Chapter 2524 Climbing the Five-Storied Pagoda
Watching Yushan and a few others leave the bookstall, Domama Mei started to pick up "Weekly Shonen Jump" as quickly as possible.
Needless to say, there are three duplicate books in total, and one of them has three copies on the bookstall. I have selected four of them here.
In addition, the preservation conditions of the bookstall were not very good. Although there were not many missing pages, two of the books were severely stained.
Doma Mai would definitely not buy these two comics. After all, the color leaching is so serious that it affects the reading process.
After a round of screening, the number of "Weekly Shonen Jump" copies in Doma's hand had been reduced to eleven.
After thinking about it, Doma Mai picked up all eleven copies of "Weekly Shonen Jump" and found two books of similar size and placed them on top of "Weekly Shonen Jump".
With so many books bought, other people will inevitably be curious about what Doma Mai bought. At that time, she can take out the top two books and show them to others to avoid revealing the fact that she likes comics.
For the remaining two books, Doma Yui did not choose them randomly. It would have been a bit funny if she had chosen a book that was somewhat similar to Miyauchi Mitsuka's "The Secret History of Prince Shotoku".
The two books selected by Yui Doma are both literary books, and they are relatively niche. Showing them to others will not affect her personality, and may even add a bit of literary girl feeling to Yui Doma.
After selecting the books, Domama walked to the stall owner to pay.
"So many comic books?" The stall owner couldn't help but ask when he saw the eleven copies of "Weekly Shonen Jump" that Yui Doma brought over.
After looking at the stall owner, Tsuchima didn't know how to answer him and could only remain silent.
"Are you buying this for the boy you saw before?" The stall owner asked, looking at Tsuchima Mai.
Hearing this, Tsuchiya couldn't help but blink slightly, wondering why the stall owner would think this way.
"I saw the boy took a photo of these comic books before, and then you came over not long after. He must have called you over to buy comics, right?"
Looking at the silent Tsuchiya Mai, the stall owner thought he had hit upon Tsuchiya Mai's thoughts, and couldn't help but start talking to her with some complacency.
Hearing this, Tsuchiya Mai couldn't help but blink her beautiful eyes. She didn't expect that the stall owner actually had a feeling of hitting the jackpot.
She did come here because she saw the news about Kazuto Yuyama, but she didn't come here to help Kazuto Yuyama buy "Weekly Shonen Jump", but because she herself liked the "Weekly Shonen Jump" comics.
"Let's pay the bill first." said Tsuchimime.
She neither admitted nor denied it, which made the stall owner feel that his analysis was correct.
"The total is 11,700 yen." After a quick count, the stall owner spoke.
The price of "Weekly Shonen Jump" is still relatively cheap. After all, among all kinds of magazines, "Weekly Shonen Jump" is also the cheapest type.
However, the prices of the two literary books that Doma Mai selected to confuse others were slightly more expensive, so the overall price was raised a bit.
However, these two literary books seemed extremely necessary to Domama, otherwise, there would be no other books to use as a cover.
After paying, watching the stall owner prepare to tie up the dozen books with ropes, Tsuchima hurriedly asked, "Can you give me a bag, preferably one that is lightproof?"
If you take out these dozen books directly, even a fool can tell what books you bought.
"Do you want a bag?" Upon hearing this, the stall owner adjusted his reading glasses and took out a bag from under the table.
"Is this okay?" The stall owner raised his head and glanced at Tsuchima and couldn't help but speak.
"Sure, sure." The bag provided by the other party was a cloth bag, which was just big enough to hold all the books.
Seeing Doma Mai happily carrying the bag out of the door, the stall owner couldn't help but shook his head, sighed, and continued reading the book this time.
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After purchasing the books, everyone returned to their visit.
Although Shitennoji Temple has a long history, its area is actually not very large.
A small part of them are Buddhist cemeteries, but there is no need to visit such places.
The most famous places in Shitennoji Temple are the five-story pagoda and the Shitennoji Main Building.
However, just like Todaiji Temple in Nara, you need to purchase separate tickets to enter these important places.
However, because this school trip was sponsored in its entirety, the students of Toyonosaki did not need to pay for the ticket and could visit directly.
While at Todaiji, Toyonosaki also distributed a voucher that served as proof of entry to several paid venues.
When you get to Shitennoji, you don’t even need a receipt.
The main reason is that there are indeed not many tourists in Shitennoji Temple. Compared with some ordinary small temples, Shitennoji Temple is the first formal Buddhist temple in Japan and was built under the personal supervision of Prince Shotoku, so it naturally has its advantages.
