Thursday, December 13, 2012

Honen-in temple(法然院, ほうねんいん), the great gateway

Walking up the stepping stones to get to the entrance gate, I felt "Oh, why do just a few guide books have the detail of the temple, Honen-in temple.


Through the entrance gate, you will find the sand art. It may something religious, but we, Japanese, don't know that meaning. It looks just the art to make the garden beautiful. Yeah, it was beautiful.



And this is my favorite entrance gate. The thatched roof covered with moss, and old wooden side. From my view, it looks perfect beauty. I went there in this Autumn. In winter there will be a lot of snow. The thatched roof will be covered by snow. It's also really nice!

Some of temples are not famous, yet worth seeing. Yeah, why not!! 





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