Yanaka Cemetery

Yanaka District - Yanaka, Tokyo, Japan

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November 28th 2008
Yanaka District - Yanaka, Tokyo, Japan To the north of Ueno Park is Yanaka district. It is one of the only sections of Tokyo that remained undamaged after the bombing of World War II. I walked to it and wandered down some side streets, stumbling upon the Jyomyoin Temple. On a sign in front of the temple, it said that there were supposedly 84,000 jizos (Shinto god who protects childr ... read more

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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