However, this advantage disappears in front of famous temples such as Todaiji Temple.
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"Is this the five-story pagoda? It's really tall!" After climbing up the five-story pagoda, Doma Mai couldn't help but ask, but she silently changed the hand holding the bag.
Carrying these dozen books and climbing up the five-story pagoda, Doma Mai felt her hands were a little sore.
A copy of Shonen Jump weighs about 400 grams.
It weighs more than four kilograms in total, plus the two literary books, which are heavier than "Weekly Shonen Jump". Each book weighs almost one kilogram. It is not easy for Doma to climb up the five-story pagoda carrying so many books.
"It's really high, and it's not easy to queue up."
Hearing this, Nibutani Morika just walked over, and seeing how Tsuchima Mai secretly relaxed her right hand, she couldn't help but say, "Wasn't there a place downstairs where you could store your belongings? You don't need to bring your books up, right?"
Listening to Nibutani Morika's words, Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly. How could she dare to leave these books downstairs? What if someone took them by mistake or read them secretly?
"I just didn't notice it, and it's rather troublesome to store things, so I just didn't bother to do it." Domama said angrily.
Hearing this, Nibutani Morika nodded and looked at Doma who was carrying the books with some difficulty, so she couldn't help but say: "How about I help you carry it for a while? It seems that you are having a hard time carrying it."
"No, no, I can get it myself." Hearing this, Domama Mai hurriedly refused.
Listening to what Tsuchiya Mai said, Nibutani Morika couldn't help but blink slightly. She didn't expect the other party's reaction to be so intense, as if she had offended something.
Chapter 2525 It seems we are lucky
But after thinking about it, Nibutani Morika felt that maybe Doma Mai was just embarrassed to ask him to help her get things, so she didn't think too much about it.
"If your hands are sore from carrying, you can ask me for help." After thinking for a while, Nibutani Morika said.
Hearing this, Tsuchiya Mai nodded and glanced at Nibutani Morika.
She suddenly felt that Nibutani Morika seemed to be a nice person, and she might have had a little prejudice against him before.
"No, no, it's actually okay." Domama said with a smile.
Hearing this, Nibutani Morika nodded and walked to the window of the five-story pagoda.
"However, although the five-story pagoda is tall, the view is not very good." Standing by the window and looking into the distance, Nibutani Morika couldn't help but say.
"This is normal, after all, Shitennoji is located in the core area of Osaka. In addition, Osaka's urban planning is not like Kyoto, which prohibits the construction of overly high buildings. It is already good to have the current view."
On the side, Narita Yuki spoke.
Kyoto's urban planning can be said to serve the historical sites, but Osaka does not have such urban planning.
But this is reasonable. After all, there are not many ancient monuments left in Osaka itself. The existing "ancient buildings" were basically rebuilt during the Showa period. It is normal that these "ancient buildings" were not considered during urban planning.
"Next, we should go to the treasure house?" Tsuchiya Mai walked over and asked.
"Well, the legendary Bingzi Jiaolin Sword and Qixing Sword used by Prince Shotoku are hidden in the treasure house of Shitennoji Temple." Narita Yuki nodded.
"Haven't you been to Shitennoji before? Don't you know whether the Bingzi Jiaolin Sword and the Seven Star Sword are hidden in the treasure house?" Hearing this, Doma Mai couldn't help but feel a little strange.
Narita Yuki had clearly been to Kansai before and should have been to Shitennoji Temple, otherwise he would not be so familiar with it. However, the other party used the words "legend" to describe the Bingzi Jiaolin Sword and the Seven Star Sword.
Hearing this, Narita Yuki could only spread his hands and said, "The last time I came, the treasure house was not open."
Neither the Five-Storied Pagoda nor the Treasure House are actually open on a daily basis. Shitennoji Temple only opens these two areas at a certain time, and the opening hours of the Treasure House are much shorter than those of the Five-Storied Pagoda.
The last time Narita Yuki came to Shitennoji, he encountered a situation where the five-story pagoda was open, but the treasure house was not.
When the treasure house is not open, the number of tourists to Shitennoji Temple will also decrease accordingly.
After all, most tourists who come to Shitennoji Temple want to see the relics of Prince Shotoku.
For example, the entire Shitennoji Temple is basically a rebuilt building and actually does not have much historical and cultural significance.
In this case, if the treasure house of Shitennoji is not open, the rest of the people who come to Shitennoji will feel that they have made a wasted trip.
After all, isn't worshipping Buddha the same everywhere? It's not like the Japanese shrines where the division of labor is clear and the Buddha in the temple is obviously omnipotent.
