Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Encouragement of Climb - Yakuo-in Temple

Continuing up Mount Takao on trail number 1 I also passed by a temple called Yakuo-in Temple which was also shown in Encouragement of Climb.



Image from S1E08 - 02m27s


Just after passing the souvenir shop and monkey park on trail number 1, you'll get to this place.




Image from S1E08 - 00m26s


Where this sacred tree, called the tako-sugi octopus cedar because it's roots look like the tentacles of an octopus, is located.




Image from S1E08 - 02m39s


Next to the tree is also this octopus statue that Aoi and Hinata rubbed for good luck.




I rubbed the statue as well. I've marked the path from the nearby monkey park to Yakuo-in Temple in the map below.




Image from S1E08 - 02m47s


After some more climbing you'll get to these lanterns leading the way to the temple.




Image from S1E08 - 02m50s


And these stairs.




Image from S1E08 - 02m54s


View down the same set of stairs.




Image from S1E08 - 02m56s


Aoi climbing the stairs.




Image from S1E08 - 02m43s


This 700 year old cedar tree which is shown earlier in the episode is actually located after the stairs in real life.




Image from S1E09 - 00m02s


This is the main gate to Yakuo-in Temple.




Image from S1E09 - 00m01s


Closeup of the gate.




Image from S1E09 - 00m04s


The purification font. If you look closely in the background you can see a film crew that was filming here.




Image from S1E08 - 00m27s


Next to the purification font was also this stone ring.




Image from S1E09 - 00m04s


Hinata walking through the stone ring where you can make a wish.




Image from S1E09 - 00m14s


Temple building near the purification font.




Image from S1E09 - 00m15s


Ksitigarbha statues.




Image from S1E09 - 00m18s


At the bottom is the roof of the place where they sell omamori charms and talismans.




Here's a picture of the main hall of the temple. This wasn't shown in the anime though.




Image from S1E09 - 00m19s


But they did show one of these tengu carvings that's at the main hall.




At the temple I also saw one Encouragement of Climb ema with Hinata on it.



Location map:



This location was visited on 2016/10/06.

Links:
Yakuo-in Temple official website

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