Since we had time to kill before our plan to watch sunset at Umeda Sky Building after visiting Osaka-jo, we decided to head to 新世界 (Shinsekai) to have a look at the area and also the Tsūtenkaku.
En route to Shinsekai we stumbled upon a Buddhist temple called 一心寺(Isshin-ji..One Heart Temple?).
The first thing that me were these two statues at the entrance, which looked really intimidating and somewhat scary. Makes me wonder if they had ever scared people away from entering the temple LOL.
The translation of the description from the board above:
WTF now only I know about this. When I took the picture of this board I didn't bother reading.
Therefore I have no idea which statue is that. #uselessblogger
I went up to the main hall to do some prayers. The temple prepared plastic bags for you to keep your footwear instead of letting people leave them at the bottom of the stairs outside the hall. After you're done you can just return the plastic bag into the bin prepared.
So no worries of losing your shoes or temple having headache with messy pile of footwear.
I really like this temple and I'm glad Loo Loo suggested for us to go in. It has a modern feel to it compared to the other temples I have been too.
Shinsekai is about less than 10 minutes walk from Isshin-ji.
En route to Shinsekai we stumbled upon a Buddhist temple called 一心寺(Isshin-ji..One Heart Temple?).
The first thing that me were these two statues at the entrance, which looked really intimidating and somewhat scary. Makes me wonder if they had ever scared people away from entering the temple LOL.
The translation of the description from the board above:
ISSHINJI Temple was founded in 1185 by HOHNEN SHONIN who was the founder of the Jyodo denomination of Buddhism. Today, this temple has become widely known for its "OKOTUBUTU" the Buddha statue made out of the ashes of the dead
WTF now only I know about this. When I took the picture of this board I didn't bother reading.
Therefore I have no idea which statue is that. #uselessblogger
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| so pretty! |
I went up to the main hall to do some prayers. The temple prepared plastic bags for you to keep your footwear instead of letting people leave them at the bottom of the stairs outside the hall. After you're done you can just return the plastic bag into the bin prepared.
So no worries of losing your shoes or temple having headache with messy pile of footwear.
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| funeral session at the left side |
I really like this temple and I'm glad Loo Loo suggested for us to go in. It has a modern feel to it compared to the other temples I have been too.
Shinsekai is about less than 10 minutes walk from Isshin-ji.