Under such circumstances, the reason for making a special trip to Shitennoji Temple is obviously for the historical background of Shitennoji Temple.
But if you come here and find that the treasure house of Shitennoji is not open, it would be very frustrating.
Fortunately, the opening hours of the treasure house can be seen on the Internet nowadays.
If it had been twenty or thirty years earlier, whether the treasure house was open or not would have been purely a matter of luck when I came here.
The reason why Shitennoji Temple is not very popular nowadays may be due to this.
"It seems that we are lucky to come to Shitennoji this time." After listening to Narita Yuki's words, Doma Mai couldn't help but speak.
The last time Narita Yuki came to Shitennoji, the treasure house was not open, which also shows that the treasure house may not be opened very frequently.
This time, Toyonosaki organized a school trip to Shitennoji, and the treasure house was open. Doma Mai felt that she was lucky enough to encounter the day when the treasure house opened.
Hearing this, Narita Yuki couldn't help but blink slightly: "As for my luck...it should be pretty good."
When she was on the bus before, she had already checked the Shitennoji Treasure House's today's announcement, and the result was that the Shitennoji Treasure House was not open today.
However, when we arrived at Shitennoji, the treasure house was open.
Narita Yuki felt that maybe it was not that everyone was lucky, but that the company sponsoring the school trip was too strong.
"By the way, have you all gone to see the Buddha's relics?" After looking at Doma Mai and Nibutani Morika, Narita Yuki suddenly spoke.
"Buddha's bone relics? Are they treasures hidden in the treasure house?" Upon hearing this, Tujian Mai couldn't help but ask.
"No, the Buddha's bones and relics are enshrined in the five-story pagoda." Narita Yuki shook his head and said.
Although there is a treasure house in Shitennoji Temple, not all treasures are enshrined in the treasure house.
"I haven't been there yet. Do you know where it is, Narita-san?" Upon hearing this, Nibutani Morika couldn't help but ask.
"The sarira is in the relic tower, which is located above the entire five-story pagoda, on the topmost floor." Narita Yukimichi said.
"Then let's go up quickly." Hearing this, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but speak.
Because there were too many people going up the fifth floor of the tower and the stairs were too narrow and crowded, Doma Mai thought it would be enough to just stay on the fourth floor and enjoy the scenery.
However, I didn’t expect that there was a relic tower above the fifth floor, so I had to climb to the fifth floor.
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After visiting the five-story pagoda, everyone returned
We gathered downstairs and headed to the treasure house.
The treasure house of Shitennoji Temple is not very big, but it contains several national treasures of Japan, making it a temple treasure house with a very high density of treasures.
Looking at the Bingzi Jiaolin Sword and the Seven-Star Sword in the glass cabinet, Yushan Heren couldn't help but feel a little regretful. After all, the two Sui swords were wrapped in sheaths, and the sharpness of the blades could not be seen directly.
Of course, the two Sui swords have a history of more than a thousand years, and Yushan Heren is not sure whether they still have the same sharpness as before.
Just by looking at the crisp and powerful lines, Yushan Heren could imagine how sharp these two Sui Dynasty swords once were.
There are about five hundred treasures in the treasure house. It’s not a large number, but it’s definitely a lot.
It’s a pity that the rest of the relics treasured in Shitennoji Temple are not on display in the treasure house.
According to public information, Shitennoji Temple has a total of six relics, but only one Buddha bone relic is enshrined in the five-story pagoda, and the whereabouts of the other five relics are unknown.
Moreover, it is still unknown whether the relics enshrined in the five-story pagoda are substitute relics. After all, they are directly exhibited to tourists, so the possibility of them being substitute relics is not small.
However, if it was really a substitute relic, then the six relics in Shitennoji would all have disappeared.
Chapter 2526 Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
After visiting Shitennoji Temple, everyone went to the last destination in Osaka - Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine.
There are not many historical sites left in Osaka, and Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine can be considered one of them, but it only has a history of about two hundred years.
Since its establishment, Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine has existed for more than 1,800 years, but during this period it has been destroyed six times. The existing main building of the shrine was rebuilt more than 200 years ago.
The bus stopped at the parking lot, and Toyonosaki and his group walked into Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine. The first thing they felt was the different building density of Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine from Shitennoji Temple.
The two destinations have somewhat similar land areas, but their building densities are completely different.
The architecture of Shitennoji Temple actually feels a bit empty, but this is also one of the characteristics of royal temples. The main feature is that it covers a large area and has a grand appearance.
