Forest Shrines – March 16, 2019

• Saturday, March 16, 2019, Day 3
• Temples #11 and #12
• Mima, Japan
• Weather: 35-45 degrees, strong winds with white clouds in blue skies
• 14.2 Miles / 33.2 Total Miles

Seven mountains in the pilgrimage exceed 2,600 feet (5,280 feet in a mile). Today was the first major in less than 4 1/2 miles. The air was filled with chirping birds, rapping bamboo, and tricking streams. Trees seem to be six stories high and as straight as pencils. Century old Buddhist shines were tucked everywhere in the forrest.

1. Buddhist Shrines
2. Buddhist Shrines
3. Buddhist Shrines