JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Saturday, April 15, 2006


There are 500 Rakan statues around the gate and on both sides of the stairs leading to the temple. "Rakan are the disciples of the historic Buddha who were entrusted to remain in the world as role models for ordinary people." No, I didn't count them or the number of steps going up. Yes, it was pretty high. Posted by Picasa

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