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Tokiwa shrine, Aomori, Hirosaki

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A small Shinto shrine in northern Honshu, Japan. An ancient shrine site, it celebrated the hunt and harvest. Aomori is the primary Apple growing region in Japan.

Entrance Torii (gate)
Secondary Torii
Torii gate going up to the main shrine platform
Torii gate and the main shrine
One of the two komainu (lion-dog or Fu-dog) statues
Uma (horse) statue. Horses get sake offerings!
The other komainu with a mini-komainu!
There were tiny frogs everywhere!
Mt. Iwaki came out for a little bit
I love the orchard-forest combination
Aomori apples!