Tono - Shrine Cluster
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October 21, 2013 - Tono - Shrine Cluster
Tono is one beautiful town - specifically the countryside. As such - I've broken today into two posts. One of country Tono (next post) and the Shrine Cluster shown below.
So it's around 2PM and my electric bike is close to flat (30%), so I decided to go to one location which was reasonably close to central Tono. In this case - it was a Shrine cluster which is around 10-15 minutes bike ride from the centre of town.
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At first, I came to visit Unedorisama Shrine but noticed that there were 4 sites to view on local signs. The shrine above is known for being lucky to find your true match. If you can tie a red piece of string with only your left hand - then you are meant to find the man or woman of your dreams.
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Atago Shrine looks like it has not been touched for a couple of hundred years. The atmospherics were fantastic but it was a little scary walking up and down the stairs which were basically in a state of disrepair.
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Next to the entrance of Atago Shrine is the above stones. If you keep going to your left - there is a nice 30 minute walk that takes you up into the local hills. You can also get to Atago shrine much more safely (but more boringly) this way as well.
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This is what happens when you point at the sweets menu and you don't read much Japanese. It was nice - but for some reason a little bit filling....
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