Work began Thursday to erase graffiti drawn on the main building of the Zenkoji Buddhist Temple in Nagano City last month after it declined to… ...full story at Japan Today
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Nagano »
YouTube video Imagens da viagem até Nagano usando o Shinkansen Asama. Visita ao famoso Templo Zenkoji |
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Crime › Temple sprayed with graffiti after withdrawing from Olympic torch relay » Japan Today Graffiti was found on the main building of Zenkoji Buddhist Temple in the city of Nagano on Sunday morning, after the major temple declined Friday… |
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Temple defaced after torch refusal »
Japan Times ![]() NAGANO (Kyodo) Zenkoji Temple in the city of Nagano was vandalized between Saturday night and Sunday morning with spray-painted graffiti, police said. Read the full story . . . |
| 06 Sep 08 |
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Zenkoji Temple Nagano » Japan Visitor 善光寺Zenkoji is Nagano's must-see sight and one of the most famous temples in Japan.Dating from the 7th century, Zenkoji keeps the Ikko-Sanzon Amida Nyorai, supposedly the first Buddhist image to arrive in Japan (from Korea in the 6th century). A c... |
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Citing Tibet, temple spurns Olympic torch »
Japan Times ![]() NAGANO — Zenkoji, the city of Nagano's main temple, declined Friday to serve as the starting point of the Japan leg of the torch relay for the Beijing Olympics, citing safety concerns and the crackdown on Buddhists in Tibet. Read the full story . . . |
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Sports › Zenkoji Temple may not host opening ceremony for torch relay » Japan Today Zenkoji Temple, designated as the starting point for the Nagano leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay, is considering withdrawing from hosting an opening ceremony… |