This particular shrine, called Gokoku Jinja, has no specific Kami, but rather commemorates those who perished in the wars of Japan’s past, up to and including the victims of the atomic bombs. A place to honor former lives.
Tag: Ashi-ni-Bushido
A River of Light
*** Mt Misen, Part II ***
Leaving the shining shrine of Miyajima behind us, we marched on into the night.
Leaving the shining shrine of Miyajima behind us, we marched on into the night.