The other day I actually spent 3 hours waling from Sakurabashi Station, Shizutetsu line to Shin Shimizu Station circling around under the very mountains. before crossing Route 1 to turn back to the latter station I discovered the entrance of that particular shrine at the bottom of a lonely “hill”.
It wasn’t that big, but the flight of stairs was so tempting!
Made of concrete, the torii/main gate and its plaque are not that old, but they were already pretty worn out.
The flight of stairs is climbing through a bamboo copse.
About walking between two fairly old stone lanterns/ishidourou!
The “haiden/main hall for worshippers”!
More stone lanterns. I wondered about their motifs.
A stag for one!
A cloud!
A mountain!
More older stone lanterns!
A small roofed hand washing stone basin!
Let’s have a look at this other more recent stone lantern!
A doe and a cloud!
And three mountains!
Beautiful enough for another picture!
But I must say I was most impressed with the “komaini/Shishi/lion guards!
The left one, always a mouth-shut lion, with its paw resting on the back of a smaller one!
The right one, always with its mouth open!
With its paw on a ball!
Notice the unusual red painting!
The “haiden/main hall for worshippers!
“Yasaka Jinja/八坂神社/Yasaka Shrine”!
A smaller torii/gate at the back!
The “honden/God’s hall” closed to the public!
The back of the honden!
The pinion denoting that this shrine is dedicated to a female Goddess!
The whole place is surrounded with ancient pine trees!
Taking a peek at a dragon under the roof of the honden!
A last look at the roof and pinion!
There was another small shrine or “kamidana” behind the haiden past the small torii!
Related with the Isei Shrine in Mie Prefecture!
More ancient pine trees!
A last look again at the honden!
Good-bye Yasaka shrine!
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