Takedera in Oku-musashi (1)

Today I joined a day bus tour.

The bus was a medium-sized bus, much smaller one
than a usual sightseeing bus. Why? I wondered.

I knew why soon. The bus ran up a very narrow mountain path.
Takedera stood on the hill of 490 meters high.

First we visited the main place of Takedera, learned the history
of Takedera and prayed there.

Then we went to Ruri-den and had lunch, Shojin-ryori,
today's tour's highlight.

The autumn menu of Shojin-ryori was as follows:

★天麩羅　（モミジ・柿の葉・ヨモギ・サクラタンポポ・ヤマミツバ）
★フキノトウのつくだに
★お供物
★ワラビ
★栗の実
★かりんの甘露煮
★アケビ
★柚子の詰め物
★むかごごはん
★笹竹そば

After Takedera we visited Lake Naguri-ko and started
for Tokyo.

I enjoyed beautiful autumn colors to the full.





(torii made of bamboo)




(chi-no-wa, you have to go through it to pury body and soul)


(hon-den)