{"id":69373,"date":"2020-08-30T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=69373"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T05:36:04","slug":"katsuoji-temple-daruma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/katsuoji-temple-daruma\/","title":{"rendered":"Katsuo-ji Temple: The Home of the Winning Daruma"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Close your eyes and imagine a path in the middle of a mountain, surrounded by trees of red, ocher and yellow. The sound of dry leaves crunching under your feet, the roar of a waterfall in the distance. The smell of wood and wet grass and a gentle breeze against your face. <strong><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link ek-link ek-link\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.katsuo-ji-temple.or.jp\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Katsuo-ji Temple<\/a> (\u52dd\u5c3e\u5bfa) is located in this idyllic setting very close to <a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka-mino-autumn-foliage\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Mino Park<\/a> (\u7b95\u9762\u516c\u5712)<\/strong>, a place that, in autumn, turns into a stage for a fantasy tale. Hundreds of <em>daruma<\/em> dolls (\u3060\u308b\u307e) guard every corner of this sacred place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Located in the north of Osaka (\u5927\u962a) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/minohkankou.net\/english\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Mino<\/a> (\u7b95\u9762) mountainous region, Katsuo-ji is the perfect enclave to escape the city and immerse yourself in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image caption-align-center\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092652\/Osaka_katsuoji_57-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"katsuo ji temple general view\" class=\"wp-image-69403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092652\/Osaka_katsuoji_57-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092652\/Osaka_katsuoji_57-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092652\/Osaka_katsuoji_57-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092652\/Osaka_katsuoji_57.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Katsuo-ji is the perfect enclave to escape the city and immerse yourself in nature.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092529\/Osaka_katsuoji_14-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"katsuo ji temple pagoda\" data-id=\"69382\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092529\/Osaka_katsuoji_14.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_14\/\" class=\"wp-image-69382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092529\/Osaka_katsuoji_14-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092529\/Osaka_katsuoji_14-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092529\/Osaka_katsuoji_14.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092525\/Osaka_katsuoji_13-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"little daruma on a tree trunk\" data-id=\"69381\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092525\/Osaka_katsuoji_13.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_13\/\" class=\"wp-image-69381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092525\/Osaka_katsuoji_13-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092525\/Osaka_katsuoji_13-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092525\/Osaka_katsuoji_13.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092720\/Osaka_katsuoji_68-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"mino park trail\" class=\"wp-image-69410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092720\/Osaka_katsuoji_68-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092720\/Osaka_katsuoji_68-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092720\/Osaka_katsuoji_68-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092720\/Osaka_katsuoji_68.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katsuo-ji, the Temple That Healed the Emperor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The history of Katsuo-ji Temple dates back to 727 when two Buddhist monks, Zenchu and his brother Zensan, built a hut where they devoted themselves to Buddhism. Almost forty years later, in the year 765, Prince Kaijo (Emperor Konin\u2019s son), with the help of Zenchu and Zensan, <strong>established Miroku-ji Temple<\/strong> (\u5f25\u52d2\u5bfa) in place of the hut the two brothers had built. Their mission was to&nbsp;reach the spiritual realm of Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 880, the Emperor Seiwa fell ill, and the devoted flocked to Miroku-ji to pray for his recovery. After overcoming his illness, many owed this miracle to Miroku-ji temple, and <strong>the<\/strong> <strong>Emperor later renamed the temple Katsuo-ji: \u201cThe Temple of the Victorious King.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092738\/Osaka_katsuoji_71-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"ema wooden plaques in katsuo ji temple\" class=\"wp-image-69413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092738\/Osaka_katsuoji_71-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092738\/Osaka_katsuoji_71-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092738\/Osaka_katsuoji_71-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092738\/Osaka_katsuoji_71.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, the chosen&nbsp;<em>kanji<\/em>&nbsp;(Japanese characters) were&nbsp;<strong>\u52dd\u738b\u5bfa&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<em>Katsu&nbsp;<\/em>(\u52dd) meaning \u2018victory,\u2019&nbsp;<em>Ou<\/em>&nbsp;(\u738b), meaning \u2018king\u2019 and&nbsp;<em>Ji<\/em>&nbsp;(\u5bfa), meaning \u2018temple.\u2019 However, the character for \u2018king\u2019 was considered too pretentious and not keeping with the values of Buddhism. The&nbsp;<em>kanji<\/em>&nbsp;was later changed to \u5c3e (<em>ou<\/em>), meaning \u2018tail.\u2019 While preserving the original pronunciation, the temple settled on <strong>\u52dd\u5c3e\u5bfa<\/strong>, a much more modest version of the original name.