On the 6th of October 2007, while on the way up to the mountains near Omi-Imazu, we came across a temple hidden behind a hill. It was a rather eerie place because the wasn't anyone else there and it was all closed up, but there were signs that it was still in use, so it isn't an abandoned temple.

The name of the temple was only written in Kanji and there are three possible pronunciations of the Kanji characters used. Either Sakanami-dera, Shunami-dera, or Sakinami-dera, if anyone knows maybe you can send me a message.

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