Wednesday 15 April 2009

Ishite-ji temple, Matsuyama


Postmarked Matsuyama, dated 2 February 2009.
The printed information on the back is in Japanese.

Ishite-ji translates as stone hand temple.  It is number 51 out of the 88 temples on the Shikoku pilgrimage, believed to be the 88 temples visited by the Buddhist monk, Kukai, born 774.  It is 1647 kilometres long.  The pilgrims dress in white and are often seen at Ishite-ji.

Matsuyama is the largest city on Shikoku island, off the south coast of the mainland.  It is well known for having Japan's oldest and most famous hot spring at Dogo Onsen. 

Because of the spring blossom on the tree, I am including this in the Postcard Scavenger Hunt #2 – Spring






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6 comments:

  1. Odd that it would be labeled on the front in English, but have only information in Japanese on the back. Thanks for adding some background.

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  2. Interesting postcard from japan, it's a setting like a "Manga".
    happy PSH.

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  3. Je reviens sur la traversée de Chateau-du-Loir.
    Avant l'ouverture du troncçon de l'A28 entre Tours et Le Mans, la ville était traversée par de nombreux estivants et touristes,français et étrangers,principalement des anglais.
    Par exemple au moment des 24 heures du Mans, en juin, nombreux étaient les anglais à venir occuper tous les hotels de la ville, consommer dans les bars et faire d'autres achats.
    Depuis l'A28, les camions sont moins nombreux en ville mais les touristes aussi.
    Depuis que je suis ici en 1963 on parlait déjà de faire une déviation. Maintenant que l'autoroute fait office de, une déviation est en construction. Et curieusement quant tu viens du Mans elle arrive route de Tours devant un hypermarché et un centre commercial.
    Je crains fort que Chateau-du-Loir, ne soit plus traversée que par ses habitants.
    Je repasserai te voir.

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  4. I planted a cherry tree in my backyard last year! I hope that it grows to be as beautiful as this one featured for PSH!

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  5. It is nice to see the cherry trees in their native country. I wonder how many of the 88 temples are still standing.

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