Feb 22, 2016 - 1 min read

Hounji

A charming temple in Shimizu

By Peter Sidell

Community writer

Airborne guardians on the gate

The gate from the street

Statues worn and weathered by age

A statue and an offering

The Kannon, the Buddhist goddess of mercy

This dragon watches you from under the eaves of the main hall

Another flying guardian lion

A lantern in the grounds

A few minutes' walk from Shimizu station in the suburbs of Shizuoka City, Hounji is a small but appealing Buddhist temple, lent a calming atmosphere by the Buddhist statues around the grounds. Some are ancient, worn and weathered after hundreds of years, and some more modern, notably the Kannon (goddess of mercy). There are also interesting wooden carvings of flying guardian lions and dragons, on the gate and under the eaves of the main hall.

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