Surprisingly, amidst the rice fields and farmhouses, what appeared to be a rather nice chapel slowly came into view.
And, as we got a little closer, our expectations were confirmed — it was indeed lovely.
A lovely Japanese chapel
Photographs from a small group of islands
Martin says
Lovely photograph.
Lee says
Thanks, that’s a lovely thing to say.
d. minnis says
And a lovely smile appeared on my face as I read the comments…thanks guys.
Lee says
Happy to hear it!
Hans ter Horst says
Right, I think they just wanted to make sure that nobody mistook it for a ‘pretty plain chapel’ and stuck that name on it. 🙂
I found a youtube video so we can also see a little bit of the inside of this happy clappers church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0eEgvBT2fs
Lee says
Yes, lovely really is pushing it a bit, isn’t it?
Excellent. Hadn’t even though about looking for a video or images of the inside. Cheers. Very interesting, and not at all what I would have expected.
Taki says
Even having lived in Japan for 5 years, that may be the first modern church I’ve ever seen. Certainly the largest
Lee says
Rare things eh? And yes, even rarer to see them as large as this one.
Video Ichiban says
Some research shows that it’s in Toride, Ibaraki. It’s most lovely part of the country.
Lee says
Yeah, went up there for a few days. Enjoyed it. Found a few interesting things too; the lovely chapel being one of them.
Video Ichiban says
I’ve been through Moriya many times but sadly not yet through Toride itself. I’ve heard that it’s lovely though.
kea keng law says
Saw this beautiful chapel on the train – Joban line, not managed to snap the photo, did a bit of google and found here, thanks for sharing and took the picture for me three years ago.