Osu Kannon - Nagoya
Osu Kannon is a Buddhist temple in central Nagoya. The temple was originally built in Gifu Prefecture during the Kamakura Period (1192-1333), then moved to the current site by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1612 after the original temple was damaged by flooding. The main object of worship is a wooden statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy.
As I approached, I was surprised to see how close the houses and surrounding buildings were to the temple.
I climbed the stairs and had a view of the site.
3 comments:
It's a jewel in the concrete jungle. I love the red shade.
Hi Pamela: Beautiful photos, thank-you for sharing the history on the building.
Catherine
Those reds are just so powerful! Thanks for another interesting visit.
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