Rin'oji

 This is the temple bell tower. The buildings in the back seem to be work sheds.

 One interesting thing about Buddhism is that you do not have to give money or food as offerings. Many people leave stones as you can see in this picture. Often, in areas where there are many medium size stones, especially flat ones, people will pile them up so that they seem to represent a stupa.

 A crew of temple carpenters was building a new roof over the place to wash your hands. Building temples, shrines, and associated buildings requires special skills so there are specialists who do the work.

 This is the altar in the main building. A priest will sit on the cushion and chant sutras while keeping the rhythm on the gong that is sitting on the floor to his left.

 Outside I found a small artificial hill constructed from old gravestones.

The building containing the altar (right) is connected to the offices and living quarters (left).