Ōmidō is temple #25 on the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage circuit. My pilgrimage to the 33 temples was the singular reason that I drove 3 hours and 150 kilometers from where I live to visit this temple. ...
From tsukuba station, it is an easy 40min bus ride to the base of mount tsukuba, there are multiple ways of getting to the top, in case walking is not favourable. there is a beautiful shrine near th...
There are not many mountains where you can take your dog with you but this place is very dog friendly. They have a ropeway that takes you near the top of the mountain for 580 yen for adults and 200 y...
This is located in the bed of Mt. Tsukuba. This is a holy place where many visitors can be found specially in new year holidays. This is also an entrance of the Mt. Tsukuba for whom loving trekking an...
It is a new building, although it is a magnificent mountain gate and main hall. It was built in 782 and has a history of 1400 years. Tsukubayama Shrine survived by the abolition of Buddhism in the Meiji era . This temple was abandoned After that, it became a group of Tokyo Gokokuji Temple of the Shingon sect Toyoyama school. The principal image is Senju Kannon Bodhisattva . 48-handed Bodhisattva.
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Ōmidō is temple #25 on the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage circuit. My pilgrimage to the 33 temples was the singular reason that I drove 3 hours and 150 kilometers from where I live to visit this temple. ...
Beautiful day excursion in Tsukuba
From tsukuba station, it is an easy 40min bus ride to the base of mount tsukuba, there are multiple ways of getting to the top, in case walking is not favourable. there is a beautiful shrine near th...
mountain climbing with my puppy
There are not many mountains where you can take your dog with you but this place is very dog friendly. They have a ropeway that takes you near the top of the mountain for 580 yen for adults and 200 y...
A Japanese holy place in science city
This is located in the bed of Mt. Tsukuba. This is a holy place where many visitors can be found specially in new year holidays. This is also an entrance of the Mt. Tsukuba for whom loving trekking an...
The red stamps are lined with fine fonts
It is a new building, although it is a magnificent mountain gate and main hall. It was built in 782 and has a history of 1400 years. Tsukubayama Shrine survived by the abolition of Buddhism in the Meiji era . This temple was abandoned After that, it became a group of Tokyo Gokokuji Temple of the Shingon sect Toyoyama school. The principal image is Senju Kannon Bodhisattva . 48-handed Bodhisattva.