Wednesday, April 5, 2023

NIIGATA/ SAKATA

NIIGATA

Shibata Castle





























Wake up call...






Shimizu-en garden


Mizoguchi residence 1693















Incredibly detailed shogun armor 















 Ashigaru-nagaya foot soldiers residence




Imayo Tsukasa sake brewery


Dimensional multi projection movie









Aoshi shrine 1871







Sakata 




Haguro mountain Shonai region of Yamagata








The never ending staircase to lunch....




Haguro-san shrine under renovation...6ft thick thatch roof!









Dewasanzan-jinja shrine pagoda constructed using only wooden dowels 


Called a living god, this thousand year old cypress is the largest in the country


Bert & Jill

Suga falls












Our trek down (an back) on 2,446 stone steps in a surreal cedar forest





These 2 images are from a summer festival













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