Our first stop was the Kushida Shrine. There is so much to see within the property of the shrine. I have a lot of photos in the blog today. I guess they can be overwhelming for some people, but I just thought that so many of them could portray the beauty and serenity of the areas.
I have photos with the explanations for the shrines/temples when they were available so that you all could read the story behind the buildings. Most of the temple and shrine areas have their own cemeteries. The cemeteries are beautiful to look at. I know they represent the death of those within, but to see them from a distance they are very grand.
We were able to visit the Kushida Shrine, the Tochoji Temple and the Jotenji Temple. We also when to another one that was much smaller than most. The Tochoji Temple has the powerful wooden seated Buddha. I was able to go in and get a few photos.
We really had a nice time walking around the Hakata area and visiting the sites. What I find funny is how the Kushida Shrine is directly across from Canal City which is a very large shopping area.
After we walked around for about four hours we headed to Canal City to eat. We were fortunate enough to find a restaurant that had food for me, too. We both had a delicious lunch and then hit the shopping area we saw on Saturday. We found some basil plants and snack grass for the cats. Once We got home I rode my bike to get a pot and some soil to plant the three basil plants. If all goes well we will have fresh (free) basil all year!
I also added some photos from Sunday's lunch at Marinoa City.
I have not written as much about this adventure because it mostly was about what we were seeing. I hope you all enjoy the photos. Just know there are a lot of them.
More to come tomorrow.
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| Kushida Shrine |
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| Kushida Shrine |
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| Bell at Tochoji Temple |
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| Kushida Shrine |
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| Mangyoji |
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| Cemetery |
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| cemetery |
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| Very old cemetery |
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| Bell close up |
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| Kushida Shrine |
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| Kushida Shrine |
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| Mini decorated for the wedding couple |
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| Detail from an ancient building. |
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| Entrance to the Kushida Shrine |
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| Walkway to prayer area. |
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| Entrance |
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| Garden area |
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| Wooden seated Buddha |
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| Canal City |
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| Canal City |
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| Within the Kushida Shrine property |
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| Cemetery within the Kushida Shrine |
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| Looking into the Kushida Shrine area |
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| Kushida Shrine |
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| koi fish |
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| Decorated float |
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| Majestic horse |
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| Temple sign |
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| Mark at lunch seaside at Il Forno. |
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| Mark outside of the temple. |
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| Mark ringing the bell. |
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| Notre Dame....(It is not a real church, but an area to have a western wedding/reception) |
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| Orchids |
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| orchids |
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| Kushida Shrine entrance |
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| Scroll paintings |
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| Handmade and hand painted lanterns. |
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| Rainbow roses |
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| Reception area at Marinoa City. |
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| Temple info |
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| Close up of info |
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| Reception area |
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| Statue outside of temple |
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| Temple entrance |
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| Sky wheel |
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| Tochoji Temple Pagoda |
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| Tochoji Temple info |
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| Tochoji Temple |
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| Cranes in front of the Kushida Shrine |
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| Old stone structure at the Kushida Shrine. |
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| I almost thought I was back in Arizona today at Canal City. |
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| Tochoji Temple |
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| In the Kushida Shrine area |
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| View from our table at Il Forno. |
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| Marina side table |
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| Washing area at the temple. |
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| Statue in the temple area |
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| Walkway to the temple/shrine area. |
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| Washing area at Tochoji Temple. |
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| Kushida Shrine |
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| Temple area |
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