Koyo Grand Hotel

2-3-1 Honcho, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Tohoku, 980-0014, Japan | Hotel

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Bay of Many Islands

A travel blog entry by lmkuehnl

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... the 10th century and were used until the late 17th century. In ancient times, Matsushima was called the "Koyasan of Tohoku" - a sacred hallowed ground where many went to pray for safe passage to the Pure Land in their next life.



Much of this temple is still being restores/rebuilt. According to what I could read from the few English slides, the project started in ...

Die Bezwingung des Berges Katta

A travel blog entry by chiisairisu

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... dem der Wind offenbar nix ausgemacht hat - hat er zumindest gesagt, die Jacke wär sonst eh im Auto geblieben - ausgeborgt.
Als nächstes war die letzte Station unseres Roadtrips bevor wir das Auto in Tokyo zurückgeben auf dem Plan: Nikkô. Unser Hotel war nicht direkt in Nikkô, sondern beim Chûsenjiko, einem Bergsee in der Nähe. Also mal wieder Serpentinen rauf.
Das Hotel selbst war zwar ziemlich nett, wir wollten aber draußen ...

Let's take the scenic route

A travel blog entry by chiisairisu

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... in Japans alten Gebäuden lackiert wurde) getrunken hat. Seine Mumie sitzt jetzt im Tempel von Dainichibo eingehüllt in kostbare Kleidung. Die ist relativ neu, die alte wurde vor einigen Jahren zerschnitten und wird jetzt in o-mamori お守り (
Glücksbringer oder Schutzamulette) verkauft. Der Priester dort hat uns überredet auch eines zu kaufen. Er hat uns auch erzählt, wie vielen Leuten diese Glücksbringer schon geholfen haben. ...

Sendai, Shiowaga and Matsushima

A travel blog entry by sarah.mansergh

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... shrine and board the ferry for the hour long tour of one of the three official scenic spots of Japan-Matsushima Bay. The bay is filled with over 200 little islands from the size of a rock to a couple with roads and houses. The devastation of the tsunami can still ...

Pictures don't tell everything

A travel blog entry by choy

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... as we stepped off the train we were handed a piece of paper with a map of the area.

The temple area was filled with school children as we arrived, though they seemed on their way out, so at least we wouldn't have to struggle with them on the stairs. It was a moderately difficult walk up the hillside, taking some 30 minutes on a comfortable slope. ...

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Location

This hotel, located in the Hirose Dori Station area of Sendai, is near Sendai Train Station and Michinoku Lakeside National Government Park.
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