Visiting Joten-ji Temple, Fukuoka yesterday part 1

Yesterday, I went to Joten-ji Temple, a Rinzai temple in Hakata, Fukuoka. It was founded by Enni-Ben'en with support from Xie Guo Ming, a Chinese merchant, and construction was completed in 1242.

First, I was taking a picture of the Hakata Sennen Gate (Hakata-sennen-no-mon (博多千年門)).
It has been completed at the entrance of the Jotenji-dori Avenue on March 28, 2014.

 The gate seen from the opposite site.

After that, I went into the zen temple.

Next to the entrance, you can see the stone monument commemorating the birth of Udon and Soba.

A zen room. There is a Japanese rock garden called Sento-tei (洗濤庭) spread into the site.

To be continued..