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Shotaiji, Lake Hamana

A hillside temple with scores of statues to find

If you're staying at the Villa Hamanako on the western shore of Lake Hamana, there really isn't much to do nearby, but one thing I did find was Shotaiji, an old temple notable for the 88 ancient Buddhist statues on the grassy hill behind it. When I visited in autumn it was very overgrown, but that just added to the sense that it was untouched by time, the moss- and lichen-covered statues often hidden in the foliage.

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