Utsunomiya's Wakatake Forest is one of the largest bamboo forests in Japan. It covers an area of 24 hectares and is filled with beautiful green and yellow bamboo. This place has used for many shooting spot of movies. There are large swings, athletic equipment, and other facilities where both adults and children can play.
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There are various festivals and dances all over Japan. The Shishiodori (Deer Dance) of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture is one of them. It is a dance to pray for peace in the region and for the elimination of evil.
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At Nakamise in Kawasaki Daishi, a temple famous for its warding off evil spirits, many candy shops cut candy while making rhythmic sounds.
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Monks performing New Year’s prayers at Yakuo-in Temple on Mount Takao
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The sound of the koto played at a shrine on New Year's Day
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Komaba Tokyo university near Shibuya has beautiful Ginko tree street same as Tokyo university in Hongo.
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Engyo-ji Temple, quietly standing on top of Mount Shosha in Himeji, is a filming location for movies such as The Last Samurai. Its solemn atmosphere is wonderful. In autumn, you can see the autumn leaves.
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Yabusame is a traditional archery ceremony performed on horseback. It date back to the Kamakura period and held at various shrine across Japan.The archer in traditional attire shoot arrows at targets while riding at full speed.
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Kyoto's Hozugawa River has a 400-year history of boat rides. Three boatmen skillfully steer the boat down the 16km valley, avoiding rocks over the course of two hours.
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The Sumo tornament of Setagata shrine is one of the three Edo Sumo in Tokyo. It has hold on the autumn festival in Setagaya hachiman shrine near Gotoguji temple day every year.
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The beautiful Eiheiji Temple, located deep in the mountains of Fukui Prefecture, is a training center for Zen of the Soto sect of Buddhism that was built in 1244. The rigor of the training at Eiheiji Temple is well known, and many monks still train there today. If you stay at the temple lodgings, you can experience Zen and participate in morning practices.
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This waterfall is where monks used to purify themselves before climbing Mt. Fuji. It is the Chichi no Shirataki Waterfall and Haha no Shirataki Waterfall of Kawaguchi Asama Shrine.
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