It has been a month since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine in 24 days, and the bells of temples and temples in various places were ringed in Wakayama Prefecture, and the people concerned prayed for peace.
The prayers for peace were held all at once by the call of the "UNESCO Association" in the prefecture, which is engaged in international exchange, and temples and temples from all over the world participated.
Of these, at Kongobuji Temple, the head temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect in Koya Town, a bell was rang from around 1 pm, and about 30 monks and others prayed for peace while reading the sutras.
The visitors prayed for peace as soon as possible by joining hands while the sound of the bells echoed.
A woman from Aichi Prefecture said, "I pray that the war will end soon and that the world will be peaceful."
Koya Tanyu, chairman of the Ito-Koyasan UNESCO Association, said, "I am saying that Kukai on Mt. Koya should be the heart of the universe. I hope that the world will be peaceful as soon as possible without any enemies or allies." I did.