Hatsumode (初詣) is a Japanese term used to refer to the first visit to the Shinto shrine on New Year’s. Usually,…
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Chorakuji is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Agi in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture. There is a record…
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Yusanji is a temple of the Chizan sect of the Shingon sect located in the Muramatsu neighborhood of Fukuroi City,…
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Jokoro（じょうころ）means incense burner, in Temples or Shrines it is used to place incense on altars, there is also a large…
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Hattasan Sonei-ji (法多山尊永寺), is a large Buddhist temple, with nearly 1.300 years of history, built in the city of Fukuroi…
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Hoko-ji (方広寺), is a historic Zen temple that opened in 1371 as the main temple of the Rinzai sect. Located…
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According to the temple’s history, Sekiganji Temple (赤岩寺), was opened by Yukimoto in the Nara era (762) at the request…
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Kamoe Kannon Temple (鴨江観音) is an ancient temple that has a tradition of Kannon-do construction, dating back over 1,000 years,…
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The Festival of Priestly Initiation is held with a Sacred Fire ceremony, where priests walk over the Sacred Fire, and…
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The large, bright ginkgo tree at Chorakuji Temple in Nakatsugawa City was designated a natural monument of Gifu Prefecture in…