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Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>Interestingly, when the temple was being built in 749 an old bell was dug up. Dated to the Yayoi period, it proves that the strange formation of wollastonite has been worshipped since ancient times.</p><p>In 2007 the wollastonite was named 1 of Japan’s top 100 geological features.</p><p>Caught in a hail storm during a visit to Ishiyama-dera in 1690, Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉) composed this poem...</p><p>scattering on the stones<br>of Mount Ishiyama-<br>these hailstones<br>石山の石にたばしるあられかな</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ishiyamadera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ishiyamadera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wollastonite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wollastonite</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shiga</span></a></p>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>After only a few weeks of prayer gold was discovered in March 747 in Mutsu Province.</p><p>The emperor wished to build a grand temple for Kannon closer to Nara, but Rōben insisted that they continue to worship on the sacred rock formation.</p><p>In 749 Ishiyama-dera (石山寺) was officially founded, continuing to double as a lumber (and now gold) distribution site for Tōdai-ji.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ishiyamadera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ishiyamadera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E7%9F%B3%E5%B1%B1%E5%AF%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>石山寺</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%BB%8B%E8%B3%80%E7%9C%8C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>滋賀県</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Todaiji" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Todaiji</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%9D%B1%E5%A4%A7%E5%AF%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>東大寺</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreatBuddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBuddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%A4%A7%E4%BB%8F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>大仏</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nara</span></a></p>
Camellia Tea Ceremony<p>Nao-san visited Ishiyama-dera (石山寺) last autumn with one snack in mind...fried mitarashi dango (揚げみたらし 'age mitarashi').</p><p>A small store just outside the main gate specializes in this delicious (but a little less-than-healthy) sweet🍡</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%8F%9A%E3%81%92%E3%81%BF%E3%81%9F%E3%82%89%E3%81%97" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>揚げみたらし</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mitarashidango" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mitarashidango</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Shiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%BB%8B%E8%B3%80%E7%9C%8C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>滋賀県</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ishiyamadera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ishiyamadera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E7%9F%B3%E5%B1%B1%E5%AF%BA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>石山寺</span></a></p>
atomicker<p>Title: Ishiyama Temple (1946)</p><p>Artist: Toshi Yoshida</p><p><a href="https://www.kanpai-japan.com/otsu/ishiyama-dera" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kanpai-japan.com/otsu/ishiyama</span><span class="invisible">-dera</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ToshiYoshida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToshiYoshida</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/ShinHanga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShinHanga</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Showa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Showa</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autumn</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/IshiyamaDera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IshiyamaDera</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Otsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Otsu</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Shiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shiga</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a></p>