Azaleas festival in Shiofune-kannon temple in Ome, west of Tokyo!
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Shiofune kannnon temple
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I visited Shiofune-kannon temple in Ome , 1 hour 30 minutes from the center of Tokyo .
This temple founded AD 645, a nun from Wakasa region ( today’s Fukui prefecture) offered the gold statue of Kannon Buddha .
It’s a Shingon school Buddhism today, one of the oldest schools in Japanese Buddhism.
20000 azaleas
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It’s famous for its 20000 azalea blooming in the middle of April to the early May.
The temple is surrounded by the hill , like the boat shape , the temple building is like on the bottom of it.
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You can walk on the top of the round hill , there is a 15m tall Buddha statue on the top observatory.
View from the Buddha
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The view from the tall Buddha statue is like a panorama of the azalea flowers !
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If you want to feel the nature in Tokyo, check out here!!
I’m Nobu, one heart enjoy together!!!
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