200,000 pieces of gold leaf (20 kilograms) were used The official name of the Kinkakuji Temple is Rokuonji Temple, and the famous reliquary hall is Kinkaku in the building of gold leaf. This … [Read More...] about Kinkakuji Temple (Rokuonji Temple), Kyoto
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Happo-En Garden, Tokyo
Carefully keeping harmony with nature Happo-En Garden is located in the place where the suburban residence of Hikozaemon Okubo who was the side secretary of Ieyasu Tokugawa more than 300 years ago (now Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo). In the site of about … [Read More...] about Happo-En Garden, Tokyo
Tokugawaen Garden, Aichi
The Chisen-kaiyushiki-teien style Tokugawaen Garden in the place of approximately 3km of east from Nagoya-jo Castle, and its origin is that the second generation of Owari feudal lord Mitsutomo TOKUGAWA built the Ozone residence in 1695. After receiving … [Read More...] about Tokugawaen Garden, Aichi
Kaiyodo Figure Museum, Shiga
New and old animation characters and superhero TV shows "Kaiyodo Figure Museum" is a museum exhibiting cartoon figurines and models produced by Kaiyodo, a planning and production company of character figures. Here, various works such as dinosaurs, animals, … [Read More...] about Kaiyodo Figure Museum, Shiga
Bujinkan Ninja Dojo, Chiba
Studied under last actual fighting ninja called the tiger of Mongolia Masaaki Hatsumi, studied under Toshitsugu Takamatsu who was last actual fighting ninja called the tiger of Mongolia, inherited the head family of old martial art 9 school, and established … [Read More...] about Bujinkan Ninja Dojo, Chiba
Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival, Tokyo
The popular “Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival”, which is famous as a very brave and exciting mikoshi, is held every 3rd Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the third week of May in Asakusa. The number of Mikoshi (portable shrine) is about 100 which combined the thing … [Read More...] about Asakusa Sanja Matsuri Festival, Tokyo