Traveling at the Speed of Whim

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Oct 3

Blood Ceiling and Nightingale Floor

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Sanjusangendo Temple was amazing. Many tourists visit. Maybe 75 - 100 people were there when I visited. Two other people where there when I went to Yogenin Temple.

There was nothing spectacular, promising, or inviting when viewing Yogenin from the outside. Inside was different. One couldn’t help but notice the Nightingale floor. These were designed to work in silence so the empty temple meant it could be appreciated.

The temple attendant directed my attention to the blood ceiling. The forms took shape as he described them, much like seeing a constellation for the first time as another points out the stars and how they’re related.

Photography was not allowed in either temple.