Visit to the World Heritage Byodoin Temple in Uji, Kyoto
The Byodoin Temple in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, which has been registered as a World Heritage Site, has restarted the visit from the first day in about two months.
The Byodo-in Temple in Uji City, which is registered as a World Heritage Site, has suspended the visit since April this year, but resumed the visit on the 1st in response to the cancellation of the emergency declaration.
As a measure to prevent infection with the new coronavirus, in addition to installing a disinfectant solution near the reception, it was obligatory to take a thermometer for the inside of the Phoenix Hall, and the number of people per session was reduced to about 20 people, which is half of the previous number. is.
A man in his 50s who worshiped said, "I'm commuting to Osaka from tomorrow, so I came before that. I will pay attention to" 3 secrets "and so on."
Fumiaki Kamui, chief priest of Byodo-in, said, “Worship is an important religious activity, but I think that a new world will begin without returning to the pre-infection spread. I would like to work on the measures of. ”