Featured photos taken in Japan and tagged as temples

Shrine

One of many many shrines hidden in Kyoto's backstreets.

• Date: 20 September 2007
• Photographer: Degolasse: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: temples
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Miyajima - lanterns in the temple

• Date: 27 April 2007
• Photographer: Bulls: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
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Nara

• Date: 25 April 2007
• Photographer: Bulls: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
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Kyoto- temple -VIP moss !!!

• Date: 24 April 2007
• Photographer: Bulls: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
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Kyoto- temple -flowers on the moss

• Date: 24 April 2007
• Photographer: Bulls: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
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The Great Buddha, Kamakura

• Date: 19 November 2005
• Photographer: zags: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: temples statues
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Senso-ji Lanterns

Asakusa, Tokyo

• Date: 18 November 2005
• Photographer: zags: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: temples lanterns patterns
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Miyajima - Pagoda and temple from the ferry

• Date: November 2005
• Photographer: Gelli: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
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Miyajima - ItsukushimaJo Torii

The floating shrine at Miyajima, one of Japans big 3 views (from the otehr side...)

• Date: November 2005
• Photographer: Gelli: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
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Kamakura, Shrine to dead children/babies

• Date: September 2005
• Photographer: Gelli: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: temples monument
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Nara - Worlds largest wooden building

The UNESCO listed largest wooden building in the world, home to the large Buddha, in Nara

• Date: September 2005
• Photographer: Gelli: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: buildings temples
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Himeji - Wishes

"Wishes" in wood, in a temple near Himeji Castle. A friend which lived in Japan for a long time told me that the wishes are so diverse as people are: for good luck, for a better job, for health and money, for love... everything is OK!

• Date: 30 June 2005
• Photographer: mig13: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: people temples himeji cities
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Kyoto - Kinkakuji, The Golden Pavilion

Here is another view of this impressive temple, one of Kyoto's main landmarks.

• Date: 27 June 2005
• Photographer: mig13: gallery
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: temples kyoto architecture cities
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Lanterns

• Date: June 2005
• Photographer: Peter: gallery
• Location: Nara, Japan: gallery
• Tags: temples lanterns nara patterns comp17
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Cleansing the Flesh

A stone water basin or Temizusha traditionally used to rinse the hands and mouth (the water dipper must not touch your lips) before entering the Meiji Jingu shrine, built for Emperor Meiji (the father of modern Japan) and his Empress Shoken.

• Date: 21 April 2005
• Photographer: joffre: gallery
• Location: Shibuya, Japan: gallery
• Tags: tokyo temples tradition
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