Toji Temple & free market

Toji is the World Heritage, the highest wooden five-storied pagoda in Japan with a height of 57 meters, and there are a lot of Buddhist sculptures displayed in the temple's large main hall (kondo) and lecture hall (kodo). Toji Temple is one of Kyoto's many UNESCO world heritage sites.

On the 21st of each month, a lively flea market is held around Toji Temple from the early morning hours until around 16:30 in the afternoon. Various goods including clothes, shoes, tableware, sculptures, foods and plants are on sale.

Today 21st march, my friend and I went for this famous Toji Temple. We purposely go on this day to see how grand is the flee market. Hopefully, we can find some good stuff there.

From far, we can see the dark wooden five-storied pagoda standing out

among all the concrete buildings of modern Kyoto.

Here am I taking a pic with the five stories pagoda.

The pagoda looks great and awesome.

This is the main hall that full with praying people.

I am not sure what this building is for but people are not allowed to enter this building.

I guess it may be the rest house for the monk.

This is another small temple around Toji Temple that is less crowded.

This statue looks like an Ojisosan who protect the spirit of a person who died.

I guess people also pray for safety and happiness.

The people there also pray for this statue.

I am not sure what is his name but it look like a samurai.

Here are some others temples.

I guess all these small temples is also considered parts of the Toji Temple.

Here are some beads that made from wood. It can be used to make beautiful necklace.

This is small Japanese doll inside a small Japanese house. It look cute....

Here are the glass beads.

You can make it as a necklace and it really look nice.

These are the stuff that I like most among all the products in the flee market.
You can see how beautiful the color and the design of the image on the beads.

I really like it soooooooo much but they were too expensive.

Here are the bigger ones with much more complex design of image.

At the same time, they also come with a greater price.

Here are the Takoyaki in the ball shape.

And this is Okonomiyaki, both are famous foods in Osaka.

You should try all these if you have the chance to do so, if not sure you willl be regret.

Here are something like sticky cakes made from the rice flour. There are two flavors.

One is the original flavor, another one is the green tea flavor.

Here you can see clearly the ingredients of the Takoyaki.

Also the prices is stated there as well.

In this pic, you can see how Takoyaki is made. You just need to mix all the ingredients with the flour in the heating hole. Then you need to turn the flour ball to make sure it is cooked.

This pics showing an old man selling the red beans cakes.

The cake is in the fish shape and it has the red bean paste inside it.

This pics no longer show any foods. Let guess what is that?
It is actually the silk and these all are the silk with the worm in it.
So don’t think it is foods and eat it, be careful to look clearly.

Here are the Japanese chopsticks. There are plenty of colors and designs. However, the chopstick price is quite expensive. One pair of the chopstick cost you around 800yen.

Here are some snacks and dry foods.

These are Japanese dolls

These are some keychains

Hera are some cute, tiny animals made of cloth.

Red rabbit dolls with long ears

Here are some wood carving products. Mostly is the god statue.

These are good carve works for house decoration.

These are smaller wood carve

In Japan, they also have key chain.

They are made from clothes and woods.

There are photo's frames for sale.

These are the small, 3D photo frames.

These are uniforms are for boys and girls in elementary school.

Again, here are the Japanese dolls.

Again, here are some cute animals dolls.

Some wood craved dolls.

Here are the “kirei” mean beautiful “Okashi” mean sweet.

The sweet is wrapped in a nice looking paper to

make its look more beautiful and attempting.

Here are the sweet sticks. There are a variety types
with different colours and different character.

You can see how busy are the people in the flee market.

There are plenty of stores in front of the temple with a varity of products.

Here are the people buying the foods in the flee market.