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One Of Kyoto's Best, Most-Visited Sites Is A Serene Walk Through A Breathtaking Bamboo Forest
One of the most breathtaking tourism experiences found near Kyoto, Japan is this highly-visited serene walk through a ...
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Geisha toss beans in annual good luck ritual at Kyoto shrine
KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a traditional event held at Yasakajinja shrine here. Geisha and “maiko” ...
Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine and Seigantoji temple
A bout 700 feet from Zambezi National Park and less than a 10-minute drive to Mosi-oa-Tunya, a.k.a. Victoria Falls, one of ...
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VOX POPULI: At Kyoto shrine, matchmaking god can see even ‘private’ prayers
Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have a “god of matchmaking” as its guardian deity. When I visited the place, numerous “ema ...
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Fushimi Inari Shrine
Perched on a wooded hillside in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari is a 1,300-year-old temple dedicated to Inari, the Shinto deity of rice and sake (Japanese rice wine). The shrine complex dates back ...