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Zojoji Temple Part 3: Mausoleum of the Shoguns

As I mentioned in the Zojoji Temple (Part 1) post, the intensive air raid during World War Two burned down most of the t...
Temple

Zojoji Temple Part 2: Cute One-thousand-Buddha-Statue

Another attractive and photogenic site in Zojoji temple is the One-Thousand statues of Jizo (Small Buddha) beside the ma...
Culture

Zojoji Temple Part 1: A great contrast with Tokyo Tower

Zojoji temple is one of the most photogenic tourist destinations in Tokyo. You can find the reason soon after you go thr...
Culture

June may be the best season to visit Kamakura.

One of the best one-day trips from Tokyo is to Kamakura, which is about 60 minutes away from Tokyo station by rapid trai...