Japanese Shrines (Sagune Inari, Sasuki Inari, and Zeniarai Benten)

29-Mar-2014 • Kamakura Japan

From the Hasedera or Hase Kannon Temple, Marc and I went on to visit other shrines in Kamakura.

Standing next to a vintage Japanese train

The sign for the Sagune Inari Shrine located deep in the mountains of Kamakura

The smallish Sagune Inari Shrine

There were lots of squirrels around the area where the Sagune Inari Shrine was. They seemed to be ready to jump at us as we passed them by.

Marc and I at the Sagune Inari Shrine

Leaving the Sagune Inari Shrine and onto another. I loved how these red banners made the area look.

Marc at the Sagune Inari Shrine

This one is the Sasuki Inari Shrine. I almost mistook this for the previous shrine we just visited given the very similar sounding name.

The main and only entrance to the Zeniarai Benten

The Japanese write on these small wooden blocks to ask for petitions and wishes from the gods.

This is the cave at Zeniarai Benten. Worshippers here believe that if you take your money and wash it in the spring water, it will double or triple itself later on. Had I known, I could have withdrawn the millions of dollars in my offshore banking accounts in the Caribbean prior to coming here. Heck, I could have multiplied my money without stepping foot in Vegas!

The spring

The sign for Zenirai Benten