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Saturday, April 10, 2021

Shirakawa Bridge Landscaping

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  The Sjirakawa River runs through downtown Kumamoto, and the main road that runs away from the railway station passes over the Shirakawa Br...
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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Kumamoto Artpolis Kumamoto Station

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  Kumamoto Station is in the process of being redeveloped so it's not surprising that the project is incorporated into the Kumamoto Artp...
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Monday, April 5, 2021

Honzoin Temple 55 of the Kyushu Pilgrimage

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  Honzoin is a very small, urban temple in downtown Kumamoto and number 55 on the Kyushu Pilgrimage  Its honzon is a Fudo Myoo, but I did no...
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Saturday, April 3, 2021

Kumamoto Station Koban

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  For those who don't know Japan so well, Koban is often translated as "Police Box" and they refer to  small police stations, ...
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Thursday, April 1, 2021

Kongoji Temple 56 on the Kyushu Pilgrimage

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  Kongoji is a small, urban temple in downtown Kumamoto. Like all the temples on the Kyushu 88 (108) temple pilgrimage it belongs to the Shi...
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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Kokin Denju no Ma Teahouse

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Kokin Denju no Ma Teahouse Kokin Denju no Ma teahouse is an old, thatched building with fatastic views out over the large pond in Suizenji g...
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Sunday, March 28, 2021

Mount Fuji at Suizenji Garden

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Suizenji It is believed that the earliest Japanese gardens, based on Chinese gardens, were representations of mythical and legendary landsca...
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Thursday, March 25, 2021

Autumn Colors at Suizenji Garden

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  Suizenji garden is probably the most well known garden in Kumamoto and is registered as one of the top 100 scenic spots in Japan. It is a ...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Honmyoji Temple

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  At the end of the long approach to Honmyoji Temple, visitors arrive at the Chuomon gate which, to me, looks quite Chinese in design and st...
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Monday, March 22, 2021

The Approach to Honmyoji Temple

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  Honmyoji is probably the most important and most visited temple in Kumamoto City. It was built by the great warlord Kato Kiyomasa and his ...
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