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October 6th 2017
Published: October 27th 2017
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Hello my fellow travellers! Today I started at the same time as Ichiro which gave me a bit more sleep than what I got yesterday but it was still not quite enough to catch up on the sleep I lost so far when travelling from Qatar. Kerstin was even more jet-lagged than me though so she overslept. Luckily she had been foreseeing enough to pack all of her things last night so she managed to get ready ... Read Full Entry



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Hokora (Small Shrines)Hokora (Small Shrines)
Hokora (Small Shrines)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
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Statuettes of Myōbu

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Hokora (Small Shrine)Hokora (Small Shrine)
Hokora (Small Shrine)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Hokora (Small Shrines)Hokora (Small Shrines)
Hokora (Small Shrines)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Red Nobori (Banners)Red Nobori (Banners)
Red Nobori (Banners)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Torii (Shrine Gate)Torii (Shrine Gate)
Torii (Shrine Gate)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Hokora (Small Shrines)Hokora (Small Shrines)
Hokora (Small Shrines)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Haiden (Hall of Worship)Haiden (Hall of Worship)
Haiden (Hall of Worship)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Red Nobori (Banners)Red Nobori (Banners)
Red Nobori (Banners)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Shamusho (Shrine Office)Shamusho (Shrine Office)
Shamusho (Shrine Office)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Haiden (Hall of Worship)Haiden (Hall of Worship)
Haiden (Hall of Worship)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
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Statuettes of Myōbu

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Me Amongst the Red Nobori (Banners)Me Amongst the Red Nobori (Banners)
Me Amongst the Red Nobori (Banners)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Me Amongst the Red Nobori (Banners)Me Amongst the Red Nobori (Banners)
Me Amongst the Red Nobori (Banners)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Me in Front of a Torii (Shrine Gate)Me in Front of a Torii (Shrine Gate)
Me in Front of a Torii (Shrine Gate)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura
Me Amongst the Hokora (Small Shrines)Me Amongst the Hokora (Small Shrines)
Me Amongst the Hokora (Small Shrines)

Sasuke Inari Shrine, Kamakura



29th October 2017

Inari
Thanks for broadening my knowledge of Japanese culture... I had no idea Inari was a Shinto god, and I assumed you meant inari sushi! So now I'm more knowledge, but also craving inarizushi :)
29th October 2017

Inari
Thank you yourself for widening my knowledge, I didn't know about the Inarizushi, I need to try that soon. ^_^
29th October 2017

Kamakura
A very interesting read. I particularly liked reading about the various encounters you had with a variety of people whilst visiting, as well as the seemingly ubiquitous spiders!
29th October 2017

Kamakura
Thank you Alex! It's one of my favourite things about travelling, meeting new and fascinating people. It might sometimes just be for a fleeting moment but they leave lasting impressions. I'm actually having a guy from Japan as a guest here for New Years that I met at the train station in Sekigahara last year. :D
1st November 2017
Inari Shrine

Very much Japan
This looks so Japanese. Looking at your photos makes me want to go back to Japan again. /Ake
1st November 2017
Inari Shrine

Very much Japan
You should definitely go back ^_^

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