---
title: "Happy Monks"
date: 2023-04-19T04:53:09-07:00
series: 2023-japan
categories: Travel
tags: ["Temples", "Buildings", "Nature", "Gardens", "日本"]
---

These cute little stone statues of happy, smiling monks were all over
[{{% ruby Hase-dera ja %}}長谷寺{{% /ruby %}}](https://www.hasedera.jp).