Wednesday, September 7, 2011

A Walk around Setagaya Kannon / 世田谷観音の散歩

This was going to be titled "A Walk around Shimouma" but as Shimouma turned out to be mostly a residential neighborhood, I focused my walk around the Setagaya Kannon Temple, one of Setagaya Ward's 100 scenic sites.

最初は“下馬の散歩”でもその周辺がほとんど住宅街なので、散歩をもっとしぼって、世田谷観音のみの散歩にしました。ここも世田谷区百景の一つです。








Setagaya Kannon Sando / 世田谷観音参道










Kannon Temple Hondo / 観音寺本堂



Tokko Kannon-do / 特攻観音堂

Tokko Tai refers to the Kamikaze and this is a temple dedicated to those who lost their lives during World War II.



Monument to the Kamikazes / 神州不滅特別攻撃隊之峰







Yume Chigai Kannon / 夢違観音

Whatever bad dreams or bad experiences you had and do not want to remember, you can pray to this Kannon and will change your dreams into good ones.

悪い夢(二度と経験したくないこと、思い出したくないことなど)を良い夢に変えてくれます。





Rokkaku-do / 六角堂










Sazare Ishi / さざれ石









This isn't a very large temple nor is it a very old one, but I find walking around the grounds quite peaceful. 

世田谷観音はそんなに広くはないですけど凄い居心地な場所です。何回も行っても飽きない感じがする。


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