Nezu Shrine
Last weekend, we visited a quiet area east of Tokyo called Nezu, which is part of Yanesen, an amalgam of the temple districts of Yanaka, Nezu and Sendagi.
First, we had lunch at a popular restaurant named Kamachiku, a family run noodle shop set in a century old granary with a modern addition designed by architect Kengo Kuma.
Of course, we ordered their speciality – handmade udon. It was oishii (delicious).
It overlooks a soothing Japanese garden.
After lunch, a short walk brought us to the nearby Nezu Shrine, a 300 year old Shinto shrine built using the Gongen-style architecture.
Apparently, all the original buildings have survived fires, wars and earthquakes, and thus are designated as nationally important cultural properties.
There were orange torii gates as well.
Read TokyoFive’s blog entry titled Nezu Shrine Festival last September.
Thanks for the link…but I have a post with more photos and videos, including a video going through all 100+ of those torii.
My post is at:
http://tokyo5.wordpress.com/2008/09/24/autumn-equinox/
Thanks again.
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