Small local Temples, Shrines etc in Japan

 I am sure most of you have seen huge gorgeous temple or shrine pictures in Japan. In this post, I will show you a few local temples, shrines etc which are difficult to find about if you have not been in Japan.

 

Here is some water to drink, I believe it is regarded as “sacred”.

 

 

 

I found a chance to enter into a small temple and took some picture from inside.
There was a big drum there (temple drum), I don’t know what it is for.
I hope they are not using it to wake poor monks up in the morning .

This was a very small place. The small human statues in the following picture are, I guess, some of the Japanese Gods (kami-sama).
Some of them are dressed, some not. I don’t know how Japanese people are classifying them.
I guess it is not to protect Kami-sma from the cold whether, who knows maybe there is another meaning of these clothes.
I hope a Japanese explains us about them.

But this one is the cutest one, I liked it more than others.

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