円覚寺。

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昨日は所用があって北鎌倉へ。
円覚寺にふらりと立ち入って、なんかなんとなーく
スナップして帰ってきました。
うーん。

Yesterday, I went to Kamakura（鎌倉）.
It takes about 1 and half hr by train from Tokyo.
In Kamakura, there are a huge number of Buddhist temples.
You can enjoy peaceful working in the outlying temples.




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I visited one of them, Enkaku-ji （円覚寺）.
This temple was founded in 1282.
Old wooden buildings is really beautiful.
And good for photographing.




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In the temple, you can see many small Buddha-sculptures.
Those are called JIZO in Japanese.




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JIZO（地蔵）-Buddha-Sculptures- ,
their face with beneficence smile is one of the best beauty of
traditional Japanese art, I think.

なんとも柔らかい、慈悲深い御顔をしておられます…。




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こういうところのんびり歩くのも、いいですなー。
いや、用は別にあったんだけど…。




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Japanese old style architecture is also fine art.
How do you think?