DATE:		December 9 and 10, 2007
PLACE:		83 Narutaki-honmachi, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:		City Bus #26 to Narutaki-honmachi
TEL:		81-75-463-0714
ADMISSION:		Daikon-shino-ken (800 yen for a boiled radish), Otoki-ken (1500 yen for a seasoned maigre dish)
TEXT:		In 1252 (the 4th year of the Kencho Era), the venerable Shinran was impressed by the salty boiled Japanese radish dish served by the villagers of Narutaki when he visited there to preach. The venerable Shinran bound together the heads of silver grasses to make a writing brush. With the brush, he left the ten-character name of Amitabha (meaning entrusting everything to Amitabha and making Amitabha the mooring in matters of the soul). There is the silver mound in the front garden and the silver writing pen is still enshrined in the temple. The event of boiling radishes is related to the historical event. Followers will boil around 3,000 Japanese radishes as volunteer work. The dish prepared from the boiled radish will be served to around 10,000 worshippers.