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大坪 邦仁
Oct. 17, 2020
「Gorgeous Nijo Castle Gate」 Location: Nijo Castle, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto * * * ~Gorgeous Nijo Castle Gate~ Nijo Castle was built in 1603 by Ieyasu Tokugawa to protect the Kyoto Imperial Palace where the emperor lives and to serve as a lodging place for the shogun. It is a valuable historical heritage site registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The Karamon Gate, an important cultural property, is the main gate of the Ninomaru Palace and is decorated with gorgeous and colorful sculptures. * * Nijo Castle was built in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu to protect the Kyoto Imperial Palace, where the Emperor lives, and to serve as a lodging place for the shogun, and is a valuable historical heritage that was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The Karamon Gate, which is an important cultural property, is the main gate of the Ninomaru Palace and is decorated with gorgeous colorful sculptures.
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大坪 邦仁
Oct. 17, 2020
「Fushimi-Inari Taisha」 location: 京都市伏見区・伏見稲荷大社 * * * ~The head shrine of Inari Shrine~ Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of more than 30,000 shrines in Japan dedicated to Inari. Fushimi Inari Taisha is known for many torii gates. The name "Senbon Torii" does not mean that there are 1,000 torii gates. There are about 10,000 torii gates on the grounds of the shrine. The torii gates were all offered by worshipers at the shrine. The Senbon Torii is often featured on the cover of travel guidebooks.
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