bronze statue of this ox demon.
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  • Negoroji Temple Gate - Negoroji Temple - It’s from this temple that the name of the prefecture, Kagawa is derived. Kagawa means ‘incense river’ and it’s named after a river thought to flow from the roots of a tree in the courtyard of the temple. It’s located on the same plateau as temple 81. Interesting features of the temple include a shrine with 10,000 images of Kannon, a thousand-year-old Zelkova tree and a statue in front of the main gate of an ox devil.  The temple is located up midway up Mt. Aomine. Its name means Root Scent Temple. The legend has it that there was a horrible ox demon living on Mt. Aomine who ate people. This demon was slain by a master archer who then dedicated its horns to this temple. In front of the gate is a bronze statue of this ox demon.
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  • Jurakuji Temple Gate - Like nearby Anrakuji, Jurakuji has a Chinese style gate in front and has a pilgrim guest house temple accommodations. Believed to be founded byKobo Daishi himself,  who gave the temple its name. The name Jurakuji refers to the 10 joys to be had in paradise. The current main hall dates back to the Meiji Period, the previous ones having been burned to the ground by fire.There are many statues throughout the grounds, notably a statue of Jizo Bosatsu that people pray to for relief from eye problems.
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  • Jurakuji - Like nearby Anrakuji, Jurakuji has a Chinese style gate in front and has a pilgrim guest house temple accommodations. Believed to be founded byKobo Daishi himself,  who gave the temple its name. The name Jurakuji refers to the 10 joys to be had in paradise. The current main hall dates back to the Meiji Period, the previous ones having been burned to the ground by fire.There are many statues throughout the grounds, notably a statue of Jizo Bosatsu that people pray to for relief from eye problems.
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  • Iyadanji is most impressive in part because of its massive grounds that have been carved into a mountain, one of those temples with grounds that just keep on going and going. For this reason, many people think of it as the “cave temple”.  The peacefulness of the surrounding forest and high elevation reminds many of Mt. Koya. The buddhas that have been carved into the mountain and view from the top of the mountain are most impressive.
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  • Iyadanji is most impressive in part because of its massive grounds that have been carved into a mountain, one of those temples with grounds that just keep on going and going. For this reason, many people think of it as the “cave temple”.  The peacefulness of the surrounding forest and high elevation reminds many of Mt. Koya. The buddhas that have been carved into the mountain and view from the top of the mountain are most impressive.
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  • Iyadanji is most impressive in part because of its massive grounds that have been carved into a mountain, one of those temples with grounds that just keep on going and going. For this reason, many people think of it as the “cave temple”.  The peacefulness of the surrounding forest and high elevation reminds many of Mt. Koya. The buddhas that have been carved into the mountain and view from the top of the mountain are most impressive.
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  • Iyadanji is most impressive in part because of its massive grounds that have been carved into a mountain, one of those temples with grounds that just keep on going and going. For this reason, many people think of it as the “cave temple”.  The peacefulness of the surrounding forest and high elevation reminds many of Mt. Koya. The buddhas that have been carved into the mountain and view from the top of the mountain are most impressive.
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  • Horinji Temple- The main deity honzon carved by Kobo Daishi is a Buddha in the reclining position, which is not very common in Japan, and the only one in the entire Shikoku pilgrimage. In the main hall, straw sandals have been hung by people wishing for a cure for leg ailments.  Horin-ji is located on an open plain near the river, and is easily noticeable as a walled compound set among rice paddies. Originally the temple was located in a valley about four kilometers north of where it is now, but the original burned to the ground and rebuilt in its current location in the middle of the 17th century.
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  • Hinata-wada Riverside Garden - Ome City opened up this domain built by Tsukumo Teruyuki in the early Showa period as a riverside garden along the Tama River. Its tiny teahouse was built by local Ome craftsmen and designed by Kawarimaki Iriomoya.  Tsukumo had been involved in a member of the Japan House of Representatives during the Showa era, so many high-ranking government officials and famous people of the time have visited. One of the highlights of the teahouse is the delicate workmanship such as family crests and phoenix images.
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  • Hinata-wada Riverside Garden - Ome City opened up this domain built by Tsukumo Teruyuki in the early Showa period as a riverside garden along the Tama River. Its tiny teahouse was built by local Ome craftsmen and designed by Kawarimaki Iriomoya.  Tsukumo had been involved in a member of the Japan House of Representatives during the Showa era, so many high-ranking government officials and famous people of the time have visited. One of the highlights of the teahouse is the delicate workmanship such as family crests and phoenix images.
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  • Gate at Hinata-wada Riverside Garden - Ome City opened up this domain built by Tsukumo Teruyuki in the early Showa period as a riverside garden along the Tama River. Its tiny teahouse was built by local Ome craftsmen and designed by Kawarimaki Iriomoya.  Tsukumo had been involved in a member of the Japan House of Representatives during the Showa era, so many high-ranking government officials and famous people of the time have visited. One of the highlights of the teahouse is the delicate workmanship such as family crests and phoenix images.
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  • Gate at Hinata-wada Riverside Garden - Ome City opened up this domain built by Tsukumo Teruyuki in the early Showa period as a riverside garden along the Tama River. Its tiny teahouse was built by local Ome craftsmen and designed by Kawarimaki Iriomoya.  Tsukumo had been involved in a member of the Japan House of Representatives during the Showa era, so many high-ranking government officials and famous people of the time have visited. One of the highlights of the teahouse is the delicate workmanship such as family crests and phoenix images.
