Daihannya-sai (大般若祭) at Fukujuji (福聚寺) in Miharu-machi (三春町)

Here are some pictures when I went to Fukujuji on April 28th.
There was an eventm called Daihannyasai on that day. More than 10 Buddhist priests from neibor temples of Rinzai sect gathered recite a sutra aloud at the main hall of the temple. They were surrounded by so many people, not only the temples supporters but also visitors (including me and my friends) during this event.

Daihannya-sai was quite sublime ceremony, so I couldn't take pictures or videos while I attended there. Instead, I took some pictures of Fukujuji. If you go there during a cherry blossoms season, you may enjoy beautiful willow cherry trees by the temple as well as so many lovely someiyoshino.

These are pictures I took last year at Fukujuji.
Incidentally, the chief priest of Fukujuji is an Actagawa prize novelist, Genyu Sokyu. He is such a nice person. Luckily, not only I saw him, I could attend thier other event (Zazen) this month, and had a chance to hear his sermon. I'll post about this experience sometime later.