In the final picture in my last blog, there was a torii in the background behind the pile of ice scrapings. Today I am going to show you the Shinto Shrine that is marked by that torii. This first picture shows the overall shrine. Large, famous shrines usually have long, straight access roads to the torii, but this one is small and the access path comes in from the sidewalk at a right angle to the torii.
It is getting colder by the day. Over night lows are less than 10 degrees C these day so the leaves have changed color. I have read that the only places in the world where there is a variety of fall colors is New England and Tohoku in Japan, although I have to say there is more variety in New England than there is here. It is still nice, though.
Here you can see the tops of the two stone posts that mark the entrance from the sidewalk.
The shrine itself is quite small, only about 10 feet tall.
In front of the shrine there is the usual donation box. Hanging from the eaves is a small bell that the worshiper rings to get the attention of the resident god. Someone has been taking care of this because the folded white paper strips hanging below the bell are quite new and not at all suffering from exposure to the elements.
It is hard to see but on the left in the corner formed by the fence, there is another shrine. It is small, about half the height of the fence and it is made from ceramic with a dark brown glaze. It is very similar in shape to the main building but it does not have a donation box in front.
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