Kinkakuji Temple (Golden Pavillion)
Posted on 17. Jul, 2006 by admin.
Kinkakuji Temple is known as the Gold Pavilion. However, its formal and true name is Rokuon-ji. If you look at Unesco’s list of sites they list this temple as Rokuon-ji. Kinkakuji was built in 1397 by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and covered in gold to display great presence. Kinkakuji was destroyed by fire in 1950 and [...]
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Kansai Airport
Posted on 17. Jul, 2006 by admin.
Kansai airport is a man made island offshore in the middle of Osaka Bay. Built over the course of 7 years at an enormous cost of 1 billion dollars it was opened in 1994.
The airport resembles a whale from the inside, but you would never know that from the outside. The building is one [...]
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Unesco World Heritage Sites In Kyoto
Posted on 15. Jul, 2006 by admin.
Kyoto is home to 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
The 17 sites are:
Kamomioya-jinja
Kyo-o-gokoku-ji (To-ji)
Kiyomizu-dera
Enryaku-ji
Daigo-ji
Ninna-ji
Byodo-in
Ujigami-jinja
Kozan-ji
Saiho-ji
Tenryu-ji
Rokuon-ji
Jisho-ji
Ryoan-ji, Kinkaku-ji
Hongan-ji
Nijo-jo
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Kansai Photos
