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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:31 MST

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A bodhisvatta .. perhaps? There are so many gods here that I can never really keep track of what is what.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:24 MST

A bodhisvatta .. perhaps? There are so many gods here that I can never really keep track of what is what. - CachetobeSorted2052.jpg

View from Engyoji

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:23 MST

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View looking down upon the village that we've just come from in Himeji

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:22 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery - this is where The Last Samurai (Tom Cruise) was partially filmed.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:21 MST

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View from Engyoji

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:20 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery. Rain-blurred and misty pathways

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:19 MST

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Closeup on the markers that line the path going up towards the temple complex

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:18 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:17 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:16 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:15 MST

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Turtle!

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:15 MST

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Just a tiny little shrine in the complex.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:14 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:13 MST

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Blurred image of a tori

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:12 MST

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Clear image of a tori. (I'm not sure which is better)

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:11 MST

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flowers

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:10 MST

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more flowers

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:09 MST

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Best friend posing for the camera

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:08 MST

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Inside one of the larger complexes at Engyo-ji

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:07 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:06 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery - pouring again. Will it ever stop? Welcome to Japan's Rainy season

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:11:06 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:07 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery - a shot of the main building and a fellow tourist we ran into and toured with.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:06 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:05 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery - shot of one of the random creatures on the top of the roof

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:04 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:03 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:02 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:01 MST

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Inside one of the main complexes at Engyo-ji. This is where The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Wantanabe was filmed

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:10:00 MST

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Inside one of the main complexes at Engyo-ji. This is where The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Wantanabe was filmed - CachetobeSorted2084.jpg

Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:59 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:58 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:57 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery - shot from one of the other buildings.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:56 MST

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Roof eaves and work at Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:55 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery - view of the complex

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:54 MST

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A monument at Engyo-ji. I believe this was right outside of the treasurer's home

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:53 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:52 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:51 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:50 MST

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A view of part of the temple. When we were looking at it, we were convinced that a part of The Last Samurai had been filmed at this specific location. Realized differently when we got home and took out the movie.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:49 MST

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A view of part of the temple. When we were looking at it, we were convinced that a part of The Last Samurai had been filmed at this specific location. Realized differently when we got home and took out the movie. - CachetobeSorted2095.jpg

One of the graves at the cemetary. Or that's my guess on what it is anyways.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:48 MST

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One of the graves at the cemetary. Or that's my guess on what it is anyways. - CachetobeSorted2088.jpg

Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:47 MST

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unable to resist

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:46 MST

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White flowers

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:45 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:44 MST

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View out over the mountains. Or part of a view anyways.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:43 MST

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Rampway leading up to one of the training complexes

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:42 MST

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More flowers, heading out of the temple complex

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:41 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery. As you can tell, the rain has started to let up but it's still so cloudy and misty that it's kind of peaceful but creepy to walk along here.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:40 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery. As you can tell, the rain has started to let up but it's still so cloudy and misty that it's kind of peaceful but creepy to walk along here. - CachetobeSorted2092.jpg

Ropeway - that bundle of wires you see is what we took to get up and down from here. No lightning stike on the way down to stop it, yey!

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:39 MST

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Ropeway - that bundle of wires you see is what we took to get up and down from here. No lightning stike on the way down to stop it, yey! - CachetobeSorted2109.jpg

Engyoji Temple and Monastery - waiting to leave, the view over the mountains with the mist just rising up from the mountains was just gorgeous ... it brought to mind what this place must have looked like ages upon ages ago, when things were older.

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:38 MST

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Engyoji Temple and Monastery - waiting to leave, the view over the mountains with the mist just rising up from the mountains was just gorgeous ... it brought to mind what this place must have looked like ages upon ages ago, when things were older. - CachetobeSorted2110.jpg

Blurry flower at Engyo-ji

rurouni_gaijin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:09:37 MST

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