This is the head of more than 30 thousand Inari shrines (the most numerous shrines) scattered all over Japan.
Built in 1627, this Shinto shrine is dedicated to the most famous shogun of the Tokugawa clan and one of Japan's most prominent…
A nice Buddhist temple built in the 14th century hides a vast collection of classical Japanese and Chinese books, including very old hand…
This old geisha district is a labyrinth of traditional houses where geishas used to perform.
Rokuharamitsu-ji is a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Founded by Kūya in 951, the Hondō was burned during the wars at the end of the Heian…
A former villa of the important 19th-century politician Yamagata Aritomo from the Meiji period.
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