New roof at Chorakuji
週末にお客さんを連れて姨捨の長楽寺によりました。ひとつな建物の屋根がずっと工事中でしたが、今回に見たら工事が完成でした。萱の屋根の材料や技術者がほとんどない中で、こんな素敵な屋根が出来たのは大したものだ！周辺の姨捨駅でＪＲの特別スイッチバック列車を見に来ていた人たちに長楽寺にも足を運んでもらいたかった。
Last weekend I took a guest to see the Chorakuji Temple. One of the buildings' roofs had been under construction for the longest time, but is now finally finished. The thatched roof is spectacular, especially considering thatch is hard to come by, as well as carpenters who know how to do it.
There were lots of people at nearby Obasute Station taking photos of JR's special Switchback train -- I wish some of them had come to see Chorakuji, too.
Moon Viewing Temple Chorakuji
