Houdai-in Temple
This looks like an unusual temple building. The first floor is the entry way and office, where you take off your shoes and pay the 500 yen entrance fee. The second floor is a temple area, where photos are allowed to be taken. The third floor is a museum of special treasures, where photos are not allowed.
This is the area around the building.
This is the second floor. There are seats and a Japanese narrative is played over a speaker system.
I think these pages are the English version of the Japanese narrative over the speaker system.
The third floor museum was interesting. It was temperature controlled, and no photos allowed.
We stopped for a cold coffee after the temple.
Finally, we stopped at the fabric shop, then headed to the train station to make our ways home. What a good day with friends!
4 comments:
The pictures are lovely. I am glad you had a good time with friends.
These modern temples made of concrete and with fluorescent lights and wall-to-wall carpets look so different from those ancient timbered, dimly lit and tatami-floored buildings. The modern temples have airconditioning, chairs to sit on and often offer barrier-free slopes and even elevators.
I am glad there is a temple for everyone!
THis is beautiful inside and out, though a tad more modern to my taste. I like that little fellow nitched in the outer wall!
Love the first photo. Looks like an interesting place to visit.
Post a Comment