{"id":744,"date":"2009-04-12T16:52:18","date_gmt":"2009-04-12T16:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/?p=744"},"modified":"2025-07-12T21:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T20:58:46","slug":"shingon-buddhist-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.hellyer.kiwi\/ryanhellyer\/2009\/shingon-buddhist-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Shingon Buddhist temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During our stopover in Japan, Vicki and I headed to the Shingon Buddhist temple in Narita city. <\/p>\n<p>According to Wikipedia:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This temple is one of the most well known in the Kant region of Japan and is only surpassed in visitors during the O-shogatsu period (lit: New year period) by the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. The temple grounds are composed of a main gate, a steep stairwell and the main buildings (including a couple of five-story pagodas), and a garden area with large pond. A very small zoo is also within the temple grounds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_750\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/temple2_japan-628x1024.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-750\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-750\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/temple2_japan-368x600.avif\" alt=\"One of the many temples at the Shingon Buddhist temple.\" width=\"368\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the many temples at the Shingon Buddhist temple.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_743\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/turtle_japan-1024x768.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-743\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-743\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/turtle_japan-440x330.avif\" alt=\"Cute turtle at the Shingon Buddhist temple in Narita, Japan.\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cute turtle. There were hundreds of these all over the place.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_745\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/neartemple2_japan-768x1024.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-745\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/neartemple2_japan-440x586.avif\" alt=\"Garden at the Shingon Buddhist temple in Narita, Japan.\" width=\"440\" height=\"586\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garden area at the Shingon Buddhist temple<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_746\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/neartemple_japan-1024x768.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-746\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-746\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/neartemple_japan-440x330.avif\" alt=\"Statues at the Shingon Buddhist temple in Narita, Japan.\" width=\"440\" height=\"330\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statues at the Shingon Buddhist temple<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_749\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/temple1_japan-682x1024.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-749\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-749\" src=\"https:\/\/ryan.hellyer.kiwi\/files\/2009\/03\/temple1_japan-400x600.avif\" alt=\"Nice view from behind one of the temples\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice view from behind one of the temples<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During our stopover in Japan, Vicki and I headed to the Shingon Buddhist temple in Narita city. 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