Day 8 Photos - Nagoya
Well, today is a National Holiday - Sports Day - here in Japan. It's a busy day with a lot of people travelling about. We decided that today would be a good day to head to Nagoya, where my Father's side of the family originated. We used to have land and a home out here, but a number of years ago, we sold it as we did not want to continue to pay taxes on it nor would my inheriting it make it any easier (the taxation on inheritance out here is pretty exorbitant.) I had spent many a summer here in my youth, and had many fond memories of the area. My Grandfather, Grandmother, and several other more distant relatives are all buried in plots in the area, so I decided to visit them while I had the time.
While we were there, we also went to the Atsuta Shrine. The shrine once held one of the three sacred relics that were required to crown a new Emperor. The Shrine held a sword called "Grasscutter". The rain kind of suprised us, as when we left Kyoto it was sunny, and the weather report said that it would only be partly cloudy today...guess weather prediction is the same the world over.
Unfortunately, you can't go into see the Sword, all you can do is look at the outside. There was also a wedding going on at the shrine, which closed off another section. But the grounds are still beautiful.
Sorry for the massive updates, but I wanted to get caught up on everything. Hope you all are enjoying the pics. I'm actually having a lot of fun working the Blog.
Comments
Oh wow! Jason those trees are awesome! Is that moss or vines growing on them? I'm glad you're doing a blog, thanks for taking the time to share!
Susan
Posted by: Susan Klug | October 10, 2005 08:39 PM
It's a very thick shaggy moss growing on the bark. Makes the trees look kind of "hairy."
Posted by: jason | October 11, 2005 06:34 AM