After we spent about an hour preparing Nancy with the layering on of clothes and decorative garments we hiked about a half mile, about a third of the way up the mountain, to the Chikurin-in Temple. Nancy is a real sport, the weather was warm and slightly damp, and she walked here with funny shoes and socks and all of those layers.
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| a lovely walk to the temple, to the left is fast moving run-off from Shugendo Mountain |
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| Entering for a garden walk and photo shoot |
The overcast weather provided perfect lighting conditions which allowed us to get plenty of nice shots in the soft light. The Temple and gardens are nestled in the "Senbon" or middle area of the mountain. Nancy proved to be a patient model who thoroughly enjoyed the adventure. 
During this visit, there was a crew of gardeners cleaning and preening the trees and moss carpeting the garden area. I've never seen anything quite like it; the workers were master gardeners who pruned all of the evergreen trees and cleaned the moss as if it was a carpet in your home. Right down to the level of plucking off pine needles. I would have loved to photograph this process, but was focussed on my main task and did not wish to intrude upon the workers going about their jobs. We found this garden to be so peaceful and beautiful that we decided to make a return so that I could experience the peace and beauty again and photograph the beautiful grounds.
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