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  • Kokedera temple in Kyoto
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  • View from a kyosk at Kokedera temple in Kyoto that is famous for it's moss gardens.
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  • View from a cafe in Kyoto
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  • Butoh Dancer at Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto
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  • Restaurant In Kyoto
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  • View from a kyosk at Kokedera temple in Kyoto that is famous for it's moss gardens.
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  • Torii gates at Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto
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  • Entrance of restaurant in Kyoto
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  • Kokedera temple in Kyoto
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  • KYOTO-MAIKO .Memorial service for the poet Yoshii Isamu (1886-1960) who loved the Gion pleasure quarters. Geiko and maiko place flowers at a stone monument on which one of his poems is inscribed. Gion Shinbashi, just north of Shijo. Kyoto,.
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  • KYOTO-MAIKO .Memorial service for the poet Yoshii Isamu (1886-1960) who loved the Gion pleasure quarters. Geiko and maiko place flowers at a stone monument on which one of his poems is inscribed. Gion Shinbashi, just north of Shijo. Kyoto, 8 November 2007.
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  • KYOTO-MAIKO .Memorial service for the poet Yoshii Isamu (1886-1960) who loved the Gion pleasure quarters. Geiko and maiko place flowers at a stone monument on which one of his poems is inscribed. Gion Shinbashi, just north of Shijo. Kyoto, 8 November 2007.
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  • KYOTO-MAIKO .Memorial service for the poet Yoshii Isamu (1886-1960) who loved the Gion pleasure quarters. Geiko and maiko place flowers at a stone monument on which one of his poems is inscribed. Gion Shinbashi, just north of Shijo. Kyoto, 8 November 2007.
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  • KYOTO-MAIKO .Memorial service for the poet Yoshii Isamu (1886-1960) who loved the Gion pleasure quarters. Geiko and maiko place flowers at a stone monument on which one of his poems is inscribed. Gion Shinbashi, just north of Shijo. Kyoto, 8 November 2007.
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  • Jizo-ji temple in Kyoto
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  • Torii gates at Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto
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  • Entrance to the contemporary Imperial Palace in Kyoto, that was build in the same location where the Heian era Imperial palace used to stand. Lady Murasaki that wrote "The Tale of Genji" 1000 years ago, used to live there..
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  • Scents of The Tale of Genji in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..Possibly one of the more impressive points within The Tale of Genji is scents. The tale touches upon the exquisite scents of Kaoru and Niou no Miya, which, as their names imply, became evident merely from their proximity. This indicates the importance of scents to the Heian aristocrats. This exhibit gives an insight into what scents were used in that period, along with the tools and materials for incense..
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  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
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  • Family in Uji city south of Kyoto. The last 10 chapters of The Genji are set in and around what was then the wild and remote area of Uji..
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  • Heian era dance as presented in the conference for "The Tale of Genji", during it's 1000 years anniversary celebrations in Kyoto. The dance is representative of dances described in the novel written by lady Murasaki..
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  • Culture of the Imperial Court and Annual Events at the time when the novel "The Tale of Genji" was written, a 1000 years ago, as it is presented in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..The aristocrats' costumes and the furnishings of their residences are shown in a 'shinden-zukuri' structure, a typical style of residence in the Heian Period. There are also exhibits introducing games often played by the Heian nobility, such as 'kai-awase' (a shell-matching game), 'igo' (also known as 'go') and 'sugoroku' (a board game), along with the annual events in the Heian Period for each season. This all helps to provide a clear insight into the culture of the imperial court..
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  • Statue of Lady Murasaki who wrote "The Tale of Genji 1000 years ago, now stands adjacent to the legendary Uji Bridge in Uji City south of Kyoto. The last 10 chapters of The Genji are set in and around what was then the wild and remote area of Uji, a popular retreat for the Heian Era aristocracy..
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  • Entrance to the contemporary Imperial Palace in Kyoto, that was build in the same location where the Heian era Imperial palace used to stand. Lady Murasaki that wrote "The Tale of Genji" 1000 years ago, used to live there..
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  • Fan and hat as those used by the court nobles at the time when "The Tale of Genji" was written, a 1000 years ago, in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto....
