Rose festival in Ofusa Kannon Temple

I enjoyed rose festival in Ofusa Kannon Temple the other day.

The name of this temple originates from a local girl called Ofusa. Ofusa began worship of the Goddess Kannon (goddess of mercy and compassion) on this spot, and this eventually developed into the temple that exists today.

The temple took on its current form as a result of raising the flowers in its grounds with a desire to "provide visitors with spiritual consolation and invigoration."

The temple is also known as the "flower mandala temple" due to its beautiful, flower-filled grounds that give it the appearance of Buddha's harmonious world.

Temple was not established by a person with power or special status from a past age, but was instead built and protected by common local people. And as a temple for a common peoples' faith, it continues to provide people with solace from daily worries and pains.

(reference from Ofusa Kannon Temple official website)

Approx. 2300 kinds of roses are all around.
I have never seen so many kinds of roses at one time.

And one good thing is it's calm atmosphere.
It was not so congested that I could take my time and enjoy beautiful roses. This temple is must go place.

There is a cafe in the temple. So you can take a rest with a nice view of Japanese garden.