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Fast find, but none of the 4 TBs to be seen anywhere. TFTC 

I will take the chance and finally log this site that I wanted to log for quite some time and never did.

Horyuji is one of Japan's oldest temples. Its main hall, five storied pagoda and central gate, dating from the 7th century, are the world's oldest surviving wooden structures. It is close to the city of Nara in Japan, designated a World Heritage site in 1993. You can find the according entry here: http://whc.unesco.org/pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=660 .
More information on Wikipedia here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horyuji 

This is the Butterfly House in the city of Itami in Japan. It is located within a nice park called Koyaike Park. There is also a big pond with a miniature copy of the Japanese archipelago.
Here is their website: http://www.itakon.com/ 

Sumiyoshi Yamate Pet Cemetery in Kobe, Japan. A new and still small pet cemetery on a river bank. 

This is a pretty big sun dial which is part of a children's playground in Kobe, Japan. 

Oji Zoo in Kobe, Japan. Their main attraction is panda bears. Here is their website: http://ojizoo.jp/ (japanese only) 

This is the Osaka Symphony Hall in Japan. It is home to the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and the Osaka Symphoniker. Here is their website for more information http://www.asahi.co.jp/symphony/symphonyE.html . 

Nice zoo although the animals look just as sad as in all the other zoos of the world. Thanks for the ONLY cache in Bangkok which has deserved many more.
 

These part of the wall are part of an exhibiton piece about the history of the wall at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin. They are standing exactly where the "real" wall used to be. 

This is Dondo Dam in Japan. It is in an area called Suzurandai, which is north of Kobe City. The lake is called Lake Tsukuhara.
Dam height: 71,5 meters
Crest length: 260 meters
Dam volume: 370.000 cu.meters
Watershed area: 329,5 sq.km
Reservoir area: 105 ha
Effective capacity of reservoir: 17.800.000 cu.m
Built: 1968-1989

Here is a webpage about the dam in Japanese http://wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jdf/Dambinran/binran/All/All_1514.html 

The Akashi-Kaikyo Ohashi in Akashi(Japan) which links the main island of Honshuu to Awaji Island is the longest Cable-Suspension Bridge of the world with a center span of 1,990.8 m (6,532 ft, or 1.24 miles). Guiness world record entry is here: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=49843
More information can be found here http://www.hsba.go.jp/bridge/e-akasi.htm 

This is an old lighthouse at Kobe Harbour in Japan. It was built in 1937.