Masahisa Takaki 2 hours ago 1 min Hana-Shobu Japanese irises, which have been improved since the Edo period, are also known as Ayame. Hana-Shobu coming into flower in the rainy season in Jun, is loved as a representative flower of Japan together with cherry blossoms and...
Masahisa Takaki 6 days ago 1 min A pair of lion statues is sitting at the front entrance of Mitsukoshi main store. Dating back to the 1683 as a kimono shop for the masses, Mitsukoshi, which is Japan's oldest department store, built the present main...
Masahisa Takaki Jun 17 1 min The five-storied pagoda of Ninna-ji takes on a typical architectural appearance of the Edo period. Ninna-ji Buddhist temple in Kyoto held the highest position among many Monzeki Temples, meaning that the chief priest of which were...
Masahisa Takaki Jun 11 1 min The arrival of autumn in Mt. Koyo is earlier than the midtown area of Kyoto. Mt. Koya in the north of Wakayama Prefecture, the top of which forms flatlands, is a holy place of Japanese Buddhism together with Mt....
Masahisa Takaki Jun 6 1 min 'Kongosan' in Hino City, commonly known as 'Takahata Fudoson', is the oldest temple in Tokyo. The origin of this Buddhist temple is thought to be a shrine built on a sloping ground near present site in the 9th century. Since then,...
Masahisa Takaki May 29 1 min The outer moats of old Edo Castle are utilized in many ways. The outer moats of old Edo Castle, present Imperial Palace, which were built in1639, is about14 kilometers in perimeter. Old Edo Castle...
Masahisa Takaki May 25 1 min "Koryu-ji" is the oldest Buddhist temple in Kyoto. Uzumasa area in Kyoto, where Koryu-ji temple stands, was inhabited in ancient times by the Hata clan, who were foreign settlers from...
Masahisa Takaki May 20 1 min "San-mon" of Nanzen-ji Temple in Kyoto is one of the greatest gates in Japan. Nanzen-ji Buddhist Temple holds the highest rank among many Zen temples in Japan. San-mon gate, which corresponds a main gate, of this...
Masahisa Takaki May 17 1 min "Hanzo-mon" gate of old Edo Castle in Tokyo was the special gate just for evacuation. This gate, which is located at the west end of Edo Castle, present Imperial Palace, stands in exactly the opposite direction from...
Masahisa Takaki May 12 1 min The First Torii-gate of Yasukuni Shrine, commonly known by Oh-torii, was the tallest in Japan. At least one torii-gate stands at the approach to the main building of any Shinto shrine, which is Japan's unique religion. Torii-gate...
