After To-ji, we walked a couple miles across town to see the famed Sanjuusangen-dou, or "33 Intervals Shrine." There are 33 spaces between the pillars of the main building. It was built in 1164 but burned down and was rebuilt in 1266 (it has not burned down since 1266 so keep your fingers crossed!). It contains 1001 statues of the Kannon Buddha.
This is the outer gate to 33gen-do. Typical, except for the pink color.
And, the garden...Note the hat Kim is wearing...after getting a bit sunburned (peter's head was peeling) the day before, Kim and Peter spent part of the morning searching for sun-blocking devices.
This is where the interesting part was. Again, unfortunately, photos were not allowed. Inside this enormous hall are 1,001 Buddha statues, each the size of a person, and coated in gold. It's a fantastic thing to see. I guess you are supposed to find the Buddha that most resembles your own face. In the middle of the unending row of Buddhas is a famous large Buddha. The opposite side of the hall was used for an archery competition where archers would see how many arrows they could shoot to the end of the hall in a day. The record was something around 13,000.
This is a look at the architectural detail of the temple. Yeah! Architectural detail!