During the Obon holidays, which are the holidays, where most Japanese people go back to their hometowns to visit their families and to honor their ancestors, Tokyo opens its secret dens for you. And following the summer breeze one Sunday afternoon, I discovered: Akagi jinja (Akagi shrine)
When I saw this torii (entrance to a sacred place), I knew I had arrived at an extraordinary place.
Akagi jinja (Akagi shrine) was redesigned by Kengo Kuma in 2010, and he made of it (Akagi shrine) a master piece.
Those kanji above can be read as 蛍雪天神（keisetsu tenjin) The God of the diligent study
As always my enthusiasm took the best of me and I gave my offerings a little bit too loud. I think I might have woken up the God in its day off. I should leave now, but if the God wakes up, please do not speak of me. You haven’t seen me. Shhhh…!!
Yoneko: Writer and consultant 