About twenty minutes' walk from the twin stations serving Kusanagi in the suburbs of Shizuoka city, Kusanagi-jinja is a historic, atmospheric forest shrine. The setting is peaceful, and the old wooden buildings are well preserved, while some of the states and lanterns are showing their age more. There's also what appears to be a giant firework, if I understood the picture correctly, which is launched dramatically at an annual festival.
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Kusanagi-jinja
An atmospheric forest shrine in Shizuoka city

By Peter Sidell
Community writer

The main shrine hall

The big torii gate at the start of the road to the shrine

A statue by one of the gates

One of the entrance gates

A very old lantern in the shrine grounds

A giant firework

Another of the shrine halls

One of the guardian lions

Wooden paneling on the side of one of the halls

The forest setting is very peaceful

Another building to the rear of the main hall

On the main road heading south to the shrine
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