Matsumoto Castle, Nagano
Miyajima island
Miyajima island
buddha statue in Japan, at Kamakur
Gojuto pagoda
The Kinkaku-ji temple in Kyoto
The Kinkaku-ji temple in Kyoto
Ninomaru Garden Imperial Palace Tokyo
Tokyo by night
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| Jan. 26,1618: a guard has a vision of a woman in a beautiful kimono saying "If the daimyo enshrines me with 600 kgs of rice on the 26th night of each month, I will protect the castle from fire &enemy." Rice is still offered to this day, believed to be the reason the castle has survivied intact. | ||
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