Also known as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion – for obvious reasons. The present pavilion is a modern one, dating from the 1950s, after the previous structure was burned down by a crazed monk. However, there has been a temple on the site since the 14th century AD.
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An annual festival for three, five and seven year old children where they dress up in their finest and go to the shrine with their families.
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Electronics, maid cafes, anime, video games. What more could you want?
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At the height of the Japanese property bubble in the 1980s, it was said that the value of the land on which the Imperial Palace and Gardens stood was worth more than the whole of Australia.
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Beautiful colours of turning leaves, together with the warm days and cool evenings, make autumn one of the best times to visit Japan.
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These foxes or kitsune are messengers of Shinto deity Inari and offer good luck and protection against evil spirits.
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Japanese gardens are rightfully famous and imitated around the world.
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Sunday afternoons in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park play host to rockabillies drinking, swivelling and generally rocking out to their favourite tunes.
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Wedding procession. Beautiful bride and groom. Preparing for formal portraits.
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Cows lounge in the shade of one of Jaisalmer’s beautiful havelis (private mansion), with their intricately carved sandstone walls and balconies. Rajasthan, India.
October 19, 2009
The Red Fort of Agra is an immense fortress-palace and was the seat of government of the Mughal Empire for much of its existence. It sits not far from the Taj Mahal, near the banks of the Yamuna river. Famously, it also served as the prison of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, imprisoned there by… [Read more…]
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