From Ryokan to Great Shrine
We continued past these first buildings.
According to Yuko, this is probably a farmers collective, here for a ceremonial visit.
The main shrine was up the steps, but there was little room up top, so I couldn't really back up enough to get any pictures...
The rock walls that supported the upper shrine grounds.
This place had a very old and permanent feel to it.
According to Yuko: this building is storing rice that was grown on the shrine grounds, and will be used for Shinto occasions.
The old trees, with the bark worn smooth from the hands of many generations of visitors.
I asked Yuko to ask what the bamboo was for. "To protect the bark from the hands of many generations of visitors." Oh, and the deer.
Apparently, travelling with a stuffed toy is not that uncommon...
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