Having fun in Japan!: Takayama Inari Shrine

On Saturday we traveled to a Shinto Shrine in Tsugaru City. It has the "Thousand Torii's" like in Kyoto. But not really a thousand. There was 201 lined up, we counted. The Shrine pays homage to the Inari god, thought to preside over the harvest and wealth. It was a great drive there, we left really early. I'm not exactly a morning person but got a great nights sleep! :) On the way there, there was a stretch of road that Berto was FLYING down. It didn't feel like he was going 110, but sure enough, he was! GASP! But we were getting passed by many other cars. We must have been on Japan's version of the Autobahn, at least that's what it felt like. After that, I kept a close eye on my Mario Andretti driving husband!!

The grounds were pretty big and had quite a few different shrine areas. I'm sure there was meaning behind each one. We brought a huge pocket full of "Yennies" the Japanese penny to offer at some of the shrines and alters. Berto kept asking me to keep it down. I guess I was being too loud? And I may have said a swear word or two. There were 2 different areas with a ton of steps! And they were wet from the rain and I was scared I was going to fall. We were the only ones there, I guess he just didn't want to disturb the statues and shrines.

The trees in the area were beautiful Fall colors and it was so pretty. And lucky for us the rain stopped while we were there. I especially love the red bridges I've come across. This one might have been my favorite.

This is to give an idea of where we were on the map. It was about a 3 hour drive.

Huge Torii

Another huge one!

Beer, sake and bananas offering

I loved this bridge!

Tons of statues, Berto leaving some Yennies.

Couldn't believe this Superstore! It truly WAS great! I was overwhelmed. We're not used to big stores here. And this one was as big as a Super Walmart.