Home Episode Geography Guided Tours

Byodo-In Temple

This windward-side temple is a replica of the 900 year old Byodoin temple of Kyoto, Japan. It is located at the back of the Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
The entrance at left, along Kahekili Hwy.

Notes

The Byodo-In temple is located in Kahalu'u on the windward side of the island, near Kane'ohe. Inside the temple is Amida, at over 18 feet the largest wooden Buddha carved in nearly a thousand years and after carving was covered with cloth, painted with gold lacquer, and finished with gold leaf. The temple also features a three ton brass Peace Bell, and a koi pond. The buddha is

Address:
47-200 Kahekili Highway

Hours:
8:30-4:30pm daily, Admission $3

Notes: The temple was built entirely without nails, reflecting the architecture of the Fujiwara dynasty in Japan. The name Byodo-In roughly translates to Temple of Equality. The bell (bon-sho) was cast in Osaka of bronze and tin, and was based on the bell in the bellhouse of the original Byodoin Temple. The temple is a quiet religious temple, so respectfulness is encouraged, and you will be asked to remove your shoes before entering the temple.

Links:

http://www.byodo-in.com/

VIDEO:

 

DIRECTIONS:


View Larger Map
Episode 1x06 House of the Rising Sun Lost Virtual Tour

The entrance bridge to the temple.

A family of wild peacocks. The main temple is visible in the background.
 
A view from the main temple.
 
Episode 1x23 Exodus, Part 1 Lost Virtual Tour

The bamboo grove from Exodus is also located inside the temple property. The jungle underbrush foliage was probably brought in by Lost's set dressing department. The grove is just to the right of the visitor's center. At the center, you can buy some koi pellets to feed the koi, as well as the ducks and peacocks too.
 
Episode 5x16 The Incident Lost Virtual Tour
 
 

All logos, trademarks, and episode images in this site are property of their respective owner: "Lost" TM and ©American Broadcasting Company/Touchstone TV/The Walt Disney Company/Bad Robot Productions. All rights reserved.

Lost Virtual Tour is a fan operated site: This site, operators, and contents are not authorized by any of: ABC/Touchstone/The Walt Disney Company/Bad Robot Productions.

All other content (c)2006 Lost Virtual Tour: reproduction and/or transmission of these photographs, diagrams, or text in part or in whole prohibited without prior written consent of the operators of Lost Virtual Tour.