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Nara 2019: Kofukuji Temple (興福寺)

My sightseeing in Nara began at Kofukuji Temple. In 2017 this Buddhist temple was the final spot I visited on my way back to Nara…

Towards the eastern end of Koyasan is Okunoin Temple, which would be the last place I visited before leaving Mount Koya. A small bridge called…

Having finished my tour of Kongobuji Temple, I started moving west through Koyasan to see more of the village and the many temples buildings within…

The next morning I had one more sightseeing trip to complete before leaving Himeji and moving deeper into the Kansai region of Japan. I walked…

My cycling journey across the Kibi Plain continued as I steadily moved westward along the bicycle route (for part 1, see the previous post here).…

At the southern end of the town on Miyajima, at the base of the mountains, is Daisho-in Temple, which is probably the most notable Buddhist…

For my last couple of hours in Onomichi I wandered around visiting temples in the eastern part of the city (for the previous posts on…

I continued the temple walk around Onomichi by hiking up the slope of the mountain to Senko-ji Temple. There’s a ropeway that visitors can take…

I had seen a decent amount of Hiroshima during my 2017 trip to Japan, so in 2019 I used it mainly as a base for…

As I walking around Dazaifu I stopped briefly at Kazeonji Temple. This temple was first built in 746 and during the period of Dazaifu’s prominence…