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Snapshot: The Great Buddha at Todai-ji

by Jessica Marsden on March 12, 2010

This bronze statue of Buddha is housed in the main building at Todai-ji, which is itself the largest wooden building in the world. When the temple was first built in the 700s, it required the labor of more than two million people and nearly bankrupted Japan. I love the faded reds and turquoise of the [...]

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Snapshot: Kiyomizu Temple

by Jessica Marsden on February 17, 2010

Kiyomizu Temple was our first stop in Kyoto, due mostly to its status as a World Heritage Site (I’m traveling with a collector) and its proximity to our hostel. It turned out to be an ideal introduction to the city. Kyoto is famous among tourists for its temples, shrines, and gardens, and quaint streets like [...]

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A True (Sweets) Paradise, Indeed

by Jessica Marsden on February 15, 2010

Japan is full of wonderful things, many food-related — among them, okonomiyaki pancakes, conveyor belt sushi and convenience-store food of the highest order. But nothing screamed out to be written about here until last night, when we discovered Kyoto’s truly weird “Sweets Paradise.” We were trolling the streets of Kyoto in search of something sweet [...]

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