19 мая 2012 г.

Yokohama’s Shomyo-ji Temple

Feel heaven in the “Land of Perfect Bliss”

By Tomoko Kamishima

Community writer

Cross over the bridge and enter the simple world of the Buddha.

Yellow iris grace the banks of the pond in May.

The sky reaching up into the heavens.

April brings the cherry blossoms...and a lot of local people.

At night during cherry blossom season, the rear approach to the temple is lit up with lanterns.

At night where there is the magic of the lanterns outside the gate, the inside is calm, dark and comforting.

Shomyo-ji Temple was established in 1258 as a family temple of Hojo Sanetoki, one of the Kamakura clans.

Outside the gate there are food stands, eating and drinking.

The pond reflecting a land of perfect bliss.

Shomyo-ji Temple was established in 1258 as a family temple of Hojo Sanetoki, one of the Kamakura clans. The Jodo-style garden of the temple is called the Land of Perfect Bliss, and has a lake and a red arched bridge over it. The bridge connects the world of Buddha with our human world. When cherry blossom season comes, local people get together and enjoy the flowers under the trees, but the temple is actually very beautiful year round.

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