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Koi (Nishikigoi - Japanese carp) in a garden pond at Tenryu-ji in Kyoto
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Koi (Decorative Carp) at Tenryu-ji, Kyoto (HDR Photo)
Deano「ヂィノ」 Wormald February 5, 2015

Formally nishikigoi 「錦鯉」, the decorative carp is more commonly called koi 「鯉」 and since the 1800s has been bred purely for its aesthetics. The formal name nishikigoi literally means “brocaded carp”, brocade being the art ...

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Omamori (blessed lucky charms) at Tenryu-ji in Kyoto
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7 Types of Japanese Amulets: Omamori at Tenryu-ji in Kyoto (HDR Photo)
Deano「ヂィノ」 Wormald December 4, 2014

Good luck in exams, safety in traffic, prosperity in business and finding someone to marry… all types of good fortune that can be obtained from a small amulet – the Japanese omamori 「お守り」. Omamori 「amulet, ...

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Large abbey 「大方丈 ōhōjō」 at Tenryu-ji, Kyoto
Featured, Kyōto「京都」, World Heritage site
List of World Heritage Sites in Kyoto
Deano「ヂィノ」 Wormald March 23, 2014

There are 17 individual shrines, temples and one castle on the UNESCO list of world heritage sites in Kyoto. Collectively the sites are known as the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. List of World Heritage ...

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