On Wednesday in Japanese class I learned the word 亀 which means turtle in Japanese. (This took two hilarious drawings and a translation from another Japanese teacher.)
Not too far from my house is Kameido Tenjin or 亀戸天神社。It's a famous shrine but mostly in February during plum blossom season or April during cherry blossom season. I couldn't have picked a better fall day to go. The skies were bluer than blue and the sun warmed the chilly day.
Torii gate from the street:
Sky Tree looms over Kameido:
Turtle statues dot the grounds:
Actual turtles:
And one giant Koi:
Statue + real turtle:
Beautiful curved bridge:
Ema tablets and paper cranes:
Bad fortunes tied away:
The main shrine building + Sky Tree:
Shrine cat:
If you want to get to Kameido Tenjin, you might be able to take a bus. I hate buses so I just took the subway to Kinshicho Station. You can also take the train to Kameido Station. From Kinshicho Station it was about a ten minute walk to the shrine.
It was strange that this shrine was just off a busy street but it was so quiet and peaceful. I saw many who came for the solace. Hopefully you enjoyed this look at Kameido Tenjin.
