Voyage to Japan 2: 2nd April

[steepholm]

You'll possibly be pleased to know that I have very little to say about Fushimi Inari Taisha, except that - for someone of my particular sensibilities, at least - it was great. I've always inclined to animism ("When all our fathers worshipped stocks and stones" is a line that makes me nostalgic for the good old days), so it's great to see a whole

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[sovay]

so it's great to see a whole mountain covered in torii, in shrines large and small, in red-bibbed fox messengers of the divine and real cats (I'm not sure why the last are there, but they are).

Yay.

Thank you for these snapshots!

[steepholm]

My pleasure.

[poliphilo]

I'm enjoying your explorations.

I'm not quite sure what's going on with that hill climb but it's clearly rather wonderful. Sort of Glastonbury Tor plus garden gnomes- am I in the right sort of area?

[steepholm]

Glastonbury Tor, for sure - but I don't think I've ever seen anyone pray to a gnome.

[ron_broxted]

I've used that piss artist of the floating world line also.

[steepholm]

Snap!

[puddleshark]

Oh, this is marvellous! Thank you.

[steepholm]

I'm glad you like it!

[sartorias]

Oh, that is so beautiful. I usually only see the torii tunnel, not the greenery or the perspective. Thank you.

[steepholm]

It was quite an experience.