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For years after, the&nbsp;<em>Shogun<\/em>&nbsp;(feudal lords)<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>congregated at Katsuo-ji Temple to pray for their victories. Now,<strong> <\/strong>people visit to <strong>offer their prayers for success in studies, love and sports competition<\/strong> at the temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Winning <em>Daruma<\/em>, the Emblem of the Katsuo-ji Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the features that set Katsuo-ji apart from other temples is the omnipresence of&nbsp;the <em>daruma<\/em>. Known as<strong><em>&nbsp;Kachi-Daruma<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(Winning Daruma), the <strong>Katsuo-ji&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;is the<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>emblem of this sacred place<\/strong>. As the dolls watch every corner of the temple grounds, they provide a unique atmosphere to Katsuo-ji Temple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image caption-align-center\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092542\/Osaka_katsuoji_18-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"daruma dolls with both eyes painted\" class=\"wp-image-69385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092542\/Osaka_katsuoji_18-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092542\/Osaka_katsuoji_18-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092542\/Osaka_katsuoji_18-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092542\/Osaka_katsuoji_18.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Kachi-Daruma, or the &#8216;Winning Daruma&#8217; of Katsuo-ji<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is <em>Daruma<\/em>? A Brief Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;is one of the best-known amulets of Japan. Unlike other charms meant only to attract luck and fulfill wishes, the&nbsp;<strong><em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;symbolizes perseverance and serves as a reminder to set goals in one&#8217;s life.<\/strong>&nbsp;When first purchased, the eyes&nbsp;are left white, and the owner paints them black once they have achieved their goal. If left incomplete, the<em> <\/em>doll&nbsp;acts as a reminder to stay motivated to complete their work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Daruma<\/em> is made of wood and have no arms or legs. Their weighted base prevents them from falling or tipping over, which represents perseverance and reminds us&nbsp;<strong>not to falter in the face of adversity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092521\/Osaka_katsuoji_12-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"daruma in a stone lantern in katsuo ji temple\" data-id=\"69380\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092521\/Osaka_katsuoji_12.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_12\/\" class=\"wp-image-69380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092521\/Osaka_katsuoji_12-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092521\/Osaka_katsuoji_12-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092521\/Osaka_katsuoji_12.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092545\/Osaka_katsuoji_22-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"many daruma in a handrail\" data-id=\"69386\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092545\/Osaka_katsuoji_22.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_22\/\" class=\"wp-image-69386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092545\/Osaka_katsuoji_22-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092545\/Osaka_katsuoji_22-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092545\/Osaka_katsuoji_22.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092534\/Osaka_katsuoji_15-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"katsuo ji temple daruma\" data-id=\"69383\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092534\/Osaka_katsuoji_15.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_15\/\" class=\"wp-image-69383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092534\/Osaka_katsuoji_15-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092534\/Osaka_katsuoji_15-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092534\/Osaka_katsuoji_15-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092534\/Osaka_katsuoji_15.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The<em>&nbsp;daruma<\/em>&nbsp;is modelled after&nbsp;<a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bodhidharma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bodhidharma<\/a>, the founder of Zen Buddhism. According to legend,<strong>&nbsp;Bodhidharma spent nine years staring at a cave wall in intense meditation<\/strong>. One famous account tells of his limbs atrophying after lack of use for nine years, and in order not to fall asleep, cut his eyelids off. As a<strong>&nbsp;symbol of motivation, sacrifice, and never giving up<\/strong>, the <em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;has been&nbsp;depicted without arms or legs and with white eyes ever since.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Daruma<\/em> Ritual at Katsuo-ji Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors can purchase a&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em> at the temple, and dolls come in a variety of sizes. The standard size costs 2,000 yen, and the largest one costs 70,000 yen! (<em>prices from 2020<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you get your&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;doll, write the goals you&#8217;d like to achieve on the back. Next, go&nbsp;to the main temple building (right in front of the&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;shop), pick up a stick of incense, and pray for your goals&#8217; success. Afterwards, stick your incense in the ashes and purify your&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;into its smoke and infuse it with positive thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image caption-align-center\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092609\/Osaka_katsuoji_33-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"incense sticks in Katsuo ji temple\" class=\"wp-image-69392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092609\/Osaka_katsuoji_33-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092609\/Osaka_katsuoji_33-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092609\/Osaka_katsuoji_33-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092609\/Osaka_katsuoji_33.