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Daruma dolls are one of Japan’s most popular souvenirs. But where do they come from?
Katsuo-ji offers visitors two different types of Darumas: the Kachi-Daruma, the classic doll known as “the winning Daruma” ...
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Adachi museum garden ranked Japan’s best for 19th year
YASUGI, Shimane Prefecture--Japan’s most splendid garden, at the Adachi Museum of ... which came in 27th (26th); and Kokokuji temple in Izumo, ranking 28th (27th). Kyoto Prefecture topped ...
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Adachi museum gardens ranked Japan’s best for 20th year in row
That’s the conclusion of the Journal of Japanese Gardening ... in Matsue (fourth), the Yushien garden also in the prefectural capital (20th), Kokokuji temple in Izumo (28th) and the Yunosuke ...
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Key Components Of A Backyard Japanese Meditation Garden
In Japan, this might include a small pagoda or temple. You can emulate this with an arbor or gate. Asymmetry in a Japanese ...
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In Rural Japan, Learning Zen Mindfulness at an 800-Year-Old Temple
The glow spreads to the garden below, over the azaleas ... Happily, the retreat is unlike a typical (and typically austere) Japanese temple stay. Morning and evening zazen (seated meditation ...
Easy Japanese news in translation: Plum blossoms at their best in Kyoto
Plum blossoms are at their best in various parts of Kyoto. Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, known as a famous plum blossom viewing spot, has about 1,500 plum t ...