Sunday, December 9, 2007

Nagoyama Cemetery

On Sunday, we did a bit of sightseeing closer to home. We've noticed a large pagoda on a hillside many times on our walks around town, particularly on the way to The Mall (yes, the mall's name is The Mall), and today we decided to check the cemetery and pagoda out. It's a Buddhist cemetery (Japanese people practice both Shintoism and Buddhism, and typically funerals are Buddhist affairs).
The main building was incredible. Inside were statues of Buddha's 10 followers. Each statue had an offering of a box of Custard Cake in front of it - I guess even Buddha's followers like a little junk food now and then.

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