Vermilion Japanese temple facade with curved grey tiled roof and orange wooden railings

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.

Traditional Japanese Buddhist temple hall with vermilion wood trim, black tiled roof, red prayer banners, and a golden dharmachakra

Five-story red pagoda with golden spire surrounded by trees

Japanese temple facade with red wooden architecture, bronze lantern, and stone steps

Vermilion Japanese temple facade with curved grey tiled roof and orange wooden railings

Traditional Japanese wooden temple gate with curved tiled roof and weathered wood panels

Traditional Japanese temple facade with vermilion railing, dark tiled roof, and bare winter branches

Traditional Japanese temple facade with weathered wooden doors, wire mesh panels, and a framed calligraphy plaque beneath a braided rope with paper streamers

Red and gold Japanese temple roof with tiered wooden brackets and green ceramic tiles viewed from below

Traditional Japanese temple roof with curved ridge finials and wooden lattice gable against an overcast sky

Stone smiling Jizo statue wearing a red knit hat and scarf holding a broom in a Japanese temple garden

Carved Japanese stone monument in a garden flanked by bamboo flower holders with pink and white flowers

Handwritten Japanese plant identification tag suspended from a textured tree branch in a lush green garden

Weathered stone memorial stele with bronze portrait relief and Japanese calligraphy inscription set outdoors among bare trees

weathered stone bodhisattva statue in a wooded temple garden

Colorful chrysanthemum and daisy bouquet on rocks

Buddhist monk statue wearing a straw hat in a lush temple garden surrounded by trees

Traditional black Japanese temple lantern with lattice panels along a gravel path

Bronze samurai statue on a granite pedestal at a Japanese temple garden with pine trees and a red shrine gate

Japanese temple map and pagoda postcard in a cardboard box with stones

Traditional Japanese temple shop with vending machines and outdoor food stalls on a paved street