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| Tokyo and surrounding town have big buddha
statue (similar to the one in Nara, some
actually bigger). Regardless having been
to Dharamsala, Xia-He (for Labrang Temple)
or not, it is worth checking the sites. Easy
to make it in one-day-trip from Asakusa. |
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| Ushiku has the world tallest buddha statue. This page has its spec. Nearby JR station is called
Ushiku (52.8km from Ueno station). It is
NOT Hitachi-no-Ushiku but simply Ushiku station
on JR Joban Line. Scheduled bus will take
you right to the statue within 30 - 35 minutes
from the station. |
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| Kamakura cannot be missed while you are in Tokyo.
It is 51.0km south-west of Tokyo central
station. Platform at Tokyo station is the
same one for Narita Airport (Kamakura is
opposite direction though). You may enjoy
Yokohama and/or Enoshima with Kamakura to
make it full day trip out of downtown Tokyo.
Kamakura temple town itself could be an alternative
for Kyoto if you did not have time/money
to travel to the old capital city. By the
way, Kamakura had ruled Samurai Japan from
1192 to 1333 (called Kamakura Jidai). |
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| Oofuna Kan-non (next to Kamakura) can be caught on your eyes from the JR train,
it will be on your right window when you
are riding the train from Tokyo to Kamakura.
JR Oofuna (or Ofuna with long O vowel sound)
is one of the junction stations where Tokaido
Line, Negishi Line, Yokosuka Line and Shonan
Monorail turn in and turn out. |
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| Nokogiriyama Nihonji is located about 100km south-east of Tokyo.
Hamakanaya station is on JR Uchibo Line,
107.0km away from Tokyo central station.
Please note that all the Limited Express
(Tokkyu) on the Uchibo Line departs from
the platform of KEIYO Line (not from SOBU
Line platform). You may take Rope-Way to
the temple since it is located in a mountain
top. |
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| Youkoudou at Sensouji Temple in Asakusa. 24 hours to pray. And next to
the building has the oldest wooden building
in Tokyo (15??). |
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