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Incense to purify your <em>daruma<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092612\/Osaka_katsuoji_34-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"incense sticks in Katsuo ji temple\" data-id=\"69393\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092612\/Osaka_katsuoji_34.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_34\/\" class=\"wp-image-69393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092612\/Osaka_katsuoji_34-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092612\/Osaka_katsuoji_34-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092612\/Osaka_katsuoji_34.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092731\/Osaka_katsuoji_70-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Daruma ritual guide in Katsuo ji temple\" data-id=\"69412\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092731\/Osaka_katsuoji_70.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_70\/\" class=\"wp-image-69412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092731\/Osaka_katsuoji_70-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092731\/Osaka_katsuoji_70-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092731\/Osaka_katsuoji_70-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092731\/Osaka_katsuoji_70.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, with a permanent marker, <strong>paint the left eye of your doll.<\/strong> Once done, your&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;will be ready to travel home with you. The single painted eye will help remind you to finish your goal so that you can paint the other eye. Once you&#8217;ve painted both, it will effectively complete your doll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors can also purchase a&nbsp;<strong>mini&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;for 500 yen with an&nbsp;<em>omikuji<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(\u304a\u307f\u304f\u3058, fortune paper) inside. Many visitors place their daruma throughout the temple grounds, which adds to the magical atmosphere of the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image caption-align-center\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092549\/Osaka_katsuoji_24-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"dozens of daruma in Katsuo ji temple\" class=\"wp-image-69387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092549\/Osaka_katsuoji_24-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092549\/Osaka_katsuoji_24-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092549\/Osaka_katsuoji_24-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092549\/Osaka_katsuoji_24.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Many visitors leave their mini <em>daruma<\/em> throughout the temple grounds<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092538\/Osaka_katsuoji_17-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"daruma mountain in Katsuo ji temple\" class=\"wp-image-69384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092538\/Osaka_katsuoji_17-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092538\/Osaka_katsuoji_17-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092538\/Osaka_katsuoji_17-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092538\/Osaka_katsuoji_17.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Entrance of Katsuo-ji Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The temple complex has a large, red&nbsp;<em>torii<\/em>&nbsp;gateway that is hard to miss. After we parked our rental car at the parking lot and paid for our&nbsp;<strong>400 yen admission fee<\/strong>&nbsp;at the ticket office, we continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As impressive as the large red&nbsp;<em>torii<\/em>&nbsp;door was, I was more surprised after going through it.&nbsp;<strong>As I walked through the bridge across the central lake, a dense mist came from the sacred water to envelop me<\/strong> and transported me to a mysterious, fantasy world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image caption-align-center\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092503\/Osaka_katsuoji_04-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Katsuo ji temple main entrance\" class=\"wp-image-69376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092503\/Osaka_katsuoji_04-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092503\/Osaka_katsuoji_04-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092503\/Osaka_katsuoji_04-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092503\/Osaka_katsuoji_04.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The <em>torii<\/em> entrance of Katsuo-ji<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092508\/Osaka_katsuoji_07-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"mist in Katsuo ji temple\" class=\"wp-image-69377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092508\/Osaka_katsuoji_07-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092508\/Osaka_katsuoji_07-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092508\/Osaka_katsuoji_07-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092508\/Osaka_katsuoji_07.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once I returned to reality, I climbed up the stairs that led me to the temple&#8217;s main building. On the way, hundreds of little&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;watched me pass by. The short walk became a hide-and-seek game \u2013 trying to find the hidden&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em>&nbsp;in the most unlikely places.