善光寺　Zenko-ji Temple

長野に行ってみたくなって、せっかくだから7年に一度の御開帳を開催している善光寺に行った。雨の日の土曜日、朝7時なのにすごい混みよう。むしろ雨で、朝早く来てよかったかも。
回向柱に触り、御戒壇巡りと参拝をして御朱印をいただく。
滞在時間は約1時間。

いったん長野駅に戻り、バスで戸隠方面へ。
奥社入口へ着いた頃には雨も止んだ。天高くそびえたつ杉並木の道がとにかく美しく、鳥のさえずりや水のせせらぎが聞こえてきたり、まるで別世界だった。
本当に来て良かった、また来たいなと思える場所。

I somehow wanted to go to Nagano, I went Zenko-ji Temple which is held the special event “Gokaicho“ once every 7 years.
In spite of rainy and early in the morning, it was already crowded.
Rain and early morning was rather good for me.
I touched the ”Ekoubashira“, did the “Gokaidan meguri”, worshiped and got a “Goshuin”.
It was about one hour staying.

I went back to Nagano station once, moved to Togakushi area by bus.
It stopped raining when I arrived at the “Entrance of Okusha” .

The street of cedars that stands high up into the sky was so beautiful , I head birds chattering and brook babble.
It was like a another world.
That was the place I was so glad to come here and want to come back again.