Iwate Northern Japan (visiting a mountain temple in Tono)
by hollyGS
After our delicious meal we walked about 30 minutes to a shrine called Fukusenji. The shrine was deserted and reminded me of Togakushi shrine in Nagano. A staircase led to a beautiful gate or tower that was painted white and bright vermilion, then led down a beautiful cedar lined pathway to a red bridge. We then walked up the hill to the layered pagoda . There were no other human footprints in the snow, just animal ones. We then walked […]
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