Daiyuzan Saijo-ji // 大雄山最乗寺

Maybe some people don't know this, but I don't live in Tokyo.  I actually live in a city called Odawara which is 2 hours south of Tokyo.  Two weeks ago, I was on my own and most of my friends were busy so I decided to have an adventure day by myself.  I realized there were many places near me that I had yet to visit so I chose to explore one.  I chose Daiyuzan Saijo-ji, the 3rd most important Buddhist temple in Japan!

２週ぐらいの時に友達は忙しいでしただから私は一人ででした。たぶんこれを知らない人あります。。。私は東京に住んでいません！本当に小田原に住んでいますよ！たくさん小田原のちかい場所に行ったことありませんを気付きました。それでこの場所に行きました。場所は南足柄で大雄山最乗寺です。大雄山最乗寺は禅宗の寺です。

To get to Daiyuzan Saijo-ji, you must take the local Daiyuzan Line from Odawara Station to Daiyuzan Station, which is the last stop.  Then you can walk or take a bus.  I heard the walk is very nice, but I took a bus because I was alone and didn't want to get lost.

もし大雄山線を乗ってなら大雄山最乗寺に行きたいです。終点大雄山駅に行って。あとで、歩いてかバス乗って。私はバスを乗りましただから一人でと迷子に成りたくないでした。

This temple is really beautiful- especially during the fall! I loved the nature here too, especially the waterfall. I took this little Vine that might give you a better idea of how it is in real life!

この寺は美しいです。秋にも美しいと思います。も滝が大好きです。このVineは本当の感じです。

I read about this temple before I went, but for such a beautiful place, there isn't much English information on it available.  This was the most informative post I found.  I recommend reading it if you would like to know more history behind the temple- it's really interesting!  There also was not any English information available on site.  I had a lot of questions about things that I couldn't figure out the answers to.

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There is a legend that if a pregnant woman can pass under the geta, she will have an easy delivery.

I highly recommend visiting this temple.  I think it might be one of my favorite places in Japan now.  It's a little off the beaten path but I think that makes it a truly unique place to visit.  Definitely try to go in the late fall so you can experience the different colors of the leaves.  I don't recommend this place if you aren't physically capable of walking because there are many stairs.

この寺は私のおすすめ！たぶん私の日本に一番好きな場所と思います。ちょっと遠いでも本当に素晴らしい場所ですよ！紅葉を見えるだから秋で行くのほうがいいです。もし歩きにくいなら行きませんのほうがいいです。たくさん階段がありますから。

I want to thank Stasia for sending me corrections to the last post I made in Japanese. She is a really inspirational person and I love reading her blog.  Please check it out here at http://shichijyuuni.com/!
I think that I improved a bit from the last time I blogged in Japanese but I'm sure there are some errors in there.  If you find anything, feel free to email me at carlycarbonate(@)gmail.com.