点评:This shrine is one of the most interesting attractions in Kyoto, although it is not easy to get to. Among tourists, it is known as the "temple of small statues". The stone statues symbolize "rakans" - monks who have achieved enlightenment. They all have different facial expressions, different "clothes" and "accessories", including such funny ones as a cat or a tennis racket. The temple has a long and difficult history (it was destroyed many times by wars and natural disasters) - it was created in the 8th century, but acquired its current appearance in the twentieth century, thanks to a caretaker named Kocho Nishimura. This man appealed to the people of Japan with an appeal to carve stone statues and bring them to the temple. In this way the temple was saved from oblivion. Today it is a very unusual sight, a Japanese version of the Terracotta Army.
翻译:这座神社是京都最有趣的景点之一,尽管前往并不容易。游客们称它为“小雕像寺庙”。这些石像象征着“罗汉”——获得启迪的僧侣。它们各有表情,身着不同的“服装”和“配饰”,甚至有一些滑稽的造型,比如猫咪或网球拍。这座寺庙有着悠久而艰辛的历史(曾多次被战争和自然灾害摧毁)——它始建于公元8世纪,但在20世纪,由于一位名叫西村公长(Kocho Nishimura)的守护者,才形成了如今的面貌。这位守护者呼吁日本民众雕刻石像并将它们带回寺庙。就这样,这座寺庙才免于被遗忘。如今,它已成为一处非同寻常的景观,堪称日本版的兵马俑。