Temple Con't

uh..........I take what I said before back. I think this dog guards the praying site! The ropes hang down from a bell that you ring when offering a prayer.
The prayer site. There are lit candles there (it's hard to see) and the smell of incense is everywhere. Very therapeutic, actually.
This was the roof--so ornate and beautiful!!!
A large lantern with Japanese writing.
There was a little Japanese man inside.....perhaps I will go back one day to offer a prayer:)