Anyone hungry for some beaf?!?!
THE EMPEROR'S PALACE
We didn't get to go in because it was closed today, but these are some perimeter buildings.
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| Watch Tower for the Palace |
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ASAKUSA
There are so many wonderful things about Japanese culture and society, but their idolatrous history is one aspect that makes me both sad and jealous that they would know the one true God who loves them.
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| The outer building of the temple at Asakusa. The red thing is a big lamp. |
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| The underside of the big red lamp. |
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| Close-up of one of the idols. Not a pretty sight. |
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| View from inside the main building. |
These bars are where people throw money and pray.
I wonder how much money this temple makes daily. Whoever thought of the idea of having people pay to have their prayers answered must have been a ridiculously wealthy person.
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| Coin toss. |
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| Ceiling art in the main building above the coin toss. |
And this is a different kind of coin toss: a covered street with shops on either side.
This area is either just outside or on the temple grounds.
I happily participated. :-)
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| Coin toss. :) |
Ren-chan is a really sweet and funny Christian sister who offered to take us around Tokyo.
I'm so thankful! It was such a fun day!
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| Ren-chan and me. |
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