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Gates Gates mark the entrance to the temple grounds. There is usually one main gate, and possibly several additional gates, along the temple's main approach. Example: Sanmon Gate of Kenchoji in Kamakura. Bell On New Year's Eve, temple bells are rung 108 times, corresponding to the Buddhist concept of 108 worldly desires. Example: Great Bell of Kenchoji in Kamakura.

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Temples are the places of worship in Japanese Buddhism. Virtually every Japanese municipality has at least one temple, while large cultural centers like Kyoto have several thousands. Temples store and display sacred Buddhist objects. Some temples used to be monasteries, and some still function as such. Structures typically found at Japanese temples are: Main hall The sacred objects of worship, such as statues, are displayed in the main hall. Main halls are called kondo, hondo, butsuden, amidado or hatto in Japanese.

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If sitting cross legged for long periods trying not to move is not for you though, perhaps the best starting point for a quick tour of the area is directly in front of the main station in a small square where the statue of a gentleman in a crumpled looking suit and holding a rectangular suitcase is one of the most recognizable in Japan – let alone Tokyo.

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Chi-sato Morishita - Japanese Sexy Girl - Lined with old style restaurants and cafes serving traditional snacks, lunches and beverages – including the quasi-lemonade drink ‘Ramune’ and crushed ice available with a variety of toppings that has proven a Japanese summer staple for centuries, and even an old style toy-cum-sweet shop for kids to browse though and adults to reminisce over, this is one temple approach to make the trip to see – even if the temple is closed after 6:00pm.

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Ayano Washizu- Japanese Sexy Girl Of prime importance in as far as historical elements go, bar the fact that the area was once under the sea, is the resident Narihira Santosen Temple – a short 5 minute or so walk from the main Shibamata Station on the Keisei Kanamachi Line that bisects the area. Home to a famous ‘bound Jizo’ dating back to the Japanese Edo-era (1603-1867), the temple is a popular destination at New Year when many from outside the area head to Katsushika presumably seeking the protection of resident Buddhist deities.

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Ayana Sakai - Japanese Hot Babe - Few areas of Tokyo invoke as much of an image of a single person as do Shibamata in Katsushika Ward in the extreme north east of the city. Fewer still can combine this fame based on one person with that linked to a temple known to pull in the visitors from around the city and wider Kanto district.Far from being one of your classier neighborhoods, Shibamata is the area the working class folk of much of the eastern half of Tokyo in areas such as Adachi, Sumida, Edogawa and Arakawa refer to as ‘downtown’.

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Kyoko Hasegawa - Japanese Hot Idol - Kiyoshi Atsumi, the male lead in the movie over time ‘became’ Tora-san with many Japanese not easily recalling the name of the actual actor. In fact Kiyoshi Atsumi was a stage name – his birth name being Yasuo Tadokoro when he was born in Tokyo in the early Spring of 1928. Today, his statue actually serves as something of a pilgrimage to rival that of the nearby temple with many fans coming from near and far – home and abroad – to see what he looked like up close; even if it is in a dark shade of bronze!

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