(1) Literally ‘main building’, the principal worshipping hall.

resthouse with solar power and various recycling schemes. I can’t work out whether or not its oK to stay here due to some kind of impenetrable Japanese pun but I’m definitely nearly done for the day. Perhaps getting up earlier tomorrow would be the thing to do to bring an end to these near-misses around temple closing-time. Whatever, time for another look inside and maybe one of the grapefruit that seem to be on offer.

***Well, it doesn’t get much closer to the action than this. I am camped literally Well, it doesn’t get much closer to the action than this. I am camped literally on the porch of the hondo (1) of Temple 13. Apparently the heavy rain of the typhoon will start tonight so the Korean temple assistant sympathised with my foreign condition and sorted me out a spot under a roof. Probably the most impressive roof I’ve ever slept under. Have already surprised a couple of late evening parishioners but its great that they don’t seem overly perturbed by mypresence. Tonight the noise will be of cars rather than the forest but this would be a good place to hole up for a couple of days if necessary. Do some study would be a good place to hole up for a couple of days if necessary. Do some study and rest the feet, on whose condition I must now check on.