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  • Gate at Hinata-wada Riverside Garden - Ome City opened up this domain built by Tsukumo Teruyuki in the early Showa period as a riverside garden along the Tama River. Its tiny teahouse was built by local Ome craftsmen and designed by Kawarimaki Iriomoya.  Tsukumo had been involved in a member of the Japan House of Representatives during the Showa era, so many high-ranking government officials and famous people of the time have visited. One of the highlights of the teahouse is the delicate workmanship such as family crests and phoenix images.
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  • Hinata-wada Riverside Garden - Ome City opened up this domain built by Tsukumo Teruyuki in the early Showa period as a riverside garden along the Tama River. Its tiny teahouse was built by local Ome craftsmen and designed by Kawarimaki Iriomoya.  Tsukumo had been involved in a member of the Japan House of Representatives during the Showa era, so many high-ranking government officials and famous people of the time have visited. One of the highlights of the teahouse is the delicate workmanship such as family crests and phoenix images.
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  • Hinata-wada Riverside Garden - Ome City opened up this domain built by Tsukumo Teruyuki in the early Showa period as a riverside garden along the Tama River. Its tiny teahouse was built by local Ome craftsmen and designed by Kawarimaki Iriomoya.  Tsukumo had been involved in a member of the Japan House of Representatives during the Showa era, so many high-ranking government officials and famous people of the time have visited. One of the highlights of the teahouse is the delicate workmanship such as family crests and phoenix images.
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  • Washitsu and Moon Window at Tojo-tei Tojogaoka Garden - the former domain of Kokugawa Akitake, often called “the last Shogun".  In 1887 when the last Shogun returned power to the emperor.  At the time,  a new era had begun and people from Shogun families faded into obscurity.  The house was designed in styles of both the Edo and Meiji periods with only precious materials used in its construction.   The minimalism found in the design creates the beauty of form. The garden surrounding the home is  an important element havin been designed so that seasonal followers can be enjoyed viewing from all rooms.
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  • Yuushien garden is found on Daikonshima Island and was designed as a strolling garden with ponds, streams, trails and waterfalls. The garden is resplendent year round with a variety of seasonal blooms and is famous for peonies. In the 1950's, sericultural industry was in decline on the small island of Daikonshima, and women on the island had to travel all around Japan selling peony seedlings to make a living. A local man, Mr Sakai Kadowaki opened the garden at Daikonshima so that people would visit the island and the free the locals from constant travel around Japan. The garden named after Kadowaki’s father.
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  • Yuushien garden is found on Daikonshima Island and was designed as a strolling garden with ponds, streams, trails and waterfalls. The garden is resplendent year round with a variety of seasonal blooms and is famous for peonies. In the 1950's, sericultural industry was in decline on the small island of Daikonshima, and women on the island had to travel all around Japan selling peony seedlings to make a living. A local man, Mr Sakai Kadowaki opened the garden at Daikonshima so that people would visit the island and the free the locals from constant travel around Japan. The garden named after Kadowaki’s father.
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  • Yuushien garden is found on Daikonshima Island and was designed as a strolling garden with ponds, streams, trails and waterfalls. The garden is resplendent year round with a variety of seasonal blooms and is famous for peonies. In the 1950's, sericultural industry was in decline on the small island of Daikonshima, and women on the island had to travel all around Japan selling peony seedlings to make a living. A local man, Mr Sakai Kadowaki opened the garden at Daikonshima so that people would visit the island and the free the locals from constant travel around Japan. The garden named after Kadowaki’s father.
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  • Yuushien garden is found on Daikonshima Island and was designed as a strolling garden with ponds, streams, trails and waterfalls. The garden is resplendent year round with a variety of seasonal blooms and is famous for peonies. In the 1950's, sericultural industry was in decline on the small island of Daikonshima, and women on the island had to travel all around Japan selling peony seedlings to make a living. A local man, Mr Sakai Kadowaki opened the garden at Daikonshima so that people would visit the island and the free the locals from constant travel around Japan. The garden named after Kadowaki’s father.
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  • Yuushien garden is found on Daikonshima Island and was designed as a strolling garden with ponds, streams, trails and waterfalls. The garden is resplendent year round with a variety of seasonal blooms and is famous for peonies. In the 1950's, sericultural industry was in decline on the small island of Daikonshima, and women on the island had to travel all around Japan selling peony seedlings to make a living. A local man, Mr Sakai Kadowaki opened the garden at Daikonshima so that people would visit the island and the free the locals from constant travel around Japan. The garden named after Kadowaki’s father.
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  • Yuushien garden is found on Daikonshima Island and was designed as a strolling garden with ponds, streams, trails and waterfalls. The garden is resplendent year round with a variety of seasonal blooms and is famous for peonies. In the 1950's, sericultural industry was in decline on the small island of Daikonshima, and women on the island had to travel all around Japan selling peony seedlings to make a living. A local man, Mr Sakai Kadowaki opened the garden at Daikonshima so that people would visit the island and the free the locals from constant travel around Japan. The garden named after Kadowaki’s father.
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  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
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  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
    Oyamazaki-Villa-Garden-05.jpg
  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
    Oyamazaki-Villa-Garden-03.jpg
  • Oyamazaki Villa Garden is noteworthy in that Shotaro Kaga himself designed the architecture and garden. Having stayed in Europe at a time when studying abroad was not as common as it is now, he took the lead in reflecting the modern British culture and style. Originally built during the Taisho eras as a country villa for Shotaro Kaga - a wealthy businessman from the Kansai region who left behind a legacy as a man of exquisite tastes who cultivated orchids and published a series of botanical woodblock of orchids. Oyamazaki Villa was relinquished by the Kaga family in 1967. After being sold several times, a plan emerged to demolish the villa and garden to make way for an apartment building. However, local people led a campaign to preserve it and Asahi Breweries and Kyoto Prefecture, decided to restore and reopen it as a museum.
    Oyamazaki-Villa-Garden-04.jpg
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