Tag: Yoshiwara
13
Feb
Kura: Japanese Traditional Warehouses in Shizuoka Prefecture 10
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Partly stone-built kura in Yoshiwara, Fuji City! “Kura” (in Japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”. In traditional Japan, especially during the Edo Era,...
10
Feb
Daruma Festival at Bishamonten Myohouji Temple in Yoshiwara, Fuji City!-富士市吉原で毘沙門天大祭!
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Every year one of the three biggest Daruma Doll Festival is held in Yoshiwara, Fuji City! This year it was held a bit earlier than...
07
Feb
Manhole Covers in Shizuoka Prefecture 24: Yoshiwara (now merged to Fuji City)
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kaguyahime/The Bamboo Cutter Daughter, considered by many as the most beautiful manhole cover in Japan! The same. It is framed in yellow on the road...