Approaching Takatsu Shrine

 As you can see, the route became very steep.

 At this point point it became a little scary. There was an almost vertical drop to the left, less than a meter from you feet as you climbed the irregular stairs. Also there was a large boulder on the left that was not attached to anything. It was just sitting there. You can see a corner of it on the left in the picture. I was not sure whether the tree was actually holding it in place or not.

I rounded the bend shown in the previous picture and got my first view of the shrine. I was surprised that there was more than one building, considering how high up the steep hill I was.