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Sensoji

Rajin (God van de Donder) en Fujin (God van de Wind) hielden meer van spierballenvertoon dan van slappe praatjes over het weer. Die indruk wordt zeker gewekt door hun trotse beeltenis op de hoofdingang van deze tempel. De grote tempel is gewijd aan de bodhisattva Kannon (Avalokitesvara). Na een bezoek…

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Dazaifu

Dazaifu is only 15km from Fukuoka and is famous for its historic temples and Tenmangu Shrine.

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Nara

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Futamiokitama Shrine (Married Rocks)

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Futenmagu shrine and cave

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Okinawa Naritazan Fukusen Temple

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Conpira shrine

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Great Buddha of Kamakura

he Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏, Kamakura Daibutsu) is a bronze statue of Amida Buddha, which stands on the grounds of Kotokuin Temple. With a height of 11.4 meters, it is the second tallest bronze Buddha statue in Japan, surpassed only by the statue in Nara's Todaiji Temple. The statue was cast in…

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