Comments on: Iwaidou hidden Buddhist Temple of Chichibu Japan http://jasoncollin.org/2008/11/30/iwaidou-hidden-buddhist-temple-of-chichibu-japan/ The website for Jason Collin featuring his photography and movie & TV show reviews. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:07:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Yellow Ginko Leaves Fall On Shinjuku : Jacked-in || “The City’s just a better built cell block” http://jasoncollin.org/2008/11/30/iwaidou-hidden-buddhist-temple-of-chichibu-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Yellow Ginko Leaves Fall On Shinjuku : Jacked-in || “The City’s just a better built cell block” Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:44:15 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1143#comment-662 [...] been other places, like Chichibu, where the ginko trees long have since turned yellow, and I guess Shinjuku’s, in their [...] [...] been other places, like Chichibu, where the ginko trees long have since turned yellow, and I guess Shinjuku’s, in their [...]

]]> By: Jason Collin http://jasoncollin.org/2008/11/30/iwaidou-hidden-buddhist-temple-of-chichibu-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Jason Collin Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:07:26 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1143#comment-645 Thanks... The inside of the temple looked in fairly good condition, without any noticeable huge buildup of dust, but also no plate of fruit either. It would be a good place for meditation I think, as it is high up and secluded, but also no real view from that high point, so one wouldn't get distracted just staring off into the distance. I think quite a few people make the pilgrimage to all 34 temples, but there must be a specific season for it I bet. Thanks…

The inside of the temple looked in fairly good condition, without any noticeable huge buildup of dust, but also no plate of fruit either. It would be a good place for meditation I think, as it is high up and secluded, but also no real view from that high point, so one wouldn’t get distracted just staring off into the distance.

I think quite a few people make the pilgrimage to all 34 temples, but there must be a specific season for it I bet.

]]> By: Jason Collin http://jasoncollin.org/2008/11/30/iwaidou-hidden-buddhist-temple-of-chichibu-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Jason Collin Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:04:18 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1143#comment-644 Ah, thanks for the heads up on the date of the fire festival...I didn't check it out in detail until you mentioned it, I just thought it would be the first weekend of December. Guess I'll be missing it unfortunately. Hiking around those no doubt humid forests as well in 40-degree weather is nothing I'd try to tackle in less than 10 days either! Ah, thanks for the heads up on the date of the fire festival…I didn’t check it out in detail until you mentioned it, I just thought it would be the first weekend of December. Guess I’ll be missing it unfortunately.

Hiking around those no doubt humid forests as well in 40-degree weather is nothing I’d try to tackle in less than 10 days either!

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://jasoncollin.org/2008/11/30/iwaidou-hidden-buddhist-temple-of-chichibu-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-643 Tornadoes28 Mon, 01 Dec 2008 03:18:58 +0000 http://jasoncollin.org/?p=1143#comment-643 Great pictures again. I wonder how active that temple is? Is there a lone monk who lives there? Worshipers? Many pilgrims? Great pictures again. I wonder how active that temple is? Is there a lone monk who lives there? Worshipers? Many pilgrims?

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