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The Priests, Dressed In Old-fashioned Costumes, Also Wore Old-fashioned Shoes Called ASA-GUTSU On Their Feet

The Staircase, With Its Many Layers Of Similar Structures, Looked Like A Fractal Design

There Are Eight National Treasures In The Museum Of The Imperial Collections, But It Is Difficult To See Them All Because They Are Only Open To The Public A Little At A Time

It Is Interesting To Note That The Boundary Between “modern” And “contemporary” Is Different In Different Times And Places

The INTERMEDIATHEQUE Facility At KITTE Is A Permanent Exhibition Facility For Academic Specimens Accumulated By The University Of Tokyo Since Its Establishment In 1877

As The Japanese Economy Shrank, It Seemed As If Things Not Directly Related To Life, Such As Museums Built During The Bubble Economy, Were Slowly Disappearing

The Newly Completed Shibuya Sakura Stage Has An Intricate Escalator Structure, Perhaps Reflecting Its Complexity

Ueno Toshogu Shrine, Which Overcame World War II And Other Disasters And Was Rebuilt In 1651, Still Waits For Visitors Today, And Is Also Believed To Be A God Of Luck

The Head Office Of The Bank Of Japan Is Still Located In Honseki-cho, Where The Only Gold Mint In Edo Used To Be Located, And Continues To Play A Major Role In Finance

The Horyuji Temple Donation Treasures Housed In The Tokyo National Museum Are Believed To Be Treasures Donated To The Imperial Family In Bulk To Prevent From Being Scattered

Despite The Fact That The Library Offers Access To Famous Photo Collections, It Is Difficult To Look At The Exhibit And Not Think About The Library

The Presence Of Showrooms Of Domestic Automakers At The Ginza 4-chome Intersection Is Probably Proof That Automakers Play A Role In The Japanese Economy

Japanese Nationals Need To Apply For A Visa To Enter China, But It Is Said That Obtaining A Chinese Visa Is 'a Pain In The Ass'

The Kuhonbutsu, Which Is The Temple's Common Name, Does Not Include Shakyamuni Buddha, Who Is Seated In The Main Hall

The Sacred Horse At Kanda Myojin In Kanda Was Not A Mystical White Horse, Nor A Beautiful Looking Horse, But A Lovely Pony

The Amphitheater Is An Ancient Roman Term For A Facility Where Gladiatorial Games And Other Spectacles Were Held

The Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery's Collection, Known As The 'Terada Collection,' Was Donated By A Man Named Kotaro Terada

The Mitsui Main Building Is Said To Have Cost About 10 Times As Much As A Typical Office Building At The Time

The Area Where The Hie Jinja Shrine Is Located Was Once A Castle Called Hoshigaoka Castle Back In Time

Standing In The Square, Which Is Paved With Cobblestones And Reminiscent Of The Old Town In Europe, And Looking At The Akasaka Palace, You Feel As If You Are Not In Japan At All

The Reason Why Many Gardens In Tokyo Have A Difference In Elevation Is Because Such Terrain Offers A Good View And Makes It Easier To Create Waterfalls

I Have Never Paid Attention To The Types Of Bamboo, But The Forestry Agency's Website Says There Are A Surprisingly Large Number Of Species

The Clock Tower, Which Was The Main Entrance To The Factory And Housed The Head Office Functions And Sales Department, Has Shrunk To The Foot Of The Glass-fronted Head Office Building

The Exterior Of The Tokyo National Museum, Which Is Built In The Imperial Crown Style, An Architectural Style That Blends Japanese And Western Styles, Has A Western Interior

The Staircase In The Asian Gallery, Which Is Made Up Of Straight Lines, Just Like The Exterior, Is Beautiful And Looks Like A Geometric Pattern

The Buddha Images In The Museum Seem To Be More Of A Work Of Art Than An Object Of Faith, But If Money Box Were Placed, I Have A Feeling That A Lot Of People Would Make A Donation

Compared To Senso-ji Temple, Which Attracts An Alarmingly Large Number Of Tourists, Zojo-ji Temple In Shiba Attracts Fewer Tourists

It Was A Bit Surreal To See The Portable Shrine On The Back Of A Truck Riding Through The Town Alone, With No Shrine Parishioners Around

The Elevator Still In Operation At The Okuno Building Is Said To Be The First Elevator Installed In Japan For A Private Residence

I Was Born In Tokyo, But This Is My First Time In Tokyo, Where The OB/GYN Clinic Is Located

Adachi Market, Which Is Not Usually Open To General Consumers, Is Open To Visitors On Adachi Market Day

The Yatsu Daikanon, Or Great Buddha, Is Only 8.5 Meters Tall, Including The Pedestal, And Sits Quietly Among The Surrounding Houses

I Am Afraid Of Heights, But My Brain Does Not Seem To Be Able To Recognize That I Am High Above A Certain Height

The Skyscrapers In Nishi-Shinjuku Are Built Based On The Bottom Of A Reservoir That Was Once Dug Down

The Shape Of The Cocoon Tower Was Born From The Client's Request To Create Something That Was Not A Square

Looking At The Gilded Mikoshi, It Seems To Me That Japan's Idea Of Godliness Is Not Fundamentally Different From That Of Southeast Asia

I Wonder What A Photograph Taken Digitally Will Look Like Half A Century From Now

If You Go To The Back Of Yasukuni Shrine, You Will Find A Garden With A Pond And Tea Ceremony Rooms

Some Religions Consider Abraham, Moses, Jesus, And Muhammad As False Prophets Sent From The World Of Darkness

The Observation Deck At Terminal 2 Of Haneda Airport Is Located Inside The Building And Offers A Comfortable View Regardless Of Weather Conditions