Circle Tour 5 Byodo-In Temple by Willis Chung

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Circle Tour 5 Byodo-In Temple

By Willis Chung
Aug 06, 2019
63 Photos

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Day 2 Sunrise Circle Tour Day 2 Sunrise Circle Tour

Circle Tour 5 Byodo-In Temple

Aug 06, 2019
63 Photos

Circle Tour 4 Ko’olau Mountains, Kalapawai Market

Circle Tour 4 Ko’olau Mountains, Kalapawai Market

Circle Tour 6 Kualoa Regional Park

Circle Tour 6 Kualoa Regional Park

Circle Tour 1: Kaiwi Sunrise

Circle Tour 2: Makapuʻu Lookout

Circle Tour 3: Waimanalo Bay

Circle Tour 4 Ko’olau Mountains, Kalapawai Market

Circle Tour 5 Byodo-In Temple

Circle Tour 6 Kualoa Regional Park

Circle Tour 7 Lāʻie Point State Wayside and lunch

Circle Tour 8 Banzai Pipeline

Circle Tour 9 Pu'u o Mahuka Heiau and Laniakea Beach

Taking the H3 to the northwest.

Tetsuo Harano Tunnel entrance on the H3.

Entering the tunnel.

A glimpse of the Stairway to Heaven trail from the H3

Another view of the Stairway to Heaven trail from the H3

Slightly more detail of the Stairway to Heaven trail.

Passing through a smaller tunnel on the H3.

Need to make a U-turn at the Likelike.

Arriving at the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Smaller graves in front of the chapel

One of the buildings at the entrance.

A celebration of Easter at a gravesite.

Looking to the west, I think.

A peek at the Byodo-In Temple

Getting more of a view of the body of the temple.

Evelyne and Marc crossing the bridge to the temple.

Full span of the temple in front of the ornamental pond.

Lush landscaping around the temple and pond.

An invitation to ring the peace bell outside the temple.

View from below of the 7 ton, 6 foot high bell.

Marc rings the bell at the temple.

Marc pulling the log back to ring the bell.

These kids had a go at ringing the bell as well.

They worked well together.

Black swan, one of the famous residents of the temple.

`Another view of the black swan.

Drinking black swan.

Dripping black swan.

Koi came to investigate.

Black swan and koi escort.

9 foot high Amida Buddha inside the temple

Getting another view of the Buddha statue, permitted since this isn't a functioning temple.

Face of the 9 foot high Buddha.

The guard was interested in where we lived.

Lantern in the pond in front of the temple has a surprise inside.

Many koi gathered in the hopes of a good meal from visiting tourists.

Feeding the birds and the koi.

Mac feeding the zebra doves.

Mac feeding the zebra doves.

Skeptical zebra dove as I move in close with the superwide.

Zebra dove keeping an eye on me as I move in close with the superwide.

Sparrow watching the feeding from a nearby branch.

Hungry koi below us, enjoying some of the bird food.

Black swan, Byodo-In Temple, Oahi, Hawaii, USA

Another visitor feeding the zebra doves.

Another visitor feeding the zebra doves.

Three zebra doves now getting brunch.

Team Zebra Dove does synchronized swallowing.

Sometimes landings aren't graceful.

Three birds in the hand...

And now four birds.

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