ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Fujiidera</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../stylesheet.css" /> <style type="text/css"> table { table-layout: automatic; } td { padding: 10px; font-family: trebuchet MS; background: #FAEFE1; } </style> </head> <body> <h1>Temple 5: Fujiidera</h1> <h1><font face="SimSun">[„•Nú[</font></h1> <p align="center"> <i>To explore Fujiidera, click on the links at the bottom of this page</i> </p> <div align="center"> <table width="700" border="1"> <tr> <td width="50%"><font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="#950000" size="+2">About Fujiidera:</font> <br>Fujiidera, meaning  Wisteria Well Temple was originally called  Gorinji meaning  Great Forest Temple , which seems a far cry from the bustling suburbs of Osaka that surround it today. However, there has always been a <i>monzen machi</i> here; that is, an avenue of shops and restaurants and inns that have catered for the many pilgrims traveling to the temple down through the centuries. So although it may feel a little odd to be entering this temple from shopping mall, this is actually in keeping with tradition; and notice too the wonderful quiet that immediately descends as you step through the gateway into this tranquil respite from the frenzy of the city outside.</td> <td width="50%" align="center"><img src="fujiidera.jpg" width="330" height="350"></td> </tr> </table> <p><font face="Monotype Corsiva" color="#950000" size="+2"> <a href="General05.htm" target="text">General Information about Fujiidera</a> <br /> <a href="Honzon05.htm" target="text">Honzon and other enshrined images</a> <br /> <a href="Places05.htm" target="text">Places of interest within the temple grounds</a> <br /> <a href="History05.htm" target="text">History of the temple</a> <br /> <a href="Legends05.htm" target="text">Founding story and other legends</a> <br /> <a href="Goeika05.htm" target="text">Goeika sacred hymn</a> <br /> <a href="../travel info.htm" target="text">Directions for getting to Fujiidera</a> </font> </p> </div> </body> </html>