Quite the jewel in the crown you know. I had been wondering about Monju for a while. In fact, since I saw this poster in many of the local shops, and whilst taking tea at a local hotel.
I think the 'official' Japanese web site is here, but it really fails to show much of what I saw. A national treasure would be an understatement. Do they really know how to market what they have? We advertise big fiberglass prawns better in Australia! As if it would need it ;-)
Nonetheless, at last we paid a visit. It's out in the country, and that's remote enough. Then up a mountain road, even better. My phone snaps do not do this location any justice at all! But as the scenes are so beautiful, maybe the lackluster technology won't matter. I'll be back, I can promise you that.
These will do for now, until I get a real camera. Camera manufacturers, this is your chance to step in and get some free advertising! Yes I say, free as in beer.
So, this is my taster for what to expect if you take a wander around Monju Temple (Monjusen-ji or 文殊仙寺), here in Kunisaki. Where a Canon factory is also located. HINT, HINT. I'll even fix your website in exchange :-)
All this, a short drive from the house. Extraordinary! There should be a million web entries on this, and yet I could barely find one decent page, even in Japanese. Maybe I'll have to do something better. Here, by myself. So until then!
Hmmm, maybe not quite speechless, as per the title, but sufficiently humbled, if I knew what that were like.
I think the 'official' Japanese web site is here, but it really fails to show much of what I saw. A national treasure would be an understatement. Do they really know how to market what they have? We advertise big fiberglass prawns better in Australia! As if it would need it ;-)
Nonetheless, at last we paid a visit. It's out in the country, and that's remote enough. Then up a mountain road, even better. My phone snaps do not do this location any justice at all! But as the scenes are so beautiful, maybe the lackluster technology won't matter. I'll be back, I can promise you that.
These will do for now, until I get a real camera. Camera manufacturers, this is your chance to step in and get some free advertising! Yes I say, free as in beer.
So, this is my taster for what to expect if you take a wander around Monju Temple (Monjusen-ji or 文殊仙寺), here in Kunisaki. Where a Canon factory is also located. HINT, HINT. I'll even fix your website in exchange :-)
All this, a short drive from the house. Extraordinary! There should be a million web entries on this, and yet I could barely find one decent page, even in Japanese. Maybe I'll have to do something better. Here, by myself. So until then!
Hmmm, maybe not quite speechless, as per the title, but sufficiently humbled, if I knew what that were like.
2 comments:
Nice post & nice pictures! I'm thinking of cycling round the Kunisaki Peninsula (from Kitakyushu) in the near future, so information like this is of particular interest. Agree with your comments also, there are hundreds of hidden gems like this in Japan, that rarely get a mention, or locals don't even know exist, right on their doorstep! Cheers, Rob.
Rob, thanks for the kind words! I'm hoping my words, and the pics, will both improve over time. With a little (lots of) practice :-)
You may well be more Japan savvy than me, but I'm on the peninsula, so just ask if you want more info about anything in particular. Alex
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