Fujii-dera Temple
Located in the outskirts of Osaka, Fujii-dera is the fifth temple on the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage and famous for its thousand-armed Kannon. It's a good place to see wisteria blossom from April to May. |
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Fujiidera Temple hondo. |
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Wisteria in bloom at Fujii-dera Temple. |
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Wisteria in the courtyard. |
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Wisteria in the courtyard. |
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Wisteria beside the hondo. |
The temple's Senju Kannon is displayed on April 18 and a celebration takes place in which priests throw o-mochi (glutinous rice balls wrapped in plastic) to worshippers for good luck. |
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Worshippers face the hondo and pray to Kannon. |
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Priests throw omochi to worshippers. |
