Japan s gambling history The history of gambling in Japan dates all the way back to the seventh century, influenced by Chinese culture, residents of Japan began to participate in games that had an element of chance.
From these early games to today’s glamorous casino resorts and vibrant online gambling websites, the gambling industry in Japan has come a long way.
The beginnings of Japan’s gambling culture
Historical records from the year 685 show that Japan’s emperor Temmu played a game called Sugoroku. Sugoroku is a game similar to the western gambling game backgammon. However, unlike modern backgammon, in Sugoroku doubles are not considered to be special and closing out equals an automatic win.
Eight Manga Artists Works Exhibited at Kansai Airport Starting March 20
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major renovation in over 100 years. From japantimes.co.jp
Yakushi-ji, a Buddhist Temple in the former Japanese capital Nara, plans to offer the public access to its ancient East Pagoda for the first time in over 10 years, following the conclusion of the first major restoration program for the historic monument in more than a century.
The 1,300-year-old, three-tiered East Pagoda will be partially opened to the public from March through to 16 January next year, during which visitors to the historic monument, designated a national treasure by the Japanese government, will be allowed onto a platform around the pagoda’s entrance, from which they will be able to view the tower’s central pillar and ornate ceiling. The interior of the monument will remain off-limits for the time being, according to media reports.
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A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Kakuo-Ji Temple in Tsukuba is a SITE FOR SORE EYES each year on August 11th, with the Yakushi Mando Ceremony
12 August, 2010
At dusk, the stairway leading to the temple is lined on both sides with lit candles
During the summer, many of Japan`s ( and Tsukuba`s) Shinto Shrines hold ceremonies and festivals which were originally concieved of as rituals to help keep the local populace healthy over a time of year which has historically been a season of epidemics and floods. In and around Tsukuba City alone, there are still held dozens of festivals called Gion-Matsuri (among other things), which were originally designed to ritually rid neighborhoods of disease causing evil energies and spirits. These are usually sponsored by a type of shrine called Yasaka Jinja ( and there are thousands of these thoughout Japan), in which the God Susano0-no-Mikoto is enshrined. In the Shinto pantheon, it is this God ( also k