Another ninety degree turn reveals the entry of the chapel.

Nonetheless they give an almost surreal sense of the wooded surroundings on Mount Rokko.

Wonderfully simple chairs for the clergy with similar minimalism for the pedestal for flowers.

Tadao Ando, architect 1985-86. Connected to the Rokko Oriental Hotel by a long simple covered walkway the church functions primarily as a wedding chapel.

Window as seen from pulpit. Note the persons at the left for scale.

The final descent to the chapel marks its entry.

The pews may not be elegantly comfortable for more than a wedding ceremony.

A floor to ceiling window illumines the chapel with very spare pews and liturgical furniture which constitute typical Ando minimalism. Concrete and steel are all that are needed for this aesthically elegant interior.

A narrow slit invites one to return to the natural world.