Showing posts with label kyushu108. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kyushu108. Show all posts
Sunday, March 31, 2024
Saint Francis Xavier Memorial Church Hirado
Friday, March 29, 2024
Kaigenji Temple 78 Kyushu pilgrimage
From the 7th to 9th centuries Japan sent numerous diplomatic missions to China. The one in 804 consisted of 4 ships, only two of which reached China.
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Sunday, March 24, 2024
Saikyoji Temple 77 Kyushu pilgrimage
The zen priest refused to leave and so Matsuura burned down the temple with the priest inside. For years Matsuura was haunted by ghosts of the murdered riests until one day they were scared away by the sound of a baby crying. This is said to be the origin of the "Crying Baby Sumo" event held every February at Setsubun. Most Naki Sumo events are held in shrines in May.
The honzon is a statue of Kokuzo Bodhisattva, not one of the more famous bodhisattvas, but important to Kobo Daishi. Kokuzo was the focus of the ascetic practices that Kobo Daishi undertook as a youth.
Number 78 on the Kyushu pilgrimage is a few kilometers away and is the site where Kobo Daishi set sail on his journey to China. It is an unmanned site so pilgrimage stamps need to be gotten here.
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Saikyoji Temple Pagoda
When it was constructed, in 1989, the 3-storey pagoda at Saikyoji Temle on Hirado was probably the biggest 3-storey pagoda in Jaan, although larger ones have been built since then.
Monday, March 18, 2024
Tabira Catholic Church
Under the guidance of two French priests in the late Meiji period, Hidden Christians from areas further south in Nagasaki resettled in the area and built the church. Eventually many other Christian families migrated here.
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stained glass
Friday, March 15, 2024
Ohashi Natural Bridge
The previous post in this series on day 68 of my walk around Kyushu was on the Ohashi Kannon Temple.
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