Hi, everyone!
Today I’ll tell you about my experience when I visited Hase-dera, a temple in Nara.
I visited there in November 2024. And I loved the calming atmosphere of the place!!
(It was a pity that it was cloudy…)
A venerable temple in a small town among the mountains…
Hase-dera is a relatively famous temple, at least to people who are interest in Japanese history like me. So I was a little bit surprised when I got off the train at the nearest station because it was a small town surrounded by mountains.
However, as I walked towards the main entrance of the temple, I thought the surrounding mountains and the small town suited the atmosphere of the temple.
The temple is large and you have to go up many stairs, so you may get tired when you reach the main building. I got very tired…
But once you are done with the stairs, the air is refreshing, because you are halfway up a mountain and the temple grounds are calming to walk around.
Refreshing view from the balcony.
When you climb the stairs, you reach the main hall.
The main hall has a large balcony. You can see the small town from there.
The view is refreshing!!
Since it was autumn, some leaves turned into red, yellow and orange!! I love autumn leaves, so I was satisfied to see the view.
I was lucky to see the flower art(I’m not sure…).
There was a section where flowers were all over the stairs.
I think it was a temporary exhibition but I enjoyed it!
According to the Hase-dera homepage, there are many flowers in spring and summer, and you can check the “Flower & Event schedule”. So I think people who love flowers and nature would enjoy visiting Hase-dera!!
I got Goshuin!!
I loved this place and temple, so I want to visit Hase-dera again in another season!!
