Sunday I took the train to Shizuoka City to meet up with a friend I hadn't seen in a while. We had a nice time catching up.
First, we enjoyed lunch at an Asian restaurant called Colonial Kitchen. We each ordered, then shared our meals.
Very close to the restaurant is this shrine. We had visited this shrine in 2018, and as it happened, the same time of year. It was again the Half Year Festival.
I think this is the name and address of this place.
Here is what this is about: First, you go through the straw hoop and come around to the left. Next, you pass through the hoop again and go around to the right. Finally, you go straight through and touch the papers hanging down. This is supposed to end the bad things that happened in the first six months of the year and let you start out the second six months fresh. Or something like that.
This cute tiny car was parked at the shrine. I don't know, but I imagine it belongs to the priest.
Next we went to Sumpu Castle Park and walked around, talking.
This is the famous Tokygawa Ieyasu statue.
Finally, we went to a coffee shop and each had a cappuccino.
After this, it was getting late. We said good-bye and promised to get together again soon.
After lunch and the museum, we still had other things to see in Yui.
This little Inari Shrine is in the parking lot, near the JAshimizuyuishitenmae bus stop.
Temple
Looking down a side street, we could see the Torii Gate, so decided we needed to take a look.
Toyosumi-jinga Shrine. This place turned out to be a shrine in a shrine in a shrine.
Do you see the little foxes?
In the back of the other shrines, the red torii.
You can see the big shrine tree in the back, with the white hanging down.
Jiji-in Temple
In Japan, houses are built close together without much space between them. This house is barely wider than a car.
Kitano Shrine - we walked up 74 steps from the main street to the top.
From the top we could see to the sea.
And, of course, what goes up must go down.
What a great day!
