 Here is the red shrine building with a thatched roof |
 Another view from the side. Not many people in view. |
 There were tall cypress trees and small colorful Japanese maple trees all around the shrine grounds |
 This covered steep passage way led from the shrine buildings to a ryokan operated by the monks. We are trudging up hill on the road in the rain. |
 This is the large temple bell |
 This three legged crow is part of the story of the shrines historical beginning |
Our sightseeing for the day is now
over. Time for Tsukiko to head back to Tokyo, Steve & Yoshiko to
head down the coast to a hot spring, Atsumi
Onsen and Kimura-san to
return home to
Tsuruoka-
You can step through the pages of this
site using the table below.
The table is arranged (left to right) in a chronological
sequence.