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092517\/Osaka_katsuoji_11-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"small daruma in stone lanterns\" class=\"wp-image-69379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092517\/Osaka_katsuoji_11-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092517\/Osaka_katsuoji_11-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092517\/Osaka_katsuoji_11-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092517\/Osaka_katsuoji_11.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092513\/Osaka_katsuoji_08-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"two daruma in a stone\" data-id=\"69378\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092513\/Osaka_katsuoji_08.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_08\/\" class=\"wp-image-69378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092513\/Osaka_katsuoji_08-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092513\/Osaka_katsuoji_08-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092513\/Osaka_katsuoji_08.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092644\/Osaka_katsuoji_55-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"many daruma over a stone statue in Katsuo ji temple\" data-id=\"69401\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092644\/Osaka_katsuoji_55.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_55\/\" class=\"wp-image-69401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092644\/Osaka_katsuoji_55-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092644\/Osaka_katsuoji_55-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092644\/Osaka_katsuoji_55.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092605\/Osaka_katsuoji_32-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"two small daruma in Katsuo ji temple\" class=\"wp-image-69391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092605\/Osaka_katsuoji_32-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092605\/Osaka_katsuoji_32-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092605\/Osaka_katsuoji_32-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092605\/Osaka_katsuoji_32.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Pilgrimage of 88 Temples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the&nbsp;<strong>unique features of this temple is a small room of 88 statues.&nbsp;<\/strong>It has a special&nbsp;<strong>connection to the&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/matsuyama-shikoku-pilgrimage-dogo-onsen\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><strong>Shikoku pilgrimage<\/strong><\/a>,&nbsp;as every statue represents the 88 temples along the pilgrimage route in the&nbsp;Shikoku region.&nbsp;The popular belief is that when walking this route, one becomes aware of their true self, and as a result, reduces frustration and superficial desires disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under each statue, there is a&nbsp;<strong>small metal hatch that keeps sand from each of the Shikoku pilgrimage temple sites<\/strong>. People who step on each of the 88 trap doors while bowing slightly before each statue will have&nbsp;<strong>symbolically completed the Shikoku pilgrimage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped caption-align-center wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092553\/Osaka_katsuoji_28-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"88 stone statues\" data-id=\"69388\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092553\/Osaka_katsuoji_28.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_28\/\" class=\"wp-image-69388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092553\/Osaka_katsuoji_28-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092553\/Osaka_katsuoji_28-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092553\/Osaka_katsuoji_28.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092557\/Osaka_katsuoji_30-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"details of two stone statues\" data-id=\"69389\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092557\/Osaka_katsuoji_30.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_30\/\" class=\"wp-image-69389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092557\/Osaka_katsuoji_30-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092557\/Osaka_katsuoji_30-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092557\/Osaka_katsuoji_30.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Each statue represents the 88 temples along the Shikoku pilgrimage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Main <em>Katsuo-ji<\/em> Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I finally made it to the main temple building. This time, I didn&#8217;t buy a new&nbsp;<em>daruma&nbsp;<\/em>doll, as I had an incomplete one I acquired during one of my trips in&nbsp;Gunma prefecture&nbsp;(\u7fa4\u99ac\u770c), back at home. If fulfilling one goal was already challenging, achieving two would be an impossible task!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092602\/Osaka_katsuoji_31-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Katsuo ji temple main building\" class=\"wp-image-69390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092602\/Osaka_katsuoji_31-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092602\/Osaka_katsuoji_31-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092602\/Osaka_katsuoji_31-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092602\/Osaka_katsuoji_31.