Nov 17, 2013

More pictures at the shrine

 The shrine from the front.
 These are the seven Chinese gods, who are now completely Japanese. Benten, one of them, is enshrined here. He is the one in the reddish brown kimono.
This is apparently some historic Japanese military hero.

Nov 16, 2013

At the front of the shrine

 I walked out to the front of the shrine because I noticed the house directly across the street from the entrance. It was a large, traditional style building with a modern gate.
 I turned around and looked back into the shrine grounds.
The sign at the right in the last picture contained a lot of information about the shrine. It lists the four gods who are enshrined here, the person responsible for the shrine, and a brief explanation about the gods.

Nov 15, 2013

More from the shrine

 This is another picture from under the eves of the shrine.
 This is looking toward the entrance to the altar building.
This stele also plastic covered straw ropes. I thought it looked a bit like a ghost.

Nov 14, 2013

Still at the shrine

 In the wall-less room, there was a small altar with the doors open. Inside was a statue of a man, god or important figure? I don't know.
 Up near the ceiling of the same room, there were paintings. From the way they have aged, I would guess them to be fairly old. This picture shows a small boat with three men in it and the moon very prominent in the background. This probably relates to some fable related to the shrine.
You can just see the above picture on the right under the ceiling. The entrance to the altar building is on the left.