Yesterday I had to revisit a favorite place of mine again up in the mountains along the Abe River in Shizuoka City!

It was still early in the morning at at around 9:30!

i come here regularly as my goof friend, Ms. Asami Ito of marufuku Seisha Tea Co. in Shizuoka City. has a piece of land up there with an old house and plenty of Japanese plum trees!

It does take time to reach the place, even by car, at least an hour as you have t climb up a sole narrow road up to 1,000 meters height!

But the vistas waiting for you there are worth the whole trip!

Now, the very place we have to alight from the car is beside the highest green tea field in Japan!

I don’t know exactly when, but the local farmers in Higashi Mine, Umegashima, Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City erected this small house to protect and ancient small shrine called Inari Myoujin/稲荷明神!

The small torii gate was actually created by a local wood cutter who has a shed just nearby!

This is a very rare design in Japan with the upper beam a real tree trunk just cut and peeled off!
Beautiful!

Inari Myoujin Shinto Shrine!

The original and truly ancient shrine tucked inside!

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