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   <title>Nara Accommodation Japan</title>
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   <subtitle>Taishoro Ryokan is Nara accommodation of foreign welcome. 
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   <title>Ohmiwa Shrine</title>
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   <published>2010-07-02T07:24:23Z</published>
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   <summary>Ohmiwa Shrine is located in Sakurai city...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Ohmiwa Shrine is located in Sakurai city, Nara Prefecture.

It takes about 5 minutes on foot from Taishoro Ryokan.

<img alt="Ohmiwa Shrine" src="http://nara.jptravel.net/1haiden-chinowa.JPG" width="420" height="315" />
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      <![CDATA[The main buildings are not especially old.

They date from 1664, but they stand out handsomely against the green of the mountains.

<img alt="sugitama" src="http://nara.jptravel.net/1sugitama.JPG" width="300" height="225" />

Ohmiwa Shrine is a place of pilgrimage especially for sake brewers, who obtain large balls made of sugi wood which are believed to bring good fortune in their business. 

<img alt="sake" src="http://nara.jptravel.net/1kankikou.JPG" width="300" height="225" />

Ohmiwa Shrine is  also a mecca for people deal in medicines, but many other people, whatever their professions, come here at all hours of the day and night to make vows and ask favours of the gods.
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   <title>Yumedono in Horyuji</title>
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   <published>2010-06-17T04:07:16Z</published>
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   <summary>Horyuji Yumedono will guide you.  Yumedo...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Horyuji Yumedono will guide you. 

Yumedono is located in the heart of the Horyuji-Toin. Thre is an enshrined statue, lifesize statue of Prince Shotoku, named 'Guzekannon'. 

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      <![CDATA[The hall is elegant octagonal shaped. 

Yumedono derivation of the name, the Buddha appeared in a dream of Prince Shotoku, is rooted from the legend that explained the scriptures. 

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I walked around the Yumedono. 

I understand that the octagonal shape. 

Octagonal hall in the oldest surviving building. 

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Yumedono attic. 

One side of the octagon is about 5m, he says. 

The hall was so small I. 

"Pearl of the building," There seems to catch it. 

<img alt="Horyuji Nara-Sightseeing" src="http://nara.jptravel.net/1horyuji.jpg" width="300" height="225" />

Among the many temples in Nara Prefecture, Horyuji and Todaiji is I'm special. Nara temple is representative of the popular divide.

<img alt="niou statue" src="http://nara.jptravel.net/1niou.jpg" width="300" height="225" />

Niou Statue.

Yumedono is to pray for the souls of Prince Shotoku.

Guze Kannon statue in the middle of the hall is a miniature shrine Asuka lacquered Buddha have been preserved since ancient times as a secret one.

Only twice a year in spring and fall, there gokaicho Guze Kannon image. 
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