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Oji’s are various mini shrines along the trail with various significance to the Shinto religion, worshipping nature. People leave offerings like coins or tea or pickled plums
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This is what you want to buy if you are bringing an alcohol stove:
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So you have a cup of tea or is that for ceremonial bathing?
I think that is a Cryptomeria forest a tree endemic to Japan. In Japan its known commonly as sugi, the national tree of Japan. It's a timber tree with insect and rainy weather rot resistance. It's widely planted around shrines. It's somewhat similar in fragrance to red cedar wood. It's known as Japanese cedar. The genus is know for it's strength and longevity. There are stately trees know to be more than 2000 yrs old in Japan. You'll be passing by some ancient ones at shrines. In Asian cultures traditionally a Sugi would be planted when a female child was born to be harvested when she was married. The bride's father and other family members would make furniture, jewelry boxes, or use the wood for constructing a new home for the new family. When walking through a larger mature forest it can remind of walking through Redwoods.
Hossinmon-Oji
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The cup is my kuksa. Not UL
I made coffee and oatmeal
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Made it to Hongu Taisha
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Amazing. Thank you for sharing.
We found a traditional house to stay thar is near the shrine,,,it’s like shogun departed long time ago and the house aged over time...
Another couple from Oregon is staying here with us.
Yvonne on the outdoor patio under eletric blanket
Good morning
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Yesterday’s trail dna
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Stats:
Day 1: 12.44 miles, 4044 elevation gain
Day 2: 14.51 miles, 3230 elevation gain
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At the Yunomine Onsen you can take a hot bath dip as well as buy raw eggs and leave them in hot springs water for 14 minutes. Delicious
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You cooked your egg dinner in the same hot spring bath water you bathed the golden goose? he he he
I love the stone work and round river cobbles on the trail tread and steps.
This is what we need. More diversity. Greater appreciation of a larger hiking world.
Konnichiwa mina san.
As we neared the top of a pass late today we saw this
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And this is our home for tonight...somewhere below the top of Kogisan. Expecting rain tonight and all day tommorow
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Kumano Kodo
Day 3 stats: 13 miles, 2891 feet elevation gain
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