Walking along 'temple row'

 Here work is being started on a building to replace one destroyed in the quakes. On the hill behind the site the grave stones are visible. One thing to remember is that there are no bodies up there. People are cremated in Japan and the stones only serve as a visual reminder and most are for families, not individuals.

 A very nice traditional style entrance to a private home.

 The stairs lead up to the main gate of a temple. You can just see the roof of the gate at the top of the stairs.

 These stairs lead up to a group of private houses on the hillside. I think that they may well be the only access to these buildings.

 The red structure is a torii and marks the entrance to a Shinto shrine.

This dilapidated old building looks like it has been hear since before WW2.