室生寺と石楠花 : Muro-ji Temple and Rhododendron（Nara, Japan）

シャクナゲの咲き始めた室生寺を撮影いたしました。奥の院へ続く階段は、その長さと急勾配に圧倒されました。 Murō-ji (室生寺) is a temple of Omoto school of Shingon Buddhism, located in the city of Uda, Nara, Japan. Murō-ji shows its typical aspect of Shingon Buddhism, with its buildings laid on the mountainside of Mount Murō (室生山, Murō-yama). Unlike many temples of the time, Murō-ji was opened to females. For that reason, the temple is also called Mount Kōya for women.