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Taya Caves, an underground wonder of ancient Buddhist artistry near Kamakura Today 06:00 am JST Today | 07:17 am JST KAMAKURA
Taya Caves is a sacred gem of Buddhist carvings in the grounds of Josen-ji Temple near Kamakura. This maze of halls and galleries is decorated with hundreds of reliefs carved into the rock, picturing Buddhist deities, past masters of Buddhism, famous temples, real and fantastic animals, mandalas, zodiac signs, and family crests.
The caves were excavated and sculpted by Shingon Buddhist monks between the Kamakura period (1192-1333) and the Edo period (1603-1868). Their history begins in the thirteenth century, when the first shogun established his government in the nearby city of Kamakura.
Tosho-gu in Ueno Park is the real deal – a shrine dating back to 1627 Today 06:09 am JST Today | 07:18 am JST TOKYO
Tokyo is one of the world s most phoenix-like cities. Whether shaken to the ground by earthquakes, reduced to ashes by fire or bombed to smithereens by Allied warplanes, it has risen again every time. As a result, there aren t many old buildings in the Japanese capital, which makes its surviving Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines all the more precious.
Among Tokyo s most venerable shrines, few are as old as Ueno Tosho-gu (上野東照宮). The main structure was built in 1627 and is dedicated to the memory of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1616), the man who unified the feudal domains of Japan and founded the Tokugawa Shogunate.