Here is probably the most famous shrine in Nikkou I think. The outside has carvings of monkeys doing the 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil' thing, and it's used here as a metaphor for the various levels of living (the children all keep quiet for survival, waiting for the mother to come back with food, etc. but the carvings get more deep - with the monkey looking to the heavens as the spiritual part of life beyond just survival, etc.)
Then we headed to a more 'inner sanctum' part of the whole Nikko world heritage area, where many of the shrines are densely arranged. On with the photos!
Exiting from the main shrine area, we took this long and lovely path to another shrine and then we headed out, so I think here's the last of the nikko shrine photos.
Next post, coming up in just a few minutes, we move on to Kinugawa (A famous and beautiful river) where we head to a hot spring resort hotel.
1 comment:
Thank you for posting the pictures. These shrines are amazing. Your photos were great
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