We didn't dream it all!

[telophase]

gryfeathr's in Kyoto now, and I gave her directions to the mysterious kitsune shrine rachelmanija and I found. After a phone email of "We can't find it!" that had me wondering how much more mysterious this shrine could get, she and her companion/s managed to find it, and she sent me a picture from her phone.





Slightly less overgrown at the moment than when we were there at the end of summer, but still nicely mysterious. :D You can see the two torii gates and the small wooden shelter with benches, and then the kitsune statue just beyond it. The hill-like structure with the mysterious wooden door chained shut is just beyond that, but you can't see it here.

ETA: Rachel links to our reports of the shrine and the photo gallery of it in this post.

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[gryfeathr.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I wasn't expecting a blog post about it! It was quite an adventure; part of our wandering around lead us up another hill lined with small shops, and herded into this small shop perched up on top of a mountain by a very enthusiastic woman, where a local made adorable little things out of silk cacoons. We asked about a small place with kitsune statues, and got many confused looks. It was only on our last turn back down the street, with me determined to find it, that we finally noticed it. I swear we missed it every time before! There were some battered coins left behind once more; we left a few new ones ourselves. The gate didn't have names on it this time, but I'm fairly certain the statues around it are individuals enshrined as gods, a tactic usually reserved for appeasing rather upset ghosts causing trouble, or perhaps people from the nearby Buddhist shrines, as I'm sure you've read.

It was well worth the trek!

[telophase.livejournal.com]

Hee! I got enough comments from people interested in it on my previous posts that I figured they'd appreciate knowing someone else has seen it, too. :D

Ah, interesting! That adds another layer of mystery and fascination to this shrine. :D

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

OoooooOOoooo....