This morning we went to the Daigoji Temple.
Once again we were not permitted to take photos inside. We explored the many rooms of the temple and admired
the delicate artwork on the sliding doors.
At one of the shrines we made prayers for Yuriko and her family during
this difficult time.
The extensive grounds were very beautiful with a pathway
through a mature forest, a serene garden with waterfalls emptying into ponds,
many small idols and statues, and ancient buildings in the traditional architecture.
We took our time exploring all the wonderful sights.
From the temple, we went to the Fushimi-Inari Shrine. This shrine is devoted to the god of rice,
but is well known for its many torii (gate or archway). There are over ten thousand. We didn’t count
(we read it), but it sounds about right because we did walk through the
majority of them. They cover a 4km
hiking path up to the top of Mt. Inari.
The majority of them are painted bright orange (some are stone). The view of Kyoto from the top of the
mountain was stunning, but it was a long hike on a humid afternoon and by the end we glad to see the
last of the orange torii.
It just so happens that Lukas wore his Fushimi-Inari Shrine
Torii Camouflage today too (can you spot him?)
In the evening we strolled through the local streets,
shopping for souvenirs.
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