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My posted photos of Fukui dissapeared.
Was their a reason for this?
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Because this is an individual`s thread, not a thread for general pics of Japan.
Check the title.
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Do you have any shots from perhaps a trek through the woods? I'd enjoy to see, I know a lot of little shrines are scattered throughout forests.
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I have yet to come upon little lost shrines in forests... But I did manage to find a number of small statues erected to appease the spirits of those killed in the battle of Kurikara, which were off of what remained of the ancient Hokuriku path. Some of the statues are supposedly from soon after the battle in 1183.
Part of the footpath - The steps are 500+ years old, apparently.
Broken statue in a stone shelter that was added later.
More statues. The oldest is the one on the right, which was erected prior to 1200.
Another worn down pre-1200 lump of a statue.
And... A closer look at the old stairs from the first pic. They were extremely steep, and extremely shallow. It was kind of scary going down them.