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>The Main Katsuo-ji Temple<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the main temple was a<strong>&nbsp;viewpoint<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>that I could take in the natural landscape<\/strong> surrounding Katsuo-ji Temple. There were also dozens of small&nbsp;<em>daruma<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>watching the horizon from this privileged enclave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092617\/Osaka_katsuoji_35-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"dozens of small daruma on a roof\" class=\"wp-image-69394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092617\/Osaka_katsuoji_35-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092617\/Osaka_katsuoji_35-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092617\/Osaka_katsuoji_35-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092617\/Osaka_katsuoji_35.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092620\/Osaka_katsuoji_39-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"dozens of small daruma on a roof in Katsuo ji temple\" data-id=\"69395\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092620\/Osaka_katsuoji_39.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_39\/\" class=\"wp-image-69395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092620\/Osaka_katsuoji_39-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092620\/Osaka_katsuoji_39-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092620\/Osaka_katsuoji_39.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092624\/Osaka_katsuoji_43-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"detail of small daruma\" data-id=\"69396\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092624\/Osaka_katsuoji_43.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_43\/\" class=\"wp-image-69396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092624\/Osaka_katsuoji_43-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092624\/Osaka_katsuoji_43-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092624\/Osaka_katsuoji_43.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Farewell to the Goddess Benzaiten<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before saying goodbye to Katsuo-ji, I headed towards a small shrine&nbsp;<strong>dedicated to the goddess Benzaiten (\u5f01\u624d\u5929), the deity of music and fine arts<\/strong>. In the middle<em>&nbsp;<\/em>of the great lake and beyond a beautiful red&nbsp;<em>torii <\/em>gate, was the shrine. The soundtrack was the sound of water falling from a wooden platform and hitting rocks below. It sounded like the perfect musical harmony for the deity of music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092636\/Osaka_katsuoji_52-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"benzaiten shrine torii\" class=\"wp-image-69399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092636\/Osaka_katsuoji_52-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092636\/Osaka_katsuoji_52-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092636\/Osaka_katsuoji_52-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092636\/Osaka_katsuoji_52.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092639\/Osaka_katsuoji_54-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"benzaiten shrine in Katsuo ji temple\" data-id=\"69400\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092639\/Osaka_katsuoji_54.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_54\/\" class=\"wp-image-69400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092639\/Osaka_katsuoji_54-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092639\/Osaka_katsuoji_54-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092639\/Osaka_katsuoji_54.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092648\/Osaka_katsuoji_56-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"water falling in the lake\" data-id=\"69402\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092648\/Osaka_katsuoji_56.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_56\/\" class=\"wp-image-69402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092648\/Osaka_katsuoji_56-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092648\/Osaka_katsuoji_56-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092648\/Osaka_katsuoji_56.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The sound of trickling water was the perfect soundtrack for the goddess Benzaiten (\u5f01\u624d\u5929). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, my visit to Katsuo-ji,&nbsp;<strong>one of the most fascinating temples I&#8217;ve seen in Osaka prefecture<\/strong>, came to an end. And while I advanced towards the exit, I couldn&#8217;t help but stop several times to contemplate the beauty found in every corner of that magical place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092628\/Osaka_katsuoji_48-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"many daruma among a tree's root\" class=\"wp-image-69397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092628\/Osaka_katsuoji_48-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092628\/Osaka_katsuoji_48-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092628\/Osaka_katsuoji_48-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092628\/Osaka_katsuoji_48.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092632\/Osaka_katsuoji_51-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"sixteen daruma among flowers and nature\" class=\"wp-image-69398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092632\/Osaka_katsuoji_51-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092632\/Osaka_katsuoji_51-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092632\/Osaka_katsuoji_51-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092632\/Osaka_katsuoji_51.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waterfalls, Monkeys and Nature in Mino Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before leaving, I visited&nbsp;<strong>Mino Park&nbsp;near&nbsp;Katsuo-ji Temple<\/strong>. Walking along its paths felt like a true immersion into nature. Enjoy a beautiful waterfall, eat tempura&nbsp;<em>momiji<\/em>&nbsp;(Japanese maple) leaves deep-fried in a&nbsp;<strong><em>sweet batter<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;and keep your eyes open for&nbsp;<strong>the monkeys that inhabit the park<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092713\/Osaka_katsuoji_66-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Mino waterfall\" class=\"wp-image-69408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092713\/Osaka_katsuoji_66-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092713\/Osaka_katsuoji_66-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092713\/Osaka_katsuoji_66-1170x780.jpg 1170w, 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https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092701\/Osaka_katsuoji_59.