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“Souyugi temple caligraphy lesson”
Jan 2019
Just a quick walk from the centre of town up the hill. Very peaceful spot with a couple of hidden gems. Temple itself was large with well maintained garden etc. And if you look carefully on one of the main temple lodging doors you will see a sign offering calligraphy lessons. Family of five was 5000 yen and you are taught by the chief priest. Great fun that went on for about an hour. And you sit in a room over looking a very serene garden. The monk was great fun. Now just to the side of the temple is a small lane with a really great coffee shop run by a very friendly guy. The town is full of coffee shops but this is very unique. Dont be intimidated when you first walk in because it feels like your walking into someone’s front living room. Just a couple of small tables and some chairs. And then the guy plays his traditional Japanese guitar for you. He let my daughter have a go as well The visit to this temple was one of the highlights of the trip
Chelsea B
By Chelsea B
“Lovely temple”
Apr 2017
On a day when it was quite busy in town my partner and I wondered to the edge of town and started to explore the temples. A quaint and peaceful temple
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Souyugi temple caligraphy lesson
Jan 2019 • Family
Just a quick walk from the centre of town up the hill. Very peaceful spot with a couple of hidden gems. Temple itself was large with well maintained garden etc. And if you look carefully on one of the main temple lodging doors you will see a sign offering calligraphy lessons. Family of five was 5000 yen and you are taught by the chief priest. Great fun that went on for about an hour. And you sit in a room over looking a very serene garden. The monk was great fun.

Now just to the side of the temple is a small lane with a really great coffee shop run by a very friendly guy. The town is full of coffee shops but this is very unique. Dont be intimidated when you first walk in because it feels like your walking into someone’s front living room. Just a couple of small tables and some chairs. And then the guy plays his traditional Japanese guitar for you. He let my daughter have a go as well

The visit to this temple was one of the highlights of the trip
Written 21 January 2019
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Chelsea B
Milton Keynes, UK2,029 contributions
Lovely temple
Apr 2017 • Couples
On a day when it was quite busy in town my partner and I wondered to the edge of town and started to explore the temples. A quaint and peaceful temple
Written 23 September 2017
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One of the Temples/Shrines
Apr 2016 • Couples
If you’ve had enough of shopping and want some quiet time, wander a short way out of town, west, and visit the ten or so Shrines and Temples that Takayama has to offer. It’s very peaceful up that end, compared to the tourist hurly-burly of Sannomachi Street. If you walk up Sanmarchi Street, you’ll hit the Shrines about midway; walking up Yasugowa Street will bring you to the northern end. There are paths between the Temples or you can walk on the roads.
Soyuji is the Temple at the furthest (southern) end. It’s quite large. There’s also a graveyard on the hill next to it.
The walk up and back will give you a look at the houses of your average, everyday Takayamian, and the Takayama Museum of History and Art is on the way too.
Written 2 April 2016
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