Rinzaiji

A while back, I visited this temple in Shizuoka City with some friends.  The temple was built as a family temple for Ujitera, the elder brother of Yoshimoto Imagawa in 1536.  On the temple grounds, Imagawa Shrine enshrines both Lord Yoshimoto and Lord Ujiteru. The temple buildings are only open to the public two days a year, May 19 and one day in the fall. We walked around the grounds and made plans to come back on May 19 to see inside.

The following pictures are from the May 19 visit.

The dragon above is on the ceiling.

I am so glad we were able to visit on the day the temple was open to the public!