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Monkeys of Mino Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092656\/Osaka_katsuoji_58-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"bridge in mino park\" data-id=\"69404\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092656\/Osaka_katsuoji_58.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_58\/\" class=\"wp-image-69404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092656\/Osaka_katsuoji_58-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092656\/Osaka_katsuoji_58-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092656\/Osaka_katsuoji_58.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092724\/Osaka_katsuoji_69-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"mino streets\" class=\"wp-image-69411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092724\/Osaka_katsuoji_69-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092724\/Osaka_katsuoji_69-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092724\/Osaka_katsuoji_69-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092724\/Osaka_katsuoji_69.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092705\/Osaka_katsuoji_63-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"momiji tempura\" data-id=\"69406\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092705\/Osaka_katsuoji_63.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_63\/\" class=\"wp-image-69406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092705\/Osaka_katsuoji_63-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092705\/Osaka_katsuoji_63-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092705\/Osaka_katsuoji_63.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Momiji<\/em>&nbsp;(Japanese maple) leaves deep-fried in a&nbsp;<em>sweet batter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092709\/Osaka_katsuoji_64-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"shops in mino park\" data-id=\"69407\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092709\/Osaka_katsuoji_64.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka_katsuoji_64\/\" class=\"wp-image-69407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092709\/Osaka_katsuoji_64-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092709\/Osaka_katsuoji_64-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092709\/Osaka_katsuoji_64.jpg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092717\/Osaka_katsuoji_67-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"shops in mino park\" class=\"wp-image-69409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092717\/Osaka_katsuoji_67-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092717\/Osaka_katsuoji_67-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092717\/Osaka_katsuoji_67-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/08092717\/Osaka_katsuoji_67.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mino Park is the perfect place to end your day and enjoy the fresh air before heading back to bustling Osaka. For more information,&nbsp;<a class=\"ek-link ek-link ek-link ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/osaka-mino-autumn-foliage\/\">please read our article of Mino Park during its magnificent season of autumn<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Get to Katsuo-ji Temple<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get to Katsuo-ji Temple,<strong> I&#8217;d recommend travelling by car<\/strong>, as it will allow you to explore the area more freely without waiting for public transit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get to Katsuo-ji Temple by <strong>public transport<\/strong>, these are the most convenient ways to get there:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you&#8217;re leaving from<strong> Umeda Station<\/strong> (\u6885\u7530\u99c5), catch the <strong>Hankyu-Senri Line <\/strong>to <strong>Kita-Senri Station<\/strong> (\u5317\u5343\u91cc\u99c5), then take <strong>bus 29<\/strong> to Katsuo-ji Temple.<\/li><li>From <strong>Shin-Osaka Station<\/strong> (\u65b0\u5927\u962a\u99c5), take the <strong>Midosuji Line<\/strong> to <strong>Senri-Chuo station<\/strong> (\u5343\u91cc\u4e2d\u592e\u99c5), where you also catch bus 29 to Katsuo-ji Temple.<\/li><li>Catch a taxi from <strong>Mino Station<\/strong> (\u7b95\u9762\u99c5) on the <strong>Hankyu-Mino Line<\/strong>, for a 20-minute ride Katsuo-ji Temple, or a 15-minute taxi ride from <strong>Saito-Nishi Station<\/strong> (\u5f69\u90fd\u897f\u99c5) on the <strong>Saito Line<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">I recommend checking the bus timetables and asking for other transportation options at an Osaka tourist office before starting your journey to Mino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Katsuo-ji Temple Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table caption-align-left\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Admission<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Adult: <strong>400 yen<\/strong><br>Children: <strong>300 yen<\/strong><br>Pre-school Children:<strong> 100 yen<\/strong><br>Age 2 and under: <strong>Free<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Hours<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends.<br>Open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays and national holidays.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phone<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">072-721-7010<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=14jYLbrv85GogbMfEFEovNvcWYy9Q9IcD&amp;hl=en\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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