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14:43:00
This is a little eatery near Tanigumi temple, where we had assorted things on stick - here tofu dengaku.
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14:47:35
A picture of the four of us - me, Shig and Shig's parents.
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14:47:45
Oh and the same again.
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15:13:45
So here's the entrance gatehouse to the Tanigumi temple.
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15:14:25
Very colourful! You often see these in Japan, lots of origami cranes connected together to make these long strings.
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15:15:12
Me and Shig in the temple grounds.
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15:18:32
There was some significance to this pole, but it escapes me now.
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15:19:29
Washing hands on the way into the temple.
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15:20:30
Going up the steps...
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15:21:26
Unfortunately this picture came out a little blurred - we were meant to be mimicing the poses of the statues, but not sure if that really comes across.
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15:22:10
At the top of some stairs - not really sure how necessary this picture is!
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15:23:07
A fish on the way in to the main temple building - it seemed to be important to rub this.
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15:23:15
Shig demonstrates the necessary rubbing action.
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15:31:41
Some more steps, up behind the main temple building.
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15:34:23
Lots of raccoon statues round here. Having watched that Ghibli film the previous evening I took a special interest in these today.
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15:34:36
More raccoon statues.
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15:38:59
Me and a big raccoon statue.
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15:39:59
Me and a smaller raccoon statue.
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15:43:16
Shig standing in the oldest gateway in the temple complex. Apparently this four diamond shape pattern here is actually his family emblem - they've had a long running association with this temple.
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15:45:03
The dog house!
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15:46:05
Apparently this rock here is mentioned in the Japanese national anthem.
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15:48:17
Another of the temple buildings...
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15:50:08
...this one had a big revolving bookcase inside...
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15:50:17
...apparently if you could push it right the way, 360 degrees round, you would become very wise.
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15:54:17
A map of the temple complex.
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16:50:33
Later on that afternoon we tried to go on the cable car in Gifu, but apparently it was closed.
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16:54:38
Here's a picture of the castle at the top of the cable car run. And some squirrels. Not sure those are to scale.
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17:12:57
Instead of the cable car ride, we drove part of the way up the mountain, from where we had some good views out over Gifu and Nagoya.
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17:14:15
....and quite an interesting sky as well.
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17:14:24
Zooming in a bit, towards Nagoya on the skyline.
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17:15:02
Me, Shig and his Dad posing with the view behind us.
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17:15:45
Me crouching down so as not to obscure the view.
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17:16:39
A TV transmitter in the background, and some other type of aerial in the foreground. You can tell we're broadcast engineers!
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17:17:39
Another view out over Gifu/Nagoya.
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