Kii Peninsula
These adjacent mausoleums were completed in 1643 at the behest of the third Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, for his grandfather, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and father, Tokugawa Hidetada (the first and second Tokugawa shoguns, respectively). The wooden buildings are rich with ornate carvings, with traces of colour and gold leaf.
The nearest bus stop is 狈补尘颈办颈谤颈-蹿耻诲艒-尘补别.
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This C茅sar Pelli鈥揹esigned tower, which opened in March 2014, is Japan's tallest building (300m, 60 storeys). The observatory on the 16th floor is free,鈥
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Oku-no-in, whose name means 'inner sanctuary', is perhaps the most intensely spiritual place in Japan. At its farthest reaches is the 骋辞产测艒, the crypt鈥
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贬艒谤测奴-箩颈 was founded in 607 by Prince Sh艒toku, considered by many to be the patron saint of Japanese Buddhism. It's renowned not only as one of the oldest鈥
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Kimpusen-ji, founded in the 7th century, is believed to be the incubator of Shugend艒, a unique Buddhist sect that incorporates Shint艒 traditions and鈥
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Kumano Hong奴 Taisha is one of the Kumano Sanzan (three great shrines of Kumano) and if you're following the traditional pilgrim route, it's the first one鈥
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The wooden, thatched roof gate here is as far as you can go in Oku-no-in. Beyond it lies the crypt K艒b艒 Daishi entered in 835, never to leave. Pilgrims in鈥
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The name of this temple, which is sometimes called Danjo Garan or Dai Garan, derives from the Sanskrit sa峁単h膩r膩ma, which means monastery. With eight鈥
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The most interesting structure at the Garan is the Konpon Dait艒, a 50m-tall, bright-vermilion pagoda seated at what is considered to be the centre of the鈥
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This is the headquarters of the Shingon sect and the residence of K艒ya-san's abbot. The main gate is the temple's oldest structure (1593); the present鈥
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The most interesting structure at the Garan is the Konpon Dait艒, a 50m-tall, bright-vermilion pagoda seated at what is considered to be the centre of the鈥
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The Garan's kond艒 is the temple's main hall and enshrines Yakushi Nyorai, the Buddha of medicine and healing. First constructed in the early 9th century,鈥
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The name of this temple, which is sometimes called Danjo Garan or Dai Garan, derives from the Sanskrit sa峁単h膩r膩ma, which means monastery. With eight鈥
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This temple gate was renovated for K艒ya-san's 1200th anniversary in 2015, after an 1843 fire. Two of the original statues of guardian kings enshrined in鈥
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Several important artworks from K艒ya-san's temples are collected here, most notably some Heian-era wooden sculptures of the Buddha and Fud艒 My艒-艒鈥
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This simple stone bridge marks the entrance to the sacred Oku-no-in complex.