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Travelogue
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Written by Shirley T
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Saturday, 30 October 2010 00:00 |
 More popularly known as Chedi or Stupa, this structure is an architecture of Buddhist's influence. For one that strolls in Ueno Park, you can hardly miss a prominent pagoda or chedi on top of a small hill nestled within the western bound, in-between Shinobazu Pond and Kiyomizu Kannon-do.Known as Daibutsu yama or 'Great Buddha Hill', this small hill is the same ground as Kanei-ji Temple during Edo period. At present, it houses Ueno Great Buddha. The history of Great Buddha started in 1631 when it… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Tuesday, 26 October 2010 00:00 |
 Attracted by countless arches of red torii situated adjacent to Great Buddha Hill, we footed forward descending on a flight of staircase. It led us to a Shinto shrine - Gojo Tenjin. The facade is adorned with a pair of white chochin, red altar and shimenawa. Shimenawa is a horinzontal straw rope with white zigzag paper strips (gohei) that marks the boundary to a sacred ground. Stood beyond the gate, worshipers were seen paying respect in silence. Interestingly, figurines of foxes are everywhere … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 22 October 2010 00:00 |
 Floating on the water of Shinobazu Pond, Bentendo Hall is a Buddhist temple dedicated to Benzaiten or the goddess of the arts, knowledge and wisdom. Today, Benzaiten is sought after for success in examination and good fortune. Located south-west of Ueno Park, Bentendo Temple was built by a feudal lord (daimyo) named Mizunoya Katsutaka in early 17th century. At the beginning, crossing to the island to pray was a hassle and devotees had to take boat. Several years later in late 17th century, a sto… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 18 October 2010 00:00 |
 Seeing Paris is incomplete without visiting Eiffel Tower. Similarly, visiting Tokyo Tower is like seeing Tokyo!Standing at 333 m above sea level as the symbol of rebirth to Tokyo after the major destruction in 1945, Tokyo Tower is the world's tallest self-supporting or free-standing steel tower surpassing Eiffel Tower in Paris by 13 m. At present (2010), Tokyo Tower is the tallest artificial structure in Tokyo but will be outnumbered by Tokyo Sky Tree Tower at Asakusa that is currently undergoin… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Thursday, 14 October 2010 00:00 |
 Formerly Edo Castle or better known as Imperial Palace today is the royal residence of Japanese Emperor and his family. Originally, it was located in Kyoto, the former capital of Japan prior to Tokyo. After Tokugawa shogunate was overthrown, Emperor Meiji moved his residence to Tokyo and named as Tokyo Castle in 1868. A year later, the castle was renamed as 'Imperial Palace'. Surrounding by moats, stonewalls and watch towers at almost every gate, Imperial Palace occupies a sizable area of Chiyod… |
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