{"id":706,"date":"2007-11-16T16:23:55","date_gmt":"2007-11-16T16:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/?p=706"},"modified":"2022-08-18T13:28:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:28:31","slug":"memoirs_of_a_hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walking-ixus.net\/blog\/memoirs_of_a_hike\/","title":{"rendered":"memoirs of a hike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember this scene from Memoirs of a Geisha (AKA Sayuri in Japan)?<\/p>\n

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Memoirs Of A Geisha\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In this picture, it looks very dramatic. And in real life, it’s dramatic as well. Fushimi Inari-taisha<\/a> is the name of the temple in Kyoto that’s really a MOUNTAIN with paths covered in torii.<\/p>\n

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This is the beginning. It’s all UPHILL from here…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you can get over the fact that you’re climbing a MOUNTAIN, it’s really beautiful and it’s more torii then you’ll ever need to see for the rest of your life.<\/p>\n

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Torii are engraved with the names of people or companies that sponsored them<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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IMG 0965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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IMG 0967<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of several rest stops on the way to the top.\u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This was pretty much the view for 2+ hours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then when you get to the top, do you get a view or some kind of “you’re done, yay” sign? NO. You do get a shrine and a rest stop where the attendant, who doesn’t speak much English but must get this question a lot, said “is top”.<\/p>\n

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I understand that this is a shrine and all, but is this IT? Yup…<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hunting…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Remember this scene from Memoirs of a Geisha (AKA Sayuri in Japan)? In this picture, it looks very dramatic. And in real life, it’s dramatic as well. Fushimi Inari-taisha is the name of the temple in Kyoto that’s really a MOUNTAIN with paths covered in torii. If you can get over the fact that you’re … <\/p>\n

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