The Byodo-In Temple

Ben and Ferd were patient while I took in the

fish

and the serenity of the Byodo-In Temple, along with lots of details.

It was interesting to discover that those of Japanese descent make up the largest percentage of the population of Hawaii. Following are the Chinese, Vietnamese (many emigrated during the war), Filipino, Caucasian, Mixed Hawaiian, with true Hawaiian being a very tiny percentage of the current population.

The Byodo-In Temple is located at the foot of the Ko'olau Mountains in Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. It was established on June 7, 1968, to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. The Byodo-In Temple in O'ahu is a smaller-scale replica of the over 950-year-old Byodo-in Temple, a United Nations World Heritage Site in Uji, Japan.

Details and colors