Close-up of Kongo-ji Temple's orange and gray roof and upper story.

Takahata Fudo-son Kongo-ji temple

Takahata Fudo-son Kongo-ji temple

9.6.2019
Japan, Places

This is a Shingon sect temple in Hino near Tokyo. The building for was started 1100 yers ago by a monk. It is today one of the oldest ones in the Japanese region of Kanto.

Bright orange and black temple building with red and multicolored flags.

Five-story red pagoda with gold top at Kongo-ji Temple.

Red and white Kongo-ji Temple building with a dark incense burner in front.

Close-up of Kongo-ji Temple's orange and gray roof and upper story.

Traditional wooden Japanese temple gate.

Low-angle view of a red and black temple building with a bare tree in front.

Dark wooden doors with a wire mesh grid, showing a red interior and a plaque with Japanese text.

Low-angle close-up of a red and white pagoda's layered roof.

Close-up of a dark gray shingled roof on a Japanese temple, showing the peak with wooden detailing.

Stone statue of a child wearing a red hat and scarf, holding a broom, with flowers and offerings at its base.

Stone monument with Japanese characters, flanked by flower arrangements in bamboo holders.

A small white sign with Japanese writing hangs from a tree branch at Kongo-ji Temple.

Stone monument with a bas-relief portrait and Japanese inscription.

Weathered stone statue of a Buddhist figure at Kongo-ji Temple.

Colorful chrysanthemum bouquet resting on rocks.

Bronze statue of a monk in a temple garden.

Black Japanese stone lantern at Kongo-ji Temple.

Bronze statue of a man in traditional Japanese clothing on a granite pedestal at Kongo-ji Temple.

Postcards and a temple map in a cardboard box with two dark stones.

Japanese temple shop with vending machines and people.