たきぎ・Takigi
It is a very peaceful experience walking through this quiet hillside hamlet as the wind silently bows through tufts of pampas grass and young hair. Stone pathways wind up the hill and lead you to one of the most beautiful shrines in the entire village, the Takigi 十二社神社.
There used to be a giant triple cedar tree here known as the “sanbonsugi” 三本杉. People used to make pilgrimages to these trees to be in the presence of their power, however it was recently felled.
