Kegon Falls Poster:Mountain Rabbit Date of post:2007/05/29(Tue) 00:15 No.97 | |
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Kegon Falls in NIKKO, It is one of the most famous Falls in Japan. It is 95m high or more. Many peoples come to see this Falls in every seasons.
(The picture taken by Mountain Rabbit, 24.May '07 )
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| Re: Kegon Falls Mountain Rabbit - 2007/05/29(Tue) 08:48 No.98 | |
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NIKKO is sacred ground of Buddhism and Shintoism from old time. The Kegon is a name, one of Sutras(Bibles of Buddhism). There are UNESCO world heritages in NIKKO as like as Tohshohgoo thrine and Rinnoji temple.
(The picture is Tohshohgoo)
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| Re: Kegon Falls Mountain Rabbit - 2007/06/01(Fri) 21:24 No.103 | |
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It is said in old Japanese proverb, "Before see NIKKOU , Do not say KEKKOU" "KEKKOU" means "very good"in japanese language. In case of this proverb, NIKKOU means TOHSHOUGOO. But I do want to say that "Before see NIKKOU's nature world, Do not say KEKKOU"
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| Re: Kegon Falls Mountain Rabbit - 2007/06/01(Fri) 22:35 No.104 | |
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Just now in mountain side of NIKKOU, Syakunage( one kind of Rhododendron) is in full blown.
and many other kind of flowers are blooming.
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| Re: Kegon Falls Mountain Rabbit - 2007/06/02(Sat) 20:23 No.105 | |
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This is ZUMI(Japanese name)flower, A kind of Rosaceous
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| Re: Kegon Falls Mountain Rabbit - 2007/06/02(Sat) 20:29 No.106 | |
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This is SAKURA SUMIRE, A kind of Viola.
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