Secret of Jindaiji Temple

Chofu city Jindaiji.
  • There are many slopes in Setagaya-ku.
  • That feels inconvenient to me.
  • There is the cliff of 20 meters of pitch differences in west Tokyo.
  • The cliff?
  • Look.
  • This is the Tama river.
  • Prefectural border with Kanagawa.
  • There is a cliff from Tachikawa-shi to Ota-ku.
  • The name of a cliff is the Kokubunji cliff line.
  • It is long.
  • Total length is 25km.
  • The cliff becomes gentle.
  • There are temples and shrines on the cliff.
  • And forests under the cliff.
  • Is there the forest in Setagaya-ku?
  • I have not looked.
  • It is in Chofu.
  • Chofu is the neighbor of Setagaya-ku.
  • Jindai Temple is surrounded by the Kokubunji cliff line.
  • When was this temple built?
  • In 733.
  • The main hall was built in 1919.
  • Was there not the main hall till then?
  • The main hall was different.
  • Where is it?
  • Here.
  • The name is Jinja Dou.
  • Small.
  • This was rebuilt in 1968.
  • The old main hall was broken in 1868.
  • What is in the hall?
  • An image of the Jinja Daio.
  • I want to see it.
  • You can't it.
  • Why?
  • It is The Hidden Buddhist statues.
  • Hidden?
  • I want to see it.
  • It is secret.
  • What shape is it?
  • He has a tusk.
  • Necklace of the skull.
  • A snake in his hand.
  • The face of the child appears from a stomach.
  • The face of the elephant on a knee.
  • What's that?
  • He is God of the water.
  • I want to see it.
  • Give it up.
  • Okay, Next is the story of the giant of Daita in Setagaya-ku.