A Chronicle of Amy and Sean's World Travels
My Favorite Shrine
We saw a lot of shrines and temples while we were in Japan. It is kind of hard to avoid them; they are everywhere, even tucked into little spaces between buildings. Although many of them have intricate details, a lot of them started looking the same. One shrine in particular stood out as my favorite: the Fushimi Inari shrine on the outskirts of Kyoto. It is the headquarters of the Shinto religion in Japan and is made up of a series of vermillion torji gates. We followed a path under gate after gate up and down a tree covered hillside. It was so peaceful there (minus my grumblings towards the top of the hill).
Love that cat picture! I think Fushimi Inari was our favorite, too. When you get back to the US, you should rent Memoirs of a Geisha because there is a fantastic scene where she runs through the torii gates and it made me miss Kyoto so much.
I would have loved to have seen this! I had the same peaceful feeling when we climbed that mountain in Ireland and found the lake.