Jionji – 12 Heavenly Generals, Yamadera to Zao 慈恩寺から蔵王
Day 53, October 2016, It is a cold, cloudy, rainy morning with the sun trying to break through at times. Local people are delivering produce to the shops in michi no eki Nishikawa. There are also some chairs set out in the car park. As time passes, more and more people arrive, bringing chairs, to sit wrapped up in warm clothing. They are clearly saving places for some event though quite what is not obvious. We leave after breakfast but there is still no sign of whatever it is they are waiting for. Jionji Temple 慈恩寺 We drive to Jionji temple in Sagae city. We saw photographs of the Buddhist Images […]