One of the must see Shinto shrines in Japan, Meiji Jingu makes a good first day walk.
Through the gate straight off the silent subway.
Walking to the shrine (through the shrine). How very zen. Be the shrine. You are not the shrine.
Entering properly with respect.
The Divine Trees representing husband and wife. We had some fun with the Italians trading photos.
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The priests process as we buy amulets.
A wedding (there is always a wedding).
The Inner Garden.
We stamped our papers.
And saw a heron…just like home, only more Japanese.
And a gardener…not much like home, unless you are me.
We started in the last cool of the morning. By the time we left, the temperature was in the mid 70s.
