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Windmills Were Spinning Next To The Many Mizuko Jizo Statues At Koan-ji

The Main Hall Of Komyo-ji Temple Could Be Seen At The End Of The Approach Between The Trees

A Mountain Name Is Simply A Title That Has Nothing To Do With The Topography Of The Place Where The Temple Stands

It Is Hard To Believe That The Model For Nio Is The Greek Mythological Hero Hercules

The Third Largest Bronze Buddha Statue In Japan, The Tokyo Daibutsu Is Only 13 Meters Tall

It Was Hard To Believe That The Main Hall, A National Treasure, Was In The Precincts Of The Temple, But The Park In Banna-ji Temple Had A Nondescript Playground Equipment

Banna-ji, Originally A Mansion Of The Ashikaga Clan, Is Still Completely Surrounded By A Dugout

Curiously, Despite Being A Temple, Banna-ji Is Listed As One Of The 100 Most Famous Castles In Japan

A White Elephant Carrying A Flower Pavilion Used In The Flower Festival To Celebrate The Birth Of Buddha Was Placed There

Lanterns In Tokudai-ji

Many Jizo Statues Stand Side By Side At Daen-ji Temple On The Way To Gyoin-zaka

The Former Yotsuya Teramachi, As The Name Implies, Has Many Temples

The Place Where Meguro Fudoson Sits Has Been A Suitable Place For Human Habitation Since Ancient Times

Meguro Fudoson Has Been A Popular Sightseeing Spot For The General Public Since The Edo Period

A Buddhist Monk Alone Was Ringing The Great Bell Of Sojijiji Temple

The Storehouse, Designed By Kengo Kuma And Built In 2018, Stands Next To The Main Hall Of Zuisho-ji

Compared To A University Library, The Sutra Repository At Suwasan Kichijo-ji Temple Seems A Bit Small

The Seated Statue Of Shakyamuni Buddha By The Side Of The Approach In Kichijo-ji Looked As If He Was Continuing His Training

A Large Number Of Ema (votive Picture Tablet) In The Shape Of Frogs Are Dedicated At Enmei-in Temple

Hozen-ji Temple Has A Statue Of Budai With A Big Smile On His Face

Ihokuken In Kotoin Is A Relocated Version Of Sen No Rikyu's Former Residence, Shoin

Visiting Kotoin, A Temple Of Rinzai Zen Buddhism, Does Not Feel Like A Buddhist Temple, But More Like Visiting A Traditional Japanese House

The More One Gazes At The Garden Of Kotoin, Where Maple Trees Are Planted Against A Backdrop Of Bushes, The More One Feels As If It Is Filled With Some Meaning

While Most Of Daitoku-ji's Pagodas Are Closed To The Public, Kotoin Is One Of The Few That Can Be Visited By The General Public

Even If You Are Curious About The Interior Of The Daitoku-ji Temple's Dharma Hall, It Is Not Open To The Public, So You Cannot Get A Glimpse Of It

It Is Said That Kinmoukaku Is The Gate That Caused Sen No Rikyu To Commit Seppuku

Walking Through The Vast Precincts Of Daitoku-ji, You Feel As If You Are Visiting A Town That Existed A Long Time Ago, Rather Than Walking Through A Temple

The Precincts Of Myoken-ji, One Of The Head Temples Of Nichiren Shoshu, Were Deserted, With Only A Wooden Pillar Standing Alone

Nishi Hongan-ji Temple Has Many Items Designated As National Treasures And Important Cultural Properties

The Temple Bell Was Hung In The Corridor Connecting The Amida Hall And The Goeido Hall At Nishi Hongan-ji Temple

It Is Difficult To Distinguish Between Nishi Hongan-ji And Higashi Hongan-ji

The Roof Of The Goeido Hall, With Over 170,000 Tiles, Is Lovely To Look At From Below

Compared To The Gigantic Goeido Of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Humans Are Like Peas In A Pod

Worshippers Lit Huge Incense Sticks With Giant Candles

The Gate Of A Venerable Chinese Temple Called Jin De Yuan Was Also Painted In Colorful Shades

Small Birds Used For Bird Release Were Loaded Into Bird Cages And Delivered To The Chinese Temple

Small Birds Used For Releasing Birds Were Fluttering In The Cages

Brahma, The Supreme God Of Hinduism, Was Enshrined In A Buddhist Temple In Indonesia

The Chinese Culture Of Celebrating The Chinese New Year Was Confined To The Precincts Of Jin De Yuan

Maybe The Cat Came To Pay A Visit To Jin De Yuan To Have A Good Chinese New Year