I visited the Eihoji Temple...Japan's National Treasure

During Japan's medieval period, (mid 14th century) the green foothills of this region were dotted with Zen temples...many of which served as a focal point for the awe and religious aspirations of the people. But the passageof six hundred years has taken its toll and all the remains of most of these temples are ancient and evocative place-names. But Buddhist faith has continued to spread, and today as in the past, Zen Buddhism remains a vibrant, living faith. Eihoji Temple provides a visitor like me with a glimpse of early Zen culture. Listening to the ripple of the living water we can understand the mind of its founders who sought the unity of nature and humanity.
We saw the ancient KANNON-DO, the KAISAN-DO, the TOUSEITOURO, ZAZEN HALL, ROKKAKU-DO
the BELL TOWER...and many famous calligraphies are the main attraction in the temple.
The Ginnang tree standing right in front of the entrance is 670 years old and still standing robustly as if guarding the temple. Yellow leaves of ginnang are now falling because winter is fast approaching. When I saw maple leaves on the ground I gathered a handful of it because I wanted to make a collage out of those dried leaves. It's my first time to see maple leaves and just love them.
I tied a ribbon but it wasn't the yellow one ...it's a white paper with your wish on it...they believe it will come true according to Japanese people...I just hope it would...
It's quite interesting to see and study and learn some of the oldest culture of foreign country like Japan.