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• June 9, 2011 Gyozafox has been to Evergreen Aviation Museum
  

  Evergreen Aviation Museum

  Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose

  The Spruce Goose, or H-4 Hercules—also called the flying lumberyard—only took flight once. It lifted some 70 feet off the water and flew for around a mile. That was to be the wooden behemoth's... »

  Strange Science, Instruments of Science, Retro-Tech | Edited by chuck, Dylan and 2 others

• June 9, 2011 Gyozafox has been to Okunoin Cemetery
  

  Koya, Japan

  Okunoin Cemetery

  Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum

  The forest surrounding Mount Koya (Koyasan) in Wakayama, a sacred mountain and temple complex founded by the monk Kobo Daishi, serves as a huge cemetery. So huge, in fact, that Okunoin Cemetery,... »

  Memento Mori, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries | Edited by Nicholas Jackson

• June 9, 2011 Gyozafox has been to Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Japan
  

  Hatsukaichi, Japan

  Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima, Japan

  Japanese national treasure originally built in 593 CE

  Itsukushima Shrine is a Shinto shrine located on the island popularly called Miyajima, in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. A UNESCO World Heritage site, it is dedicated to the three daughters of the... »

  Cultures and Civilizations , Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship | Edited by spinkk, Nicholas Jackson and others

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to Ghibli Museum
  

  Kami-renjaku, Japan

  Ghibli Museum

  A magical place that lets you play in and explore the world of Studio Ghibli

  Situated in the suburbs of Mitaka,the Ghibli Museum is both a showcase for the famed animation studio and a playground for children of any age. Known in the west for its films such as Spirited... »

  Museums and Collections | Edited by ack sed and Dylan

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to Sanjusangendo
  

  Kyoto, Japan

  Sanjusangendo

  1001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face

  The Sanjusangendo, or Hall of 33 Bays, in Kyoto is a 390 ft. long wooden building built in 1266. Officially known as Rengeo-in, this Tendai Buddhist temple houses 1001 carved statues of Kannon,... »

  Rites and Rituals | Edited by Josh and spinkk

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden: The Great Buddha Hall
  

  Japan

  Tōdai-ji Daibutsuden: The Great Buddha Hall

  The world's largest wooden building containing a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer which wander the grounds

  There are many amazing things about Tōdai-ji and the Daibutsuden or 'Great Buddha Hall' in Nara, Japan: the gigantic bronze Buddha, which nearly bankrupted Japan to build in 751, or the fact that... »

  Fascinating Fauna, Unusual Monuments, Curious Places of Worship, Giant Buddhas | Edited by Clinton, Dylan and others

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to A-bomb Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan
  

  Hiroshima, Japan

  A-bomb Memorial, Hiroshima, Japan

  Peace Park and the A-bomb dome

  On Monday, August 6th, 1945, at 8:15 am, a US bomber dropped the first nuclear weapon used in warfare over the city of Hiroshima. Estimates of the number killed vary from 90,000 to 166,000... »

  Museums and Collections, Strange Science, Unique Collections, Memento Mori, Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas | Edited by spinkk and Dylan

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to Kintai Bridge
  

  Iwakuni, Japan

  Kintai Bridge

  One of Japan's most famous sights, the bridge was originally built in 1673

  A historical wooden arch bridge in the city of Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, the Kintai Bridge was built in 1673. With a series of five wooden arches, the bridge spans the Nishiki River.... »

  Cultures and Civilizations , Architectural Oddities | Edited by spinkk and Nicholas Jackson

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to Battleship Yamato Museum
  

  Kure, Japan

  Battleship Yamato Museum

  Museum dedicated to the largest warship ever built

  The Japanese battleship Yamato, built in the shipyards at Kure in 1941, was 263 meters long, with 12 Kanpon boilers turning four turbine screws 6 meters (20 ft.) in diameter, at 27 knots (50Km/h)... »

  Unique Collections | Edited by spinkk and Dylan

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to World's largest rice scoop
  

  Miyajima, Japan

  World's largest rice scoop

  This enormous "shamoji" means more to the people of Miyajima than just a way getting rice onto a plate

  Located in the Omotesando shopping street in Miyajima is what is said to be the largest wooden rice scoop in the world. Some 7.7 meters long, 2.7 meters thick and 2.5 tonnes it is said to be made... »

  Unusual Monuments | Edited by spinkk and Dylan

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo trail
  

  Kyoto, Japan

  Tenryu-Ji Shrine's Bamboo trail

  A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese Shrine

  Heavenly Dragon Temple, or Tenryu-ji, is best known for its zen garden, a long and winding path lined with thousands of towering bamboo stalks. Tenryū-ji — more formally known as Tenryū... »

  Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bebeto, Dylan and others

• July 22, 2010 Gyozafox has been to Fushimi Inari Shrine
  

  Kyoto, Japan

  Fushimi Inari Shrine

  The Ten Thousand "Torii" Shrine

  Built in 711, the Fushimi Inari Shrine is the most famous of several thousands shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto God of rice. Foxes are thought to be his messengers of Inari and many fox... »

  Curious Places of Worship | Edited by bebeto and Dylan