Sunday, March 12, 2006
Zenkoji Temple in Nagano City
left: Zenkoji Temple in Nagano City. This is the third largest wooden structure in Japan.
left: Lion sitting on top of incense pot in front of
the main temple
left: Beautiful lion
left: Sculpture at Zenkoji
left: This figure was stunning. It stopped me dead in my tracks when I saw it at Zenkoji.
left: Porch of main temple
left: Man in front of street entrance to Zenkoji
left: East meets West for a milkshake and fries (click the picture for a better view).
left: These girls have just come from high school graduation (diplomas come in the form of scrolls--see the red boxes in their hands). The yukatas they are wearing are rented for the occaision. Some girls wear traditional kimonos to graduation and pay $1,000 or more to rent them for a single day. My school has asked girls to stop wearing kimonos, and instead girls are asked to wear simple black dress suits because of the expense. On graduation day, kimonos separate the Haves from the Have-Nots. The yukatas are a bit cheaper, but still expensiveto rent.
left: Pagoda at Zenkoji
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