Mt. Nokogiri

Buddharama

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May 29th 2008
So not much is new, work is going well and I've been having a blast with my friends. Yesterday was my day off and I decided to get out of the city for the day and went to the south of Chiba to Nihhon-Ji, a temple established 725 a.d.. It is located on the top of the "Saw Mountains", named because they look like the teeth of a saw blade. In the 1700's Jingoro Eirei Ono and his 27 apprentices spe ... read more

Asia » Japan » Chiba

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more