Today we got on the Shinkansen to travel to our new Hostel in Kyoto. On the way we were lucky enough to see Fuji San in all his glory. See some photos here. We got here at about 12:00 so headed over to Higashi Honganji Shrine – which is the home of Amida Hall, which enshrines the Amida Buddah. Apparently the ropes used to heave up the large logs were made of human hair of the fanatical locals. One rope weighs about 1000kg. Pretty crazy.
We watched the first half of a prayer ceremony inside Amida Hall. I wasn’t allowed to take any photos in there but it’s a pretty amazing room, full of golden painted carvings and of course the Amida Buddah. I didn’t have the patience to watch it the whole way through but the experience was awesome.
We also went into a department store which had a hilariously bad amusement park on the top level of it. See for yourself.
