Who knew that a beautiful, ancient Buddhist temple is only minutes away from Tokyo's main airport, Narita? We know now!
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple was founded in 940 to celebrate the victory of the Heian forces over the KantÅ region samurai, Taira no Masakado. Then there's something about a carving that was too big to take home so a new temple was built at the location of victory.
Main entrance gate, a promising start.
Ooh, insta-ops, make sure you're rocking your fancy kimono. As usual, the garden work is as beautiful as the temple buildings.
The biggest building in the complex, the Great Main Hall. Not so ancient, carbon dating only takes you back to 1968.
Details, one of the altars and a big, hanging lantern.
Up a hill, the daunting Great Pagoda of Peace (1984).
Naritasan Shinshoji Temple was founded in 940 to celebrate the victory of the Heian forces over the KantÅ region samurai, Taira no Masakado. Then there's something about a carving that was too big to take home so a new temple was built at the location of victory.
Main entrance gate, a promising start.
Ooh, insta-ops, make sure you're rocking your fancy kimono. As usual, the garden work is as beautiful as the temple buildings.
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Details, one of the altars and a big, hanging lantern.
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