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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Kannondo Shrine Tojin Yashiki

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  The Kannondo was constructed in 1737 although it was repaired and rebuilt several times with the current building dating to 1917. The arch...
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Sunday, August 20, 2023

Minakata Kumagusu Residence

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  Minakata Kamagusu was a Japanese eccentric and maverick who is considered by some to be Japan's first environmentalist. The house he l...
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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Tenkodo Shrine Tojin Yashiki

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  The Tenkodo was the second of the Chinese shrines built within the walls of Tojin Yashiki, the compound that confined Chinese merchants an...
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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Minenoyama-an & Hondo Temples 22, 23 Shodoshima Pilgrimage

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  Boxing Day, December 26th, 2015, and I set off on the third day of my walk along the Shodoshima Pilgrimage. Its another glorious day of bl...
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Monday, August 14, 2023

Dojindo Shrine Tojin Yashiki

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  Tojin Yashiki was the walled and gated compound that housed Chinese merchants and sailors in Nagasaki between 1689 and 1859. The Dutch had...
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Sunday, August 13, 2023

Tsuyama Snapshots

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  Early August, 2014, and I set off from my hotel and start the fifth day of my walk along the Chugoku Kannon Pilgrimage. I will walk north ...
Saturday, August 12, 2023

Nagasaki Shinchi the Oldest Chinatown in Japan

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  By the 17th century there were Chinese settlements all over Kyushu engaged in trade. In 1635 the Japanese government restricted all trade ...
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