440 years ago, the Jōhana Betsuin Zentoku-ji Temple, a branch temple of Kyoto's Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, moved to Jōhana in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture. Jōhana flourished as a temple town and is known as "Little Kyoto of Etchū." Inami also has a branch temple of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, the Shinshu Ōtani-ha Inami Betsuin Zuizen-ji Temple...
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明治時代に建てられた家屋が今も多く残る岩瀬の街並みの一角にある 富山県中新川郡立山町出身の陶芸家として活躍される「釋永岳」さんの住まい兼工房を訪れました。 岩瀬地区は、江戸初期から日本海を行き来する北前船の港町として栄え...
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Yao Town is nationally famous for the "Owara Kaze no Bon" festival. I set foot in Yao Town for the first time, as it is also the hometown of my husband's mother, who is from Toyama. Entering Yao Town and proceeding along a narrow, winding mountain path, I came across the "SHIMOO DES..." studio, run by the artist duo of Kazuhiko and Saori Shimoo.
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The French restaurant "Saveur," formerly located on the B1 floor of the main building of the resort hotel "River Retreat Garaku," reopened on May 22, 2014, as "L'évo." Aiming for authentic local production and consumption, owner-chef Taniguchi...
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The French restaurant "Saveur," formerly located on the B1 floor of the main building of the resort hotel "River Retreat Garaku," reopened on May 22, 2014, as "L'évo." Aiming for authentic local production and consumption, owner-chef Taniguchi...
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