FUKUOKA, JAPAN – DECEMBER 2: Dazaifu shrine in Fukuoka, Japan on December 2, 2014. Built over Sugawara no Michizane’s grave, one of main shrines dedicated to Tenjin, the deified form of MichizaneKumamoto, Japan – August 23, 2015: Kumamoto castle at dusk. Kumamoto Castle is considered one of the three premier castles in Japan. It was established in 1467 and was reconstructed in 1960.Nanzoin in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.nanzo-in Temple Shingon sect Buddhist temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.bronze statue of a reclining Buddha the largest bronze statue in the worldNanzoin Temple in Fukuoka is home to a huge statue of the Reclining Buddha (Nehanzo) which claims to be the largest bronze statue in the world.
Laysan Island Cyclorama is seen at Macbride Hall on March 23, 2023. As a collection of the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, the cyclorama replicates the avian population and scenery of the Hawaiian island, Laysan before the 1910s. (Shuntaro Kawasaki/The Daily Iowan)USGS photo July 2010OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Ki’i in Pu’uhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, HawaiiUSA Hawaii, Big Island, Pu‘uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park.SONY DSCXIR213983 Meeting between the Expedition Party of Otto von Kotzebue (1788-1846) and King Kamehameha I (1740/52-1819) Ovayhi Island (colour litho) by Choris, Ludwig (Louis) (1795-1828) (after); colour lithograph; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add. info.: Entrevue de l’expedition de Kotzebue avec le roi Tammeamea dans l’ile d’Ovayhi); Giraudon; Russian, out of copyright