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.
4 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.
How closely the traditional and the modern are melting together in Japan!
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