The Oya-ji Temple, is close to the Oya stone museum and cavern (separate post) and so also a bit north of Utsunomiya, in Tochigi Prefecture. The Temple dates back to 810 and is famous for a number of things, firstly that it is carved into the rock face as part of a natural cave, the… Read More Oya ji Temple, Utsunomiya, Tochigi prefecture
Senkakuji is a small Sōtō Zen Buddhist temple in Minato-ku district in Tokyo not far from Shinagawa station. It is famous for the graves of the 47 Ronin one of Japan’s most well-known stories and the most famous story of the Samurai code of “Bushido” – courage, loyalty and honor. The story of the 47… Read More Senkakuji
Today I went to visit both a Shrine and a Temple and I realized that in fact I do now know the difference, although I have spent a lot of my time in Japan not being certain.. There are two main religions in Japan, Shintoism and Buddhism and one of them has shrines and… Read More Shrines and Temples
Just Life in Japan 