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Showing posts with label obaku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label obaku. Show all posts
Thursday, September 14, 2023

Shofukuji Temple Nagasaki

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  Shofukuji is the 4th of the Chinese temples built in Nagasaki during the Edo Period. Like  nearby Fukusaiji Temple, it is not located in T...
Saturday, September 9, 2023

Kofukuji Temple Details

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  Cracked Ice is the name given to this style of wooden lattice which was very populr in China in the 17th century. Irregular, and as seen h...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Kofukuji Temple Nagasaki

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  Kofukuji was the first of the four"Chinese" temples built in Nagasaki. The Sanmon, main gate, is the largest temple gate in Naga...
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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Sofukuji Temple Ryugumon

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  The main gate to Sofukuji Temple in Nagasaki must be one of the most photographed sites in the city. Ryugumon means Dragon Palace Gate. Th...
Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Fumyo-ji Temple Kashima

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  I have to admit that I thought that Fumyoji was an abandoned temple when I passed by the entrance. It was mid-winter so all the trees and ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

Shinguuzenji the Southernmost Obaku Temple in Japan

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On the fortieth day of my walk around Kyushu I woke at first light and brushed the thick coating of frost off my bag and quickly headed ...
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