Tag: Shrine

In historic Rattanakosin, nestled among some of the oldest and most recognisable structures in the heart of Bangkok, lies the spiritual centre of the city. Known as the City Pillar Shrine or san lak mueang, this modest marble-clad building, located opposite Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emera...

Thailand is well-known for its enormous collection of attractive temples and places of Buddhist worship. The outstanding Erawan Shrine is one of them since it is an artful Hindu place of worship in the nation. The Erawan Shrine in Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (Bangkok), known in Thai as Saan Phra Phrom...

Tokyo is a surprisingly grey city full of concrete office buildings, bustling crowds, and glass-lined highrises, and yet one of the most popular attractions at the heart of the city is actually nestled into a quiet urban forest. The Meiji Jingu Shrine takes up a surprisingly large chunk of the comme...

This is one of the fabulous places to visit on the Ginza Hatcho Shrine Tour, and it is really in the middle of an alley. It is the kind of place you would never come across if you did not know this shrine was here. I got a little lost, so you might want to head for “Hodo Koji. It is sai...

I was surprised to encounter the legend of Kamatari Fujiwara in Tokyo. Nara was the capital of Japan at that time. A place far from there. I wonder if he came to the sanctuary of the ancient shrines in Ibaraki and Chiba Prefectures, such as Kashima Jingu Shrine, Katori Jingu Shrine, and Ikisu Jin...

Originally the Sixth Heavenly Shrine, and now a “musubi” shrine dedicated to the god of knotting, Takamusubi no Kami. Dairokutenja was the first god I met when I came to Kanto. There are many mysteries. Oda Nobunaga, who burned down Hieizan, the head temple of Buddhism, called him ...

Ushijima Shrine, a Shinto shrine founded by the Buddhist monk Jikaku Daishi Ennin Since it has been in existence for more than 1,000 years, old remains are casually placed here and there. At first, I visited the shrine mistaking it for a Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine because of the word “Ushijim...

Yes, we may never know how many of the stories online about this cult are factual, half-truths, or lies. I only know what I saw. I’ve written just my short story on this cult of Shambhala for you. I was in for almost three decades. So there is more. A lot more. Enough to fill a book. That book...

This sangaku comes from the Isaniwa Shrine in Matsuyama, Shikoku’s largest city, and is dated 1937. The smallest circle has radius 1. Find the radius of the outer circle in terms of the radius of the small red circle at the center. Here’s a hint: Pythagoras at the center &helli...