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VIDEO| Exploring Japan: How to visit shrines and temples

In the next few days, Japanese will be headed to shrines and temples to usher in the new year.
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Celebrate New Year's in the Oshogatsu fashion

New Year’s, or oshogatsu, is one of Japan’s most important and longest holidays. Although oshogatsu originally referred to the whole month of January, most people associate it with the first three days (sanga nichi) of the month.
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MY FAVES: Shrines and temples to visit in Japan

The Land of the Rising Sun is home to numerous Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples.
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Did you know?: New Year, one of Japan’s most important holidays

New Year’s, or oshogatsu, is one of Japan’s most important and longest holidays.
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VIDEO| Speakin' Japanese: Greet gods of the Land of Rising Sun!

In Japan, there are thousands of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples located throughout the nation, and we Japanese often visit them to purify ourselves on various occasions, such as birth, marriage, traditional 7-5-3 celebrations or during Oshogatsu New Year Days.
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Exploring Japan: ‘Little Edo’ Kawagoe take you back in time

Streets lined with traditional clay-walled warehouses, a three-tiered bell tower, a majestic castle and numerous Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples make Kawagoe a highlight of eastern Japan.
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VIDEO| Soaking in the culture in Japan's charming city of Kamakura

If you have vacation days saved up, you should consider planning a visit to Kamakura. This small charming city is full of temples, shrines, beaches, and monuments, and remains to be a very popular tourist location.
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Japanese Gardens: From the exotic to the meditative

There is no denying that gardens in any country are beautiful, and Japanese gardens are no exception! In general a Japanese garden makes use of its own natural qualities, and due to their meditative aspects it will come as no surprise that some of the most famous gardens in Japan can be found around temples.
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In Japan, Kyoto's secluded gardens filled with beauty

Kyoto is like a sprawling open-air museum which captivates by its peaceful demeanor, cobblestoned alleys, and intricately raked sand gardens.
Japanese cemeteries are neat and clean.
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Cemeteries in Japan: The aesthetic appeal of an unusual attraction

Cultures differ in how they deal with the passing of friends and family, certainly in the manner of burial and the aesthetic of cemeteries.