MIROKU's entry (6)
I went to the Kasuga Shinto Shrine today. It was so hot, there are a lot of big nice trees in the precinct, which gave me the shade and f...
Omikuji
Omikuji is a fortune written on a slip of paper. You can find it at Shinto shrines or occasionally Buddhist temples. In the Kasu...
The temple was originally founded in Yamashina, Kyoto in 669, by Kamatari Fujiwara's wife to pray for his health and called Yamashina T...
The central gate in Horyuji Temple, one of the greatest temples in Nara.
The Central Gate is a two-storied and a four-bay gateway whos...
Toshodaiji Temple was founded by Chinese priest Ganjin (Jianzhen) in 759.
In those days, there were so many Buddhist monks in Japan beca...
This is the history of the temple called Yakushiji in Nara.
The establishment of Yakushiji was planed in the late 7th century by Emper...
