Hokoji & Ryotanji

This is a long weekend since Monday (today) is a holday. On Saturday, I went with some other teachers to two temples just north of our city. The first was called Hokoji which has lots and lots of beautiful buildings and landscapes.

The above photo is of a dragon that is carved out of wood. The picture is only of the front half and it took 6 years to carve. There are 3 more similar dragons on this one building.

The next place we went was Ryotanji. We went about 7 pm since they had a special event where the temple was open at night time (which it usually isn't) so that people could view the harvest moon. We also given special green tea and treat there.