Public telephone booths are generally a thing of the past in this age of cell phones, but Temple "11 still has a beauty. It looks like a traditional Japanese building and apparently the phone still works.
The scoops in the foreground are used to get the water to rinse (purify) your hands before entering the rest of the temple grounds. The statue appears to be an Amida but I am never sure unless they are marked. I guess at some point soon I should do some studying so that I can tell the difference.
This building, which is directly in front of the main gate, appeared to be the main meditation hall.
To right of the main hall, was the living quarters for the priest and his family. This was where we went to get our book stamped. A woman answered the door and took our books.
The woman said that she would bring us the books when she had finished and that in the mean time we should visit the statue of Kannon. She said that we should go even further off to the right, turning left after going up the stairs.
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