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A dramatic view of perhaps the most famous of Kyoto's temples, the "Gold pavilion." It was originally built in the 1300s, and given to the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, but was destroyed in an arson attack in 1950. Rebuilt in 1955, the gold leaf covering was only completely restored in 1987. Like the "Silver pavilion," this is only a nickname, and the formal temple name is Rokuonji.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: Y101315 (10-1315 on package)
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Perhaps the most famous of Kyoto's temples, this is the "Gold pavilion." It was originally built in the 1300s, and given to the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, but was destroyed in an arson attack in 1950. Rebuilt in 1955, the gold leaf covering was only completely restored in 1987. Actually, "Gold pavilion" is only a nickname, and the formal temple name is Rokuonji.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM81835 (M81-835 on package)
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The classic view of the Itsukushima shrine, looking out into the bay at the great torii. This Shinto ceremonial gateway was completed in 1875, and is unusual in being sited in the tidal part of the bay.
This is famous as one of the traditional "Three sights of Japan" - and since 1996 has been registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B51203 (51-203 on package)
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This spectacular entrance, Yōmeimon, is the central feature of this World Heritage site in Nikkō (Tochigi). The whole site is a Shinto shrine (Tōshōgu) built in the early 1600s to honour Tokugawa Ieyasu, the very first Shogun of the Tokugawa era. Since he was the most powerful man in Japan at the time, perhaps it is not so surprising that for a Shinto building this is unusually ornate.
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Code: BM81856 (M81-856 on package)
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Registered since 1996 as a UNESCO World Heritage site, and famous as one of the traditional "Three sights of Japan", this is the great torii, or Shinto ceremonial gateway of Itsukushima shrine, submerged by the tide. This is actually a very unusual view, looking in from the sea, and emphasising the massive scale of the structure.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10776 (10-776 on package)
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A pagoda in the morning sun... somewhere in Yamanashi.
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A Yanoman puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: Y101326 (10-1326 on package)
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This temple in the north of Japan was originally founded by the monk Ennin, who hailed from Tochigi (home of the Imaginatorium) in around 794 AD. But this building, Konjikidō (lit. "gold-coloured hall", being decorated with gold leaf), was originally built in the 12th century and is now protected by a modern outer shell building which we see here, in its beautiful mountain setting.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11385 (11-385 on package)
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Near the southern tip of the Kii peninsula below Kyoto, this pagoda, just part of the temple complex, enjoys a commanding view of the impressive Nachi falls. Although the falls are actually across a valley, a suitable viewpoint brings them into the same picture.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10781 (10-781 on package)
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This very famous temple is trestled out from the side of the hill overlooking Kyoto. The original temple is said to have been founded more than 1200 years ago, but most of the present structure dates from the 1600s.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10786 (10-786 on package)
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Restrained, yet shapely, this large Shinto shrine complex nestles in graceful woods. Its full title is Kirishima-jingû, indicating a more important location than the usual -jinja, and indeed this site holds a number of national treasures.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10725 (10-725 on package)
Retail price ¥2500 |
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A dramatic moonlit view of the garden of the Kyoto temple of Tō-ji, showing the historic pagoda which is the tallest wooden building in Japan.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E10802 (10-802 on package)
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A view of the steps leading to the entrance, known as Yōmeimon, to the Shinto shrine of Tōshōgu. This very ornate Shinto shrine was built in the early 1600s to honour Tokugawa Ieyasu, the very first Shogun of the Tokugawa era, and the most powerful man in Japan at the time.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11442 (11-442 on package)
Retail price ¥3000 |
