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Travels to Japan - Nikko, Part 6 - The Sleeping Cat
Ali Canary
@AliCanary
(4402)
30 May 17
The sleeping cat, or "nemuri nekko" in Japanese, is another one of the carved wood decorations at the temple in Nikko. It's very famous in Japan, even though it is actually fairly small and simple compared to a lot of the other...
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Travels to Japan - Nikko, pt 5 - Main Temple Building
Ali Canary
@AliCanary
(4402)
25 May 17
This is the main temple building that towered over us as we approached. Japanese temples are very large, and I love the distinctive architectural style of the roof, which is why I shot upward. There is a long shot of the temple in...
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Travels to Japan - Nikko, pt 4 - The Five-Story Pagoda
Ali Canary
@AliCanary
(4402)
26 Mar 17
Behold the five-story pagoda at the temple complex at Nikko, Japan. Japan co-opted a lot of Chinese culture, including architecture, and this is a good example. Five-story pagodas are pretty special, and they show up in other...
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Travels to Japan - Nikko, pt 3 - Fantastic Wood Carvings
Ali Canary
@AliCanary
(4402)
11 Mar 17
One amazing thing about the shrine at Nikko that can't be missed is the intricate wooden carvings throughout. In a nice contrast to the graceful, minimalist swoop of the architecture, there are decorative embellishments that put...
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Travels to Japan - Nikko, pt 2 - The Temple Complex
Ali Canary
@AliCanary
(4402)
22 Feb 17
The temple at Nikko, Japan, is very famous throughout Japan, although perhaps not to the world at large. This is one of the places we visited on our honeymoon in Japan, so I thought I would share some pictures that I took. There...
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Travels to Japan - Nikko, pt 1 - The Entry Gate
Ali Canary
@AliCanary
(4402)
20 Feb 17
My husband is a native of Japan, although we met in the United States. When we got married, we went to Japan for our honeymoon so I could meet my new in-laws and so he could reconnect with his family. Of course, we did a lot of...
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