Leaving Doro Jinja

 There was not much to see at Doro Jinja so I soon left.

 However, just a few meters away I found this statue, which I think represents the Amida Buddha and a large number of stelae. Most of the stelae had bas-relief carvings of various Buddhas and Bodhisattvas but a few had characters but they were worn enough that I could not read them.

 It made a small but impressive sight.

 A bit further down the road I found this little shrine hiding under a blue roof. It was inside a wall and on private property so I could not go in to see what it actually was. Note that there are three little model shrines under the roof on this side, the back of the main shrine.

 On the other side of the road there was a construction site where they were beginning a new building. Considering the size of the beams, it won't be much taller and will probably be a warehouse of some kind.

The road I was walking on came to an intersection, where I turned off to the right to find a bridge over the Nanakita River. Beside the intersection there was a huge, by Japanese standards, house.

Doro Shrine

 My intermediate goal on this walk is the Doro Jinji, the Road Shrine. At the end of the road I was on in yesterday's post, I turned left onto the road in the picture. According to my map the shrine should be under the trees straight ahead.

 The map was correct.

 Doro Jinja is a small shrine and it does not look particularly old. I could not find any signs on the property so I do not know anything about its history or purpose.

 As you can see, there is only one small room in the shrine.

 The large wooden box in this picture and the one above is for monetary offerings. I noticed that someone left a banana beside the offering box. Food and drink as well as small coins are typical offerings.

Beside the building I found some stelae but they were quite worn.