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Autumn Weekend!
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Sep. 26th, 2006 | 08:53 am
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This past Saturday was the first day of Autumn here in Japan. This means partying, honoring the dead, and visiting lots and lots of shrines and temples (depending on whether or nor you are Shinto or Buddhist).
On Friday night, my friends and I decided to go to an izakaya. It's sort of like a bar, but the drinks are really expensive (which is part of the reason I decided not to buy any) and they serve lots of fun. It's also made out of a house. We had loads of fun, but I had to leave early to make curfew.
Saturday, I went with my host family to a Buddhist Temple in Osaka. The name of the temple is Shintenno-ji. There were tons and tons of people there to honor their dead relatives and to pray to the Buddha. There were also lots of shops selling things, but we didn't really get to stop and look.
On Sunday, I went with my Japanese Buddhist Art class to visit a temple called Horyu-ji. It was absolutely beautiful. Many of the buildings are 1,300 years old, making them the world's oldest wooden buildings. I tried to take lots of pictures, but there were many places where pictures taking was not allowed. Also, there were tons of high schools visiting the temple, so it was hard to get pictures without some random people standing in the way.
Next weekend, some friends and I are going to try and go to Hirakata Park- a large amusement park that the city of Hirakata is well-known for. The pictures should be interesting!
Here is a link to the pictures from the izakaya and the two temples.
On Friday night, my friends and I decided to go to an izakaya. It's sort of like a bar, but the drinks are really expensive (which is part of the reason I decided not to buy any) and they serve lots of fun. It's also made out of a house. We had loads of fun, but I had to leave early to make curfew.
Saturday, I went with my host family to a Buddhist Temple in Osaka. The name of the temple is Shintenno-ji. There were tons and tons of people there to honor their dead relatives and to pray to the Buddha. There were also lots of shops selling things, but we didn't really get to stop and look.
On Sunday, I went with my Japanese Buddhist Art class to visit a temple called Horyu-ji. It was absolutely beautiful. Many of the buildings are 1,300 years old, making them the world's oldest wooden buildings. I tried to take lots of pictures, but there were many places where pictures taking was not allowed. Also, there were tons of high schools visiting the temple, so it was hard to get pictures without some random people standing in the way.
Next weekend, some friends and I are going to try and go to Hirakata Park- a large amusement park that the city of Hirakata is well-known for. The pictures should be interesting!
Here is a link to the pictures from the izakaya and the two temples.
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Date: Oct. 3rd, 2006 01:30 pm (UTC)
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