This is the largest bronze Buddha in the world, weighing 380 tons! With a history of 1,200 years, it's also a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Todaiji Temple | Review by 屋婷婷
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Hotel New Otani Tokyo
Doors opened ahead of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics here at Hotel New Otani Tokyo, a luxury hotel that remains a city favorite among domestic and global travelers for its seamless blend of extensive facilities with refined Japanese touches.
This hotel is huge! Every time I walk around, it feels like I'm in a maze. There are so many shops and restaurants, you could spend all day exploring and still not see everything!
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Niigata Soshinju Hakusan Shrine
Hakusan Shrine is located in central Niigata City and is affectionately known by locals as “Hakusan-sama.” As Niigata’s guardian shrine with a history spanning more than 1,000 years, it draws many visitors who come to worship. The shrine’s main enshrined deity, “Hakusan-sama,” is also known as Kikuri-hime-no-Okami. Based on the story in which she mediated a quarrel between the married deities Izanagi and Izanami and helped reconcile them, she is widely revered as a match-making deity.
Now I get why they call it the guardian shrine—its vibe is incredibly steady. The second I walked in, my mood instantly lifted.
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Tsutenkaku Tower
A steel tower which looks like the Eiffel Tower and 75 meters high was built In 1912, on top of a building which was the motif of the Arc de Triomphe, and named “Tsutenkaku” meaning “A building reaching the heaven'' by Nangaku Fujisawa, a Confucian in the early Meiji period. After being broken down due to a fire, citizens lobbied for rebuilding and the current 2nd Tsutenkaku was built in 1956.
The century-old fugu restaurant in front of Tsutenkaku Tower closed last year, so you probably won't see the iconic pufferfish lantern street view anymore.
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