| Nagano-ken Nagano-shi Togakushi
Togakushi is a mountain range in the north side of Nagano Prefecture. 2 of the more famous tourist points are Togakushi Jinja Okusha (Togakushi shrine deeper shrine) and Kagami-ike (mirror pond). To go to Togakushi Jinja Okusha, you can take a 80 min. bus ride from JR Nagano Station. The bus will not go all the way to Okusha during winter period. | ||
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| Front entrance of the Sandou (worship road, road leading to the shrine) | Front entrance of the Sandou | Introduction to Togakushi Jinja |
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| Map of Okusha. We are at the middle bottom of the map. 15 min to the middle gate, then 25 min (including 10 min up hill) to the shrine | Started walking from the Sandou entrance towards the middle gate | Walking towards the middle gate |
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| Walking towards the middle gate | arriving at the middle gate | Okusha's middle gate : Zuijinmon |
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| The famous Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar) tree avenue between Zuijinmon and Okusha | Introduction of the trees between Zuijinmon and Okusha | Looking back at Zuijinmon |
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| The Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar) tree avenue. They can grow as tall as 70 meters (230 feet) | The Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar) tree avenue. | Looking back at Zuijinmon |
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| The Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar) tree avenue. | Looking back at Zuijinmon | The Cryptomeria (Japanese Cedar) tree avenue. |
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| Kuzuryuusha (nine head dragon shrine), a small shrine located a little bit below the Okusha | Looking up from Kuzuryuusha to Okusha | Okusha |
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| Location map of the Togakushi shrines at Okusha | A small wooden building located next to Okusha | Introduction of Togakushi Jinja Okusha |
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| Walking back from Okusha back to Zuijinmon | Walking back from Okusha back to Zuijinmon | Looking back towards Okusha from Zuijinmon |
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| Introduction of the plant park near Zuijinmon | Walking from Zuijinmon to Kagami-ike | Kagami-ike (mirror pond). It is famous for its mirror image of the yellow/red/brown leaves reflection during autumn period |
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| Kagami-ike. The leaves at the opposite shore has already turning brown, or has fallen already | Kagami-ike. Cloudy and have bit part sunlight only. | Kagami-ike |
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| Kagami-ike | Kagami-ike | Kagami-ike |
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| Kagami-ike | Kagami-ike | Kagami-ike. Wind started to blow disrupting the reflections on the pond surface |
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| Kagami-ike | Kagami-ike | Kagami-ike. Many people practising painting there |
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| Kagami-ike. Many people practising painting there | Kagami-ike | |