A combination of snow and the low, golden sunlight made these pics of Rakan a little special.
Unpenji Temple straddles the border of Tokushima and Kagawa Prefectures on Shikoku.
Sitting atop Mount Unpenji, it is temple 66 of the famous 88 temple pilgrimage of Shikoku.
At 900 meters altitude, it is the highest of all the 88 temples.
The rakan statues are life-size, and spread over quite a wide area. I do not know for sure if they have the full 500.
I wish I had spent more time exploring and photographing them, but I was bushed from the climb.
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OK, this is definitely on my bucket list now for rakan. Your photos are superbly taken. It is the humanity of these statues which truly inspires.
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DeleteI think there are a full 500..... which I had spent more time..... really lucky with the snow and light for the photos...
DeleteBeautiful again! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWonderful statues! Would be lovely to see more of them and in more detail!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks