Ep. 081: Temple of the Kudzu Well (5:59 min)

Fujii-dera, named for the arrowroot or kudzu vine, is found at the end of a shopping street in a suburb of Osaka. Learn more about it in this episode of--

TEMPLE TALES!

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Ep. 064: Little Pilgrimages in Edo-Tokyo (5:09 min)

Let's wander a bit in Tokyo, exploring a few of the short pilgrimages I undertook there in this episode of--

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Ep. 026: Kofuns, the "Pyramids" of Japan (13:57 min)

Egypt has the pyramids, but those aren't the world's only burial mounds. In Japan, they're called kofun, meaning simply "ancient tombs," and we'll visit a few on this episode of--

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Ep. 024: Japan's Seven Lucky Gods (13:11 min)

If you liked China's Eight Immortals, you'll probably like Japan's Seven Lucky Gods, too!

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Ep 018: The Shrine of the Shogun (11:17 min)

Let's visit a quiet corner hidden away in the very heart of Tokyo's version of "Central Park" where the spirit of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first Shogun, is enshrined.

All this on today's episode of--

TEMPLE TALES!

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