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Kyoto Prefecture 

Bishamon-do: Kyoto’s Best Kept Fall Secret

November 18, 2020February 22, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Temples, Kyoto City, Fall Foliage

On the outskirts of Kyoto City in the Yamashina district is Bishamon-do Temple. This little temple remains quiet most of

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Kyoto Prefecture 

Eikando: Kyoto’s Best Fall Spot

November 10, 2020February 16, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Kyoto City, Fall Foliage, Temples

If you come to Kyoto in the fall, you will likely be on the hunt for a place where you

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Shiga Prefecture 

Kannonsho-ji Temple and the Mermaid’s Plea

September 27, 2020February 18, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Saigoku Kannon, Temples

While the town of Azuchi is most famous for Azuchi Castle, one of Oda Nobunaga’s most impressive fortresses, nearby Kannosho-ji

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Hyogo Prefecture 

Ichijo-ji Temple, Home to Hyogo’s Oldest Pagoda

August 10, 2020February 18, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Saigoku Kannon, Temples, Japanese National Treasures

While for many people in Kansai, the name Ichijo-ji is the name of a popular ramen district in Kyoto, however

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Kyoto Prefecture 

Matsunoodera and the Horse-head Deity

March 13, 2020July 22, 2020 KansaiOdyssey Saigoku Kannon, Amanohashidate, Temples

The city of Maizuru sits at the northern most part of the Kansai region. On the eastern boarder of this

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Kyoto Prefecture 

Nariai-ji Temple and the Beautiful Kannon

March 1, 2020April 23, 2020 KansaiOdyssey Saigoku Kannon, Amanohashidate, Temples

If you decide to set out on the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, you will quickly realize that all the temples are

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Kyoto Prefecture 

Chion-ji Temple-Temple of Wisdom at Amanohashidate

February 24, 2020April 23, 2020 KansaiOdyssey Amanohashidate, Temples

Near the beginning of the Amanohashidate Sanbar there is a huge temple called Chion-ji Temple [智恩寺], commonly known as Monju-do.

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