Senkoji Temple (Hiroshima)

A Buddhist temple that is said to have been built in year 806. The scarlet-painted main hall and the bell have become important symbols of the site. The grounds of the neighborhood Senko-ji Park are filled with cherry blossom in Spring, and in the evening the delicate paper lanterns lights shining upon the cherry trees is a muse-see. Additionally, from the summit observation deck one can view not only the beautiful town of Onomichi (designated as a Japanese Heritage City), but also the islands floating in the Seto Inland Sea and, if the weather is good, as far as the mountains of Shikoku can be observed.

Photograph provided by Hiroshima Prefecture