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| Detail of Screen showing Game of Chance |
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| Repaired Roof of Founder's Hall |
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| Repairing the Roof of Amida Hall |
14 March 2012
Kamogawa Kai is an organization devoted to organizing trips and cultural events for foreign visitors to Kyoto. The March trip was a tour of Higashi Hongan ji Temple, devoted to the memory of the Buddhist teacher, Honan, who died in 1262. It is a magnificent wooden temple complex, currently under renovation (see above photo). We were fortunate to be able to see many of the inner areas of the temple including beautiful tea rooms, with screens we could walk right up to (almost never possible at most temples where you see them in a dark room from a distance). It was a great privilege. The temple is also known for its hair ropes, made from the donated hair of female followers from all over Japan and used to transport the huge beams (hair makes hemp ropes much stronger). The last stop was the Shosei-en detached garden surrounded by a marvelous stone wall.
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