I got my temple fix in early today!
The first one was particularly impressive because of the 1,001 statues of Kannon (the Buddhist goddess of mercy) all with 1,000 arms (well actually they have 40 but each arm is equivalent to 25 in Buddhist mathematics because each save 25 worlds!). Unfortunately you couldn't take any pictures.
The next temple was mobbed with school groups. The funniest thing was the 'love shrine' at Jishu-Jinga. Basically there are two rocks 18m apart and if you can walk from one to the other with you eyes closed then you will be 'successful in love'! There were lots of giddy school girls trying it out. Most of them were being guided by friends which I'm not sure is in the true spirit of things!
After my day's temple fix I wandered through some streets with restored machiya -- old town houses.
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