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Saiho-ji Moss GardenGardens in Osaka, Japan Saiho-ji, Kyoto, Japan Kyoto’s famous moss garden can only be visited by applying in writing, many months in advance. Those lucky enough to gain entry walk paths past lush moss, which is lit with a shimmering tracery of light falling through the trees overhead. In the autumn the place is ablaze with maples, their reflections burning in the lake. It is one of the oldest surviving gardens in Japan, founded in the 8th century; its present layout dates form the 14th century. Visit the garden every year on Ross Garden Tours Japan Cherry Blossom tour.
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Shiatsu MassageArts, Crafts & Cookery in Tokyo, Japan To become a fully qualified Shiatsu therapist in Japan, you’ll need to be able to speak enough Japanese to be able to understand your anatomy, physiology and pathology lessons and to discuss Shiatsu theory – and after that, it takes another three years and the passing of official examinations to qualify.
However, if a certificate isn’t your aim but an authentic experience is, then you can still go to Japan and get the chi flowing with a two-month Shiatsu massage course at the Japan Shiatsu College specially designed for non-Japanese speakers who don’t have the required technical background. You’ll learn the traditional method based on the system developed by Tokujiro Namikoshi in 1912, exploring how diagnosis and treatment through touch can be used for lymphatic, muscular, skeletal and nervous problems and to alleviate stress.
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Fushimi Inari ShrineTemples in Kyoto, Japan I took a lot of photos in Japan, but these are the ones I look at most. It's just such a feat that these tori gates have been built here, in these eiry corridors all the way up the mountain. As much as anything else it's a surprise. When you approach the tori tunnel from the main temple at the bottom of the hill you can only see a few hundred metres worth of vermilion – people gather here taking photos, and I did the same – not realising that these gates are just the sentinels or the forward party for the thousands that follow. And it doesn't get old. Walking up the hill I didn't stop being impressed by the rows on rows of gates. In some places, like at the beginning and along flatter areas, the gates are put up right beside each other in almost closed corridors which you can only see fingers of green through, but in some places they're set almost a metre apart from each other, looking all the more striking for being able to see the forest though them - because there is really nothing else up here. The whole hill is a thank you to the gods of prosperity – that's what these gates are, thank yous to the Inari gods who look after rice, sake and now business. Each gate has a message carved into it, usually a thank you, some from individuals, some from companies. Some of the other gates are hopeful prayers to prosperity. You really should take the time to walk up the hill – it was one of the highlights of my trip to Japan. There are stairs but it's steep in parts, and it's about four kilometres walk, a lot of it on a sharp incline, but think about people carrying the gates up and maintaining them and you'll get some perspective about walking with your water bottle and camera. The view from the top is charming and you pass little cafes on the way, but all that is nothing compared to the rows on rows of gates which I feel useless to describe, suffice to say that it's like nothing else. Statues of foxes guard the ways, many of them wearing red bibs or with keys in their mouths, they are the keepers of the granary, and the hill was littered with cat litters – maybe the equivalent of the stone foxes? The atmosphere is still, quiet and very peaceful, despite, or possibly even aided but the exertion of climbing the hill, and all metaphor and pretty strings of words aside this was an entirely magical experience. I really felt like I was seeing something I had never seen before, which was totally true.
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Historic Monuments of Ancient NaraArchaeological Sites in Osaka, Japan Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change. Copyright © UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved.
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Waterfalls of Sounkyo GorgeWaterfalls in Hokaido, Japan Hokkaido's Sounkyo Gorge is known for its many waterfalls. None is especially large but many are very beautiful. A road leads through the gorge and there are many viewpoints from which to observe the lovely waterfalls.
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