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Tokyo snapshot: Karasuyama town boasts 26 Buddhist temples

Tokyo snapshot: Karasuyama town boasts 26 Buddhist temples

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2015, shows a bus stop sign in the Kitakarasuyama area of Tokyo's Karasuyama district, popularly known as Karasuyama Teramachi, or "temple town." There exist 26 Buddhist temples in this particular area alone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Woodblock print master Kitagawa Utamaro's tomb

Tokyo snapshot: Woodblock print master Kitagawa Utamaro's tomb

Photo taken at Senkoji temple in the Kitakarasuyama area of Tokyo's Karasuyama district Oct. 15, 2015, shows a tomb of famous feudal-era master ukiyoe woodblock print artist Kitagawa Utamaro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Shadows of stupas, tombs shown on temple wall

Tokyo snapshot: Shadows of stupas, tombs shown on temple wall

Photo taken on Oct.8, 2015, shows the shadows of nearby tombs and Buddhist stupas reflected on the wall of one of the 26 temples dotting the Kitakarasuyama area of Tokyo's Karasuyama district, known as Karasuyama Teramachi or "temple town." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Pond in Karasuyama "temple town"

Tokyo snapshot: Pond in Karasuyama "temple town"

Photo taken on Oct. 8, 2015, shows a groundwater-filled pond, a winter home for Siberian wild ducks, nestled quietly in part of a "temple town" in the Kitakarasuyama area of Tokyo's Karasuyama district. The pond is situated in the compounds of Kogakuin, one of 26 Buddhist temples dotting the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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