4/5 Rebecca S. 7 years ago on Google • 92 reviews
I
attended
the
fire
festival
here,
and
took
tours
of
the
Buddha's
being
offered
by
middle
school
students
who
were
learning
English.
The
tours
were
simple
and
mildly
informative,
and
very
good
for
people
new
to
this
type
of
sculpture.
The
students
themselves
were
fantastic.
They
drew
pictures
to
help
the
audience
understand
their
script
and
were
friendly
and
clearly
worked
very
hard
on
their
scripts
and
pronunciation.
The
festival
was
enjoyable,
but
there
wasn't
much
info
on
the
significance
of
the
festival.
(Though
to
be
fair,
I
can't
read
Japanese,
so
I
might
have
missed
it)
Overall
my
favorite
parts
of
the
experience
were
the
student
tours,
and
the
Buddha
carvings.
Things
I
enjoyed
were
the
festival
food,
the
scenery,
and
the
pamphlet
I
got
about
the
Buddha's
Some
not
to
great
aspects
were
the
apparent
lack
of
sculpture
related
souvenirs
(despite
the
fact
that
there
were
several
shops)
and
apparent
disorganization
of
the
fire-lighting.
(Though,
once
again,
I
might
have
missed
something
because
I
don't
speak
the
language)
