Here is another house made with the same construction as the previous one. If you look to the left of the house, there is snow coming down off the hill and covering the base of the house. I wondered if the ladders were for getting in and out when the winter is at it's peak? (I say, that's a joke son)
We went in and visited this place, and as you can see after we walked in the "entrance" we then climbed up a mound of snow about 1 meter high. In trying to get to the front door, I fell through up to my waist twice ... damn that white stuff is cold when it gets into your shoes. I guessed that I was in trouble when I got off the train and noticed that everyone was wearing sealed top gum boots.
Every village has it's shrine, and of course this one was no different. I don't know how common it is to let it get snowed in, but there was NO attempt to dig out the snow around this one, so you couldn't even walk through the gate anymore. I guess that these folk aren't regular church goers...

In contrast to the homes, the construction methods used on the Shrines are really the best in the area. You may have a leaky roof, but there is no way that the Shrine can.

Don't be confused by the apparent diggings of snow around the shrine, this is just where the snow has slid off the roof into mounds The tops of the hand rails are just visible, and it's good to remember that there are always steps UP into a shrine.

As is the norm, the woodwork and carving on the shrine is beautiful, and the construction reflects the best that the community could afford / produce.

Well sofar that's all I've got on YUKI GUNI, at least till the film gets developed .... so till then

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