• Senganen Garden and the Cat Shrine

    “This… is so wonderful that I don’t know how to express it,” said British diplomat Harry Smith Parkes of his sojourn at Senganen in 1866. “Anyone who visits there must be stricken by…

    June 10, 2015

  • Toshogu Shrine Nikko

    This article is available on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted travel directions to all the attractions featured. More than 1000 years ago, a Buddhist priest named Shodo Shonin crossed…

    April 11, 2015

  • Zenko-ji Temple Nagano

    This article is available on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted travel directions to all the attractions featured. “Oh this isn’t so bad,” I thought as we entered the tunnel.…

    March 30, 2015
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