There was a small Shinto shrine halfway up Miyamasu-Zaka. Neither the main hall nor the prayer hall were seen from the sidewalk. They stood on the top of the stairway. The shrine is dedicated to the deities of Shugendo which is a religion mixed with Japan's ancient mountain worship and Buddhism. It requires an ascetic training to achieve enlightenment. Yet the place where the shrine stations is in the midst of the entertainment district. So I think it comes to the wrong place at the present day.
When I stood at the entrance of the shrine, two young women wearing fashionable clothes came down the stair. Their appearances were completely out of touch with a ascetic monk.
Mar 2016 IN THE CITY TOKYO | |
LEG SHIBUYA STAIRWAY YOUNG WOMAN |
No
9683
Shooting Date
Jan 2016
Posted On
March 17, 2016
Modified On
October 3, 2023
Place
Shibuya, Tokyo
Genre
Street Photography
Camera
SIGMA DP2 MERRILL