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Hikone Biwako Hotel

63 Hirata-cho Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Kinki, 522-0041, Japan

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Fire Festival, Sanjusangen-do, Chioin, Heian Jingu

A travel blog entry by misocutlet

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... but I was not stunned like the time I saw the Sanmon Gate of Nanzenji Temple, which was only a bit smaller than that of Chionin. Another attraction of the temple was its temple bell. On New Year's Eve, the bell is hit by 17 monks and the scene appears on the live TV program "Yukutoshi, Kurutoshi (The Going Year, The Coming Year)". Although the bell of Hokoji Temple was larger than that of Chionin, it was still a must-see to me. The gate to the belfry ...

Road Trip!

A travel blog entry by little-general

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Thursday brought a full day in the car...we had a brekkie and headed off back the way we came (or so we thought). The car Navi (named Bokko-chan after a robot) determined the best route was to go further west (although we wanted to go south east) so we headed out of Ishikawa-ken through Fukui Prefecture and into Shiga Prefecture. ...

Stars in my eyes

A travel blog entry by izbit

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... site we've been at in Japan, meaning that it was half as crowded as the least crowded site we saw in China.

The buildings were interesting, but what was most impressive was a) the view back down over Kyoto, and b) the natural springs coming out of the hillside. You wait your turn, then get to reach out with ladles with very long handles to catch some water from the springs and drink it. It's supposed to bring good luck and make ...

Old and new Japan

A travel blog entry by izbit

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... room) and the "nightingale floors" carefully engineered to creak when stepped on to prevent anyone from sneaking up on the Shogun. I also pointed out to the boys that the tatami mats are essentially the same as those still used today (although the modern ones have styrofoam cores under the woven mats). But the real treasure of the visit was the grounds, including various gardens and ...

Autumn Leaves in Tofukuji, Jojakkoji, Eikan-do

A travel blog entry by misocutlet

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... Then I left for the next destination, Arashiyama.

JR Tokai TV Commercial Tofukuji (Japanese)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FW-5BEz SS8
It says, "A long time ago, a priest of this temple had all the cherry trees cut down, leaving over autumn colour trees. It is presumed that he decided to ignore spring and to value autumn instead. How decisive he was!" His decisive action shows a good example of Japanese admiration ...

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