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Sacred staff for the fire walk.38 views
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Fire walk pit still smoking.38 views
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Tarobogu-mae Station entrance.37 views
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Sanshuden Hall is a modern building where they sell amulets. Also has meeting rooms. 参集殿37 views
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Entrance to the shrine's rice paddy.37 views
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Jizo statue37 views
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More stairs to go to the Honden main shrine.37 views
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View from Sanshuden Hall. 37 views
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Inside Tarobogu's Honden main shrine. Surprisingly small building.37 views
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Near the first torii in front of the train station.37 views
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Statues of the gods of good fortune are scattered around.37 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.37 views
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Another scenic path. Flat one.37 views
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Small stone wall pillars donated.37 views
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To go back to the train station on foot, go down these stairs.37 views
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The hardest part of the fire walk was putting your shoes back on. No benches to sit on.37 views
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It was autumn when I revisited Tarobogu.36 views
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Farm land along the way.36 views
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Just head toward this pointy mountain.36 views
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You can drive up halfway up the mountain (called Mitsukuriyama 箕作山) which is 350 meters high. If you don't have a car, climb over 700 steps to reach the shrine's main hall.36 views
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Haiden ceremony hall 拝殿36 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.36 views
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Ornate ceiling of Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). 36 views
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This way to see the Tengu statue.36 views
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Interesting rock formation.36 views
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Going down the steps from Tarobogu Shrine. Easy descent if you can walk.36 views
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Get off the bus and here we are. A large clearing (shrine's parking lot) surrounded by a large crowd.36 views
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Kind of unique festival because it combines Shinto and Buddhist practices.36 views
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Mountain ascetic priests chanting.36 views
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Ichigansha Shrine 一願社 (一願成就社). Pray here for success or victory.35 views
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Rest house35 views
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Fanning the fire.35 views
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After the smoke is gone...35 views
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Toward the end, there is fire-walking on the hot embers. 火渡り35 views
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Cool your feet in salt.35 views
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Glad to take the shuttle bus back to the trasin station.35 views
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Tobidashi boya34 views
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Quite pleasant with all the trees.34 views
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On the day of the bonfire festival, they have shuttle buses going between the train station and Tarobogu Shrine. Highly recommend taking the bus.34 views
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Toward the end, there is fire-walking on the hot embers.34 views
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Prayer before the fire walk.34 views
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If you don't take the bus, it's 700 steps up from here.33 views
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Overpass to station building.33 views
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It's not so bad if you're in shape. Actually, I took these going-up pictures while going down the steps. (Went up by bus.)32 views
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Mountain ascetic priests chanting.32 views
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Suzuka mountains.31 views
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Yokaichi Station always has a large kite decoration.26 views
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