luggage & temple (yeah, that breakes it down^^)

that`s pretty much the stuff, what was in my backpack when I came to Jpn.
Minimal luggage! ^^



the house.



view from the front of the house



sis



we drove w/ the car to a temple.







I really like the mood, which temples & shrines are giving you.
(kinda similar to old churches.)
Especially when your almost alone in an old one.
This one was a bit crowded, but well...



When you enter a temple-area, you usually first wash your hands @ these springs.
you take some water w/ one of these "water-spoons" and pour the water over one hand, then on the other hand.
some people also "wash" there mouth w/ some fresh water.



you also can buy in every temple an "Omikuji", this is something like a "fortune teller". You pick your omikuji out of an big box & then open it.
As far as I know there are 3 different kinds, small-, middle- & big-luck.
On each Omikuji there is also written how it will go in your job/love/life/whatever...
(but that`s a bit tricky to understand, so I`m just happy over some luck.)



in the middle, the red characters are saying "shokichi"
(小吉　ー　しょうきち）
small luck...but hey it`s luck, right!? :p

The most common Omikuji is "just" a white, folded paper.
In this temple you could choose between several ones.
Fist time I saw one like this & it`s the best so far.
It is a small fan & you really could use it :D.



many people hang there Omikuji on trees/bushes/etc. somewhere near the temple.



But i took mine w/ me...the little fan is just way too kewl!! ;)



dad`n`me



sis`n`me


(Sa - 25.07)