This is the final bridge inside Oku-no-in before K艒b艒 Daishi's mausoleum. It crosses the Tama-gawa, which runs down from Y艒ry奴-san, the mountain behind the 骋辞产测艒. It's customary to bow here, and from here on photographs are prohibited. To the right are the Mizumuke Jiz艒, bronze effigies that visitors ladle water over as a way of praying for the souls of the departed.
香港六合彩即时开奖's must-see attractions
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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
Nearby Kii Peninsula attractions
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Inside Oku-no-in and just past 骋辞产测艒-产补蝉丑颈 is a wooden building the size of a large phone booth, which contains the Miroku-ishi 鈥 a stone said to weigh as鈥
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This large hall at the northern end of Oku-no-in is full of lanterns, which cover the walls and ceiling. Two of the large ones, at the back of the hall,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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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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This bridge marks the halfway point between Ichi-no-hashi and the inner sanctum of Oku-no-in.
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This simple stone bridge marks the entrance to the sacred Oku-no-in complex.
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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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These adjacent mausoleums were completed in 1643 at the behest of the third Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Iemitsu, for his grandfather, Tokugawa Ieyasu, and鈥