Monthly Archives: December 2019

Miho no Matsubara (三保の松原 Miho Pine Grove)

Miho no Matsubara is a 7 km long seashore lined with pine trees in the Shizuoka Prefecture of Shizuoka on the island of Honshu in Japan. Miho no Matsubara is the site of the Legend of Hagoromo (The Feathered Robe) … Continue reading

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Hōjūjidono and Sanjūsangen-dō in Kyōto, Japan

The Hōjūjidono in the Higashiyama district of Kyōto, Japan was the home of the Cloistered Emperor Shirakawa II, and Sanjūsangen-d is a Buddhist temple on the site, originally built in 1164 for Emperor Shirakawa. Sanjūsangen-dō is famous for its long … Continue reading

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