Japan’s Famous Landmarks
Yomeimon Detail, Nikko
A detail from the carved woodwork of the Yomeimon, or Gate of Sunlight in Nikko. Some 130,000 craftsmen worked with an unlimited budget on the woodwork of Toshogu shrine, built in 1636 in honor of Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Toro Lanterns
Nikko, Japan
Huge bronze toro lanterns in the shade of the late-afternoon sun in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture.
Japan’s Famous Celebrities
Norika Fujiwara
* After several years of model work, Norika Fujiwara has since worked internationally as a journalist and spokesperson, including acting as an ambassador of Japanese - Korean friendship during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, reporting from the 2004 Olympics in Greece, and going to Afghanistan and holding a photo exhibition there.
Japan’s Famous Landmarks
Todaiji
Nara, Japan
Tōdai-ji , meaning the Eastern Great Temple, is a Buddhist temple complex located in the city of Nara, Japan. Its Great Buddha Hall (Daibutsuden), reputedly the largest wooden building in the world, houses a colossal bronze statue of the Buddha Vairocana, known in Japanese simply as the Daibutsu The temple also serves as the Japanese headquarters of the Kegon school of Buddhism. The temple is a listed UNESCO World Heritage site as "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara," together with seven other sites including temples, shrines and places in the city of Nara. Sika deer, regarded as messengers of the gods in the Shinto religion, roam the grounds freely.
Japan’s Famous Landmarks
Mt. Fuji
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