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Mount Sobo 祖母山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:01:00 +0000

Mount Sobo 祖母山 Mount Sobo is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 1,756 m high mountain lies on the border of Taketa and Bungo-ōno in Ōita Prefecture and Takachiho, Nishiusuki District in...

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Mount Ōmine 大峰山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:41:00 +0000

Mount Ōmine 大峰山 Mount Ōmine 大峰山, is a sacred mountain in Nara, Japan, famous for its three tests of courage. Officially known as Mount Sanjō (山上ヶ岳), it is more popularly known as Mount...

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Mount Kirishima 霧島山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:41:00 +0000

Mount Kirishima 霧島山Mount Kirishima 霧島山 is a 1700 meter high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Numerous eruptions have been recorded since 742. Very strong eruptions...

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Mount Ishizuchi 石鎚山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000

Mount Ishizuchi 石鎚山Mount Ishizuchi 石鎚山 is a 1,982 metres high mountain on the border of Saijō and Kumakōgen, in Ehime, Japan. This mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan. It is the...

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Mount Ibuki 伊吹山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:18:00 +0000

Mount Ibuki 伊吹山 Mount Ibuki 伊吹山 is a 1,377 m (4,518 ft) high mountain, on the border of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture, and Ibigawa, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains,...

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Mount Aso 阿蘇山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:51:00 +0000

Mount Aso 阿蘇山 Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyūshū. Its peak is...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:13:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 百 Hyaku (hundred)

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Mount Fuji 富士山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:11:00 +0000

Mount Fuji 富士山 Mount Fuji is an attractive volcanic cone and a frequent subject of Japanese art. Among the most renowned works are Hokusai's 36 Views of Mount Fuji and his One Hundred Views of...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:11:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 本 Hon,Moto (Book,Main)

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Ginkaku-ji 銀閣寺

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:52:00 +0000

Ginkaku-ji 銀閣寺 Ashikaga Yoshimasa initiated plans for creating a retirement villa and gardens as early as 1460; and after his death, Yoshimasa would arrange for this property to become a Zen...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:39:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 北 Houku,Kita (north)

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Daisen 大山

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:49:00 +0000

Daisen 大山 Daisen is a complex volcano, made by repeated volcanic activity over thousands of years. Eruptions in this area started 1.8 million years ago and resulted in Old Daisen some 500,000...

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Gangō-ji 元興寺

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:25:00 +0000

Gangō-ji 元興寺 The original foundation of the temple was by Soga no Umako in Asuka, as Asuka-dera. The temple was moved to Nara in 718, following the capital relocation to Heijō-kyō. Gangō-ji...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:37:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 東 Tou,Higashi (east)

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Fushimi Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:55:00 +0000

Fushimi Inari Taisha 伏見稲荷大社 The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines.Since in early Japan Inari was seen as the...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:35:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 後 Go,Ato, Nochi(after,back)

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Nachi Falls 那智滝

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:50:00 +0000

Nachi Falls 那智滝 Nachi, in the south eastern corner of Wakayama Prefecture, is one of the highest waterfalls in Japan – just over 130m tall. The Nachi Taisha Shrine near the base of...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:59:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 円 En(Yen,Round)

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Kyoto Tower 京都タワー

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:14:00 +0000

Kyoto Tower 京都タワー Kyoto Tower was proposed in the early 1960s, and it was planned to be constructed and completed in time to correspond with the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Construction began in...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:56:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 電 Den(Electricity)

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Kobe Port Tower 神戸ポートタワー

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:01:00 +0000

Kobe Port Tower 神戸ポートタワー Kobe Port Tower 神戸ポートタワー, a hyperboloid structure, is a 108 metre high lattice tower in the port city of Kobe, Japan. Kobe Port Tower has an observation deck at a height of...

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:35:00 +0000

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:52:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 出 De(Leave,Exit)

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noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:48:00 +0000

Todays Kanji 大 Dai(Big)

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Enryaku-ji 延暦寺

noreply@blogger.com (Antonie) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:10:00 +0000

Enryaku-ji 延暦寺 With the support of Emperor Kammu, the Buddhist monk Saichō ordained a hundred disciples in 807. Maintaining a strict discipline on Mt. Hiei, his monks lived in seclusion...

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