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  • Uji room in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto. The room focuses on the third part of "The Tale of Genji", the Ten Uji Chapters..Placing the spotlight on the main characters, three of the more famous scenes from the Ten Uji Chapters, "Kaoru no Kaimami" (Kaoru Looking through Hedges), "Kangen no Utage" (Feast with Orchestral Music) and "Niou no Miya and Ukifune" (Prince Niou and Princess Ukifune), are shown in a panoramic representation of sound and light..
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  • Screen depicting scenes from the novel "The Tale of Genji" at the Genji museum in Uji city south of Kyoto..
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  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
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  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
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  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
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  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
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  • Gissha and Court Lady Attire exhibited in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..The oxen-drawn carriage called 'gissha' is a symbol of the luxurious life in The Tale of Genji. The exhibit includes the patterns drawn on the carriages that would eventually develop into family emblems, as well as a beautiful black-lacquered oxen-drawn carriage. It also features the attire of a court lady, 'juni-hitoe' (twelve layers of kimono), with carefully restored courtly colors..
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  • Uji room in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto. The room focuses on the third part of "The Tale of Genji", the Ten Uji Chapters..Placing the spotlight on the main characters, three of the more famous scenes from the Ten Uji Chapters, "Kaoru no Kaimami" (Kaoru Looking through Hedges), "Kangen no Utage" (Feast with Orchestral Music) and "Niou no Miya and Ukifune" (Prince Niou and Princess Ukifune), are shown in a panoramic representation of sound and light..
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  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
    08_GENJI_9554.jpg
  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
    03_GENJI_9503.jpg
  • Culture of the Imperial Court and Annual Events at the time when the novel "The Tale of Genji" was written, a 1000 years ago, as it is presented in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto..The aristocrats' costumes and the furnishings of their residences are shown in a 'shinden-zukuri' structure, a typical style of residence in the Heian Period. There are also exhibits introducing games often played by the Heian nobility, such as 'kai-awase' (a shell-matching game), 'igo' (also known as 'go') and 'sugoroku' (a board game), along with the annual events in the Heian Period for each season. This all helps to provide a clear insight into the culture of the imperial court..
    30_GENJI_9831.jpg
  • A robot impersonating Lady Murasaki Shikibu is narrating the stories of "The Tale of Genji" to visitors at Ishiyamadera Temple. The temple, located in Otsu City north of Kyoto, is the place where it is said that Lady Murasaki started writing the novel more than 1000 years ago. .
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  • Autumn in Uji city as presented in a multimedia presentation at the Genji museum, of Uji city south of Kyoto..
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  • Uji room in the Genji museum of Uji city south of Kyoto. The room focuses on the third part of "The Tale of Genji", the Ten Uji Chapters..Placing the spotlight on the main characters, three of the more famous scenes from the Ten Uji Chapters, "Kaoru no Kaimami" (Kaoru Looking through Hedges), "Kangen no Utage" (Feast with Orchestral Music) and "Niou no Miya and Ukifune" (Prince Niou and Princess Ukifune), are shown in a panoramic representation of sound and light..
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  • A miniature model of Hikaru Genji's residence, Rokujo-in at the Genji Museum in Uji City. As described in the novel, Genji lived here with four different ladies who were placed at separate blocks of the residence...
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  • A decorative screen with scenes from the novel "The Tale of Genji", exhibited at Ishiyamadera Temple as part of the 1000 years since it was written celebrations...
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  • Decorative shell depicting a Heian Era (794 to 1185) court lady, exhibited at Ishiyamadera Temple as part of the festivities celebrating the 1000 years since lady Murasaki wrote the novel "The Tale of Genji" . ..
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  • Heian era (794-1185) costumes used in a Japanese film based on "The Tale of Genji" are now on display at the Ishiyamadera Temple as part of the year-long celebration marking the 1,000 anniversary of the "The Tale of Genji"..
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  • People praying in the main building of Ishiyamadera temple where lady Murasaki started writing "The Tale of Genji" , a 1000 years ago..
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  • Little Buddha statues in the main building of Ishiyamadera temple where lady Murasaki  started writing "The Tale of Genji" , a 1000 years ago...
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  • Much of the surrounding views of Ishiyamadera Temple remain unchanged since the days Lady Muraaki started writing the novel more than 1,000 years ago...
