Happy Tuesdays everyone! ❤️
Can't wait for the HTA next update!
I discovered something interesting today! Nippara Limestone Cave
The map of the cave,
A small river stream in the cave.
A staircase in the cave. The cave is known for staying 17 Celsius all year round.
A small shrine in the cave, build by Yamabushis (Medieval Ascetic Mountain Monks) during Edo period (1603-1868). They lived and carried out Buddhist-Shinto syncretic hermitic practices in the cave.
The idols from Edo period,
The statue of Enmusubi-Kannon (goddess of matchmaking), the goddess who bless a love couple, or assist any single to meet their other half.
There are signs that Goddess of Matchmaking is still worshipped by locals in Tokyo nowadays, the locals pray, then toss a 1 yen coin near the statue, wishing they will find their other half soon. So the surroundings of the statue is full of shiny coins.
The stalactites and stalagmites of Nippara Cave.
The scenery after stepping outside of the cave.