2.28.2022

Shimogamo jinja shrine and the surrounding forest, a world heritage 下賀茂神社と糺(ただす)の森

Kamogawa delta. 

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon, with refreshingly blue skies, and the riverwater was twinkling reflecting the sun.

Inside the shrine runs a stream with pristine water, which has been like this for hundreds of years.  The whole area is well-preserved, and many spots inside the area saw various historic events. 



A portable residence of Kamono Chomei, a wonderer, a poet, and an essayist.  He (his servants, to be precise) carried around this portable residence for himself to be able to write anywhere.  It's a cubic structure with 3 meter-sides.   1 jo is equivallent to 3 meters, and that is why this structure is called hojo (square jo).  







Plum trees have started to bloom! 



The famous bright red gate!!

Taken with a smartphone camera.  It's darker... a good camera is worthwhile.

 

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