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  • The Genji Room.  Visitors these days come across a life-size replica of Lady Murasaki  in a room next to the main building of Ishiyamadera Temple. A saying goes that she started writing the novel at the same location in a moonlit night of August 1004, after being overwhelmed by the scenic reflection of the moon on the water of the adjacent Lake Biwa.
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  • Poster advertising the beauty of autumn in Otsu city that inspired Lady Murasaki to write "The Tale of Genji" a 1000 years ago. In the lower part of the poster Lady Murasaki is depicted and in the center is a picture of the main gate of Ishiyamadera temple where she started writing the novel. .
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  • Heian era (794-1185) clothes exhibited at Ishiyamadera temple as part of the millennium celebration festivities,.
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  • Heian era (794-1185) costumes used in a Japanese film based on "The Tale of Genji" are now on display at the Ishiyamadera Temple as part of the year-long celebration marking the 1,000 anniversary of the "The Tale of Genji"..
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  • Views of Ishiyamadera temple where lady Murasaki started writing "The Tale of Genji" , a 1000 years ago..
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  • The Genji Room.  Visitors these days come across a life-size replica of Lady Murasaki  in a room next to the main building of Ishiyamadera Temple. A saying goes that she started writing the novel at the same location in a moonlit night of August 1004, after being overwhelmed by the scenic reflection of the moon on the water of the adjacent Lake Biwa.
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  • A miniature model of Hikaru Genji's residence, Rokujo-in at the Genji Museum in Uji City. As described in the novel, Genji lived here with four different ladies who were placed at separate blocks of the residence...
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  • A miniature model of Hikaru Genji's residence, Rokujo-in at the Genji Museum in Uji City. As described in the novel, Genji lived here with four different ladies who were placed at separate blocks of the residence...
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  • Views of Ishiyamadera temple where lady Murasaki started writing "The Tale of Genji" , a 1000 years ago..
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  • The main building of Ishiyamadera temple where lady Murasaki  started writing "The Tale of Genji" , a 1000 years ago..
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  • Views of Ishiyamadera temple where lady Murasaki started writing "The Tale of Genji" , a 1000 years ago..
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  • From Obama to Kyoto.
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  • From Kyoto to Tokyo
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  • From Kyoto to Tokyo
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  • From Kyoto to Tokyo
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  • From Kyoto to Tokyo
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  • From Kyoto to Tokyo
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  • From Obama to Kyoto passing by Lake Biwa
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  • From Obama to Kyoto passing by Lake Biwa
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  • From Kyoto to Tokyo. Arriving in Tokyo
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  • From Obama to Kyoto passing by Lake Biwa
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  • From Kyoto to Tokyo
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  • From Nagoya to Obama
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  • Graveyard overlooking the city at Hosshinji zen monastery. <br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Train tracks runnning through Obama city.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Train tracks runnning through Obama city.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Obama station.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Obama station.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Monk at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • From Nagoya to Obama
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  • Cherry blossoms as seen through the train window during a rainy day while travelling from Nagoya to Obama.
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  • Moss at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
    037_SlowTravel_2807.jpg
  • Cherry blossoms at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • Entrance of Hosshinji zen monastery. <br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
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  • From Nagoya to Obama. Cherry blossoms
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  • Hotaru in a room of the Geisha theater in Atami. Atami is about 1,5 hours by train from Tokyo and is concidered the second big geisha place after Kyoto. It is a popular hot-spring resort. The geisha theater belongs to the local geisha association and lots of tourists go there to enjoy the geishas dancing - ATAMI- JAPAN.
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  • Before the show, backstage of the Geisha theater in Atami. They came all dressed up and they spent some time chatting, smoking and correcting their make-up before they went on stage. Atami is about 1,5 hours by train from Tokyo and is concidered the second big geisha place after Kyoto. It is a hot-spring resort and the geishas there are many times called hot-spring geishas, suggesting that they are not real geishas because they often offer more intimate services.- ATAMI- JAPAN
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  • Cherry blossoms at Myouchuuji monastery of esoteric Buddhism.<br />
Obama city is a city on the Japan sea and has become quite famous during the US elections when Obama was elected president of the US, as they campaigned for him. The city has many Buddhist temples as it is on the route that Buddhism followed on its way to Japan.
    OBAMA_2798.jpg
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