Here is another view of the statue of Kannon at Temple #1.
After placing incense and bowing, I stepped back and took this picture of the entire altar. It was nowhere near as ornate as most of the ones we saw on our Henro Pilgrimage, but it was very pleasing.
The priest did not hurry us at all and when we returned to the entrance hall where we had left our shoes. He waited and chatted while we put them on. As we left, he wished us well and hope that we would finish the Oushuu Pilgrimage. If my home were closer to this temple, I would probably start going there once in a while. We went out into the yard again and discovered a large stone statue that looked like a giant mushroom. Here is a picture of Ian standing next to it. The white areas are the remains of the last snow storm.
We had now visited Temples #1 and #2, although in reverse order, and it was now time to start for Temple #3. On the way we walked by a hillside that had had a landslide and looked like even more of it might come down during the next earthquake or the coming rainy season. Maybe next summer I will go back to see what happened here and to visit the temple again.
We walked through an area of small farms and just plain homes. Between two of the houses we found a plum tree that was in bloom.
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