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Mountain Shrine and Garden Statue: Japan Photos of the Month (May 2011)

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Mountain Shrine and Garden Statue: Japan Photos of the Month (May 2011)

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Statue in the gardens of Okazaki Castle, Aichi, Japan

This month Japan Travel Mate continues the Japan Photo Of The Month series with two photos… with all the sightseeing this month it was too difficult to settle on just one!

The first photo is from a recent trip to Okazaki castle. The gardens which surround the temple and castle display many traditional statues. This one stood out as the statue has such a worried look on his face…

Statue in the gardens of Okazaki Castle, Aichi, Japan

Spotted on the edge of a pond/water garden, this guy doesn’t look happy…

The second image comes from the top of a mountain where some friends and I recently went hiking in Toyota city. During Golden Week in Japan, we all had time off so we headed to Mount Sanage, which has a few temples and shrines and is very popular for hiking and mountain biking.

Shrine at the top of Mt Sanage

This shrine was almost at the very top of the mountain, very small but very unique.

The entrance and path to this small shrine was very eerie, it is quite hidden away in the forest on the mountain.

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Deano「ヂィノ」 Wormald

Your man in Japan, online since 2009. I used to live in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, and travel to Japan at least once a year for three weeks.

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3 Comments

  1. Jun May 29, 2011

    The statue is of Tokugawa Ieyasu, from a famous painting of him.

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  2. Japan Australia May 31, 2011

    The last picture looks great with the shrine hidden among the trees. Must of been a hike to get there, but worth it for the end result.

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    1. JTM May 31, 2011

      It was a hike! Over 4 hours to get there, by then we reached the car though.

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