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Kyoto Prefecture 

Rokuharamitsu-ji Temple: Kyoto’s Best Treaures

September 20, 2022April 2, 2023 KansaiOdyssey Saigoku Kannon, Temples

In cental Kyoto City is the 17th temple of  Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Rokuharamitsu-ji. Though it is a rather small temple,

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Nara Prefecture 

Tsubosaka-dera Temple: The Temple of Sight

August 30, 2022March 19, 2023 KansaiOdyssey Saigoku Kannon, Temples

Tsubosaka-dera Temple, also known as Minami-Hokke-ji Temple, is one of the 33 temples of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage.  Although it

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Gifu and Nagoya 

Toyokawa Inari (Myogon-ji Temple): Inari Temple in Aichi

July 9, 2022October 2, 2022 KansaiOdyssey Temples

Kyoto’s Fushimi Inari Shrine is certainly popular and is hands down one of the most well-known and popular shrines in

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Kyoto Prefecture 

Kurama Temple: the Temple of Tengu

June 22, 2022March 20, 2023 KansaiOdyssey Temples

Far off in the wilds of north Kyoto is one of the most mysterious places in Japan, Mount Kurama, and

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Hyogo Prefecture 

Banshu Kiyomizu Temple: Temple of Sacred Water

May 20, 2022January 30, 2023 KansaiOdyssey Saigoku Kannon, Temples

On the top of Mt Mitake,  just on the border of Tamba (north Kyoto) and Banshu (Hyogo Prefecture), rests Banshu

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Nara Prefecture 

Abe no Monjuin: Japan’s Largest Monju Bosatsu Statue

March 8, 2022February 8, 2023 KansaiOdyssey Japanese National Treasures, Temples

 all anciwihThough perhaps not as mentioned in English tour guide, the ancient city of Sakurai in Nara has a lot

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Mythology and History 

Japanese Buddhist Statues: A Guide from Nyorai to Shitenno

July 25, 2021November 2, 2021 KansaiOdyssey Temples, Tips

For many a trip to Japan is not complete without a stop in one of the many Buddhist temples dotting

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