Kyoto | Sanjusangendo • Encounter with the Thousand-Armed Kannon

🚶 Actually, Sanjusangendo was not originally in the itinerary Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the most shocking part of the trip to Japan The moment when a thousand Kannon statues came into view👀 Time seemed to stand still, leaving only awe❗️ Although the limited annotations were not in Chinese📖 I still stumbled through reading them for a long time🥹 🏘️Entering the building Sanjusangendo The building itself was initially built in 1164🕋 It is famous because the main hall is divided into thirty-three sections The hall is 17 meters deep♾️ and 120 meters long from north to south There are 34 pillars inside the hall, spaced apart by columns🏗️ ✅It is the longest hall in Japan ✅It is also one of the longest wooden structures in the world It is the only remaining building in Japan in the form of a thousand Kannon hall from the late Heian period 📿Encountering the Thousand Buddhas In the center of the hall is a giant seated statue of the Thousand-Armed Thousand-Eyed Kannon🗿 This wooden 11-faced Kannon is about 3.3 meters high On its left and right sides, there are 500 golden standing Kannon statues each The standing Kannon statues are about 1.7 meters high and each is very exquisite The hidden 1001st standing Kannon statue is located behind the giant Buddha in the center of the hall❗️ In front of the Kannon statues, there are also lifelike wooden statues of the 28 attendants🪵 💎National Treasures of Japan 🔶The main hall and the principal deity 🔷The 28 attendants' statues 🔶The statues of the Wind God and Thunder God 🏞️ After visiting the interior, you might as well walk into the back garden At the end of the trip, I happened to encounter a monk👨‍🦲 Closing the doors of Sanjusangendo one by one🚪 On that rainy🌧️ day, it became a frozen moment 🏮Various activities Every year on January 15th, an archery🏹 ceremony is held here ✅Also Gion Festival (July 1st to 29th) Jidai Festival (October 22nd) ❗️Note Photography is prohibited inside the hall📷, but you can buy picture books You need to take off your shoes🥿 to enter, so keep warm❗️ ⏰Time April to mid-November✅8:00 to 16:30 Mid-November to March✅9:00 to 16:00 Tickets🎫600 yen💰