Inunakiyama
November 6th, 2007 by quaisiIf you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
On Sunday I went to Inunakiyama, a mountain close to where I live. It is very scenic and has an interesting legend behind it.
Inunakiyama means Dog Cry Mountain. A Hunter was hunting with his dog on this mountain. It spotted a snake and started barking to warn his master. However the Hunter was annoyed with the dog’s barking and cut its head off. The dog’s head still chased after the snake and killed it.
The Hunter so grieved with himself for killing his rescuer that he built a shrine on the mountain for the dog and it’s named after this heroic dog.
At the top of the mountain I had an unusual experience which I’ll write about it in a future post.
Posted in Japan, Japanese Folk Tales, Photo |
November 7th, 2007 at 9:15 am
That is a really, really good picture with how the sunlight filters through the trees.
November 7th, 2007 at 11:48 am
I agree! Beautiful picture!
Not sure what I think of the story, though :>
November 18th, 2007 at 5:08 am
Damn! How come I didn’t see any of this when I was in Japan? I begged and begged to go to places like this, but my wife used pregnancy as an excuse not to go hiking. Instead I had to stay home and watch crazy Japanese television.