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🎇🏮CHINESE LANTERN FESTIVAL🏮🎆

Kyōto has many light-up events during the autumn, but Manpuku-ji's is something to behold.

As one might expect from one of the country's few Chinese-style temples, the colourful lanterns are heavily influenced by festivals on the mainland.

#Kyoto #京都 #Uji #宇治 #Japan #lanternfestival #Manpukuji #萬福寺

A dragon dance in lanterns.
Courtly ladies enjoy cherry blossoms by moonlight. These stunning lanterns are accompanied by music played from concealed speakers.
The paths of Manpuku-ji are lined with lanterns. This is the rear view of heavenly maidens riding clouds.
Lantern monkeys frolic amongst peach trees at Manpuku-ji's light up festival.
29 November at 1:44 | Open on mastodon.social
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Manpuku-ji (萬福寺) in Uji, home to the Ōbaku Zen sect (黄檗宗), was founded in 1661 by the Chinese monk Yinyuan Longqi (隱元隆琦 aka Ingen Ryūki 1592-1673). It is considered to be Japan's greatest Chinese-style temple.

#Kyoto #京都 #Uji #宇治 #Manpukuji #萬福寺 #隱元隆琦

A lantern gate, standing directly before Manpuku-ji's Somon (gate).
A lantern Kannon (Bodhisattva of Mercy).
Lantern cranes and lotuses.
Colourful Chinese Dragons (they are made from thousands of tiny coloured bottles).
29 November at 2:31 | Open on mastodon.social
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Ingen (隱元隆琦) is thought to have introduced many things to Japan from the mainland, including green beans, watermelons, lotus roots, the Ming Dynasty style of writing, Buddhist cuisine, and sencha tea.
He would deeply influence Japanese society as well as religion.

#隱元隆琦 #Ingen #Obakuzen #zen #Manpukuji #Uji #Japan #chineselanternfestival

Giant lantern beetle...part of a whole gang of insects beside Manpuku-ji's pond.
A lantern stage spelling out the character for 'fortune' (福 - this character is also used in Manpuku-ji's name). Guests can pose here for photos.
4 Chinese dragons surround a colourful cauldron.
A lantern in the shape of a stone lantern.
29 November at 4:59 | Open on mastodon.social
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