Monday, December 04, 2006

OKUYAMA Mountaintop Temple


Last Sunday, Jiji and I went to a mountaintop Temple/Shrine
in Okuyama..... several kilometers away from `home'.

We walked and enjoyed the cool, refreshing mountain air
along with other Japanese pilgrims who trekked the circuitous
steps to gain access to all the old buildings that comprised
the Temple/Shrine.


When with nature, I can only sing praises for the beauty
within reach....

...the tall trees,
the beautiful colors
the birds that filled the air with their happy singing.....

These are photos I took as I walked through the way.....




Three-tier Tower at the Entrance of the Temple
[Sanju-no-Tou]








The Main Temple
They say that almost ALL Temples in Japan were made
without using nails to join the beams together.
This attests to the craftsmanship of the Japanese carpenters of old.





The Altar at the Main Temple
Walang monk kaya nakakuha ng pix....
Bawal eh....[shhhh.....]




The Bell Tower in front of the Temple.
Taken from the Balcony of the Temple.

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