This post was written in 2007. Some information may be out of date.
Mount Makuragi is about 12 km by car from where I live. When something is that close you somehow never bother going, so I had never taken photos there, but this time I made the time and went.
It’s a mountain, but you can drive almost all the way to the top. There’s a temple at the summit.
The parking lot at the temple entrance
Inside the temple grounds
Like any Japanese temple, it has a garden.
Inside the temple grounds
The view from the observation deck 1
The view from the observation deck 2
You can see Mount Daisen far in the distance.
A statue of Fudo Myoo
The temple gate
Stone steps
The steps up to the temple’s main gate
Inside the temple grounds
The path climbing up past the temple
A wooden relief carving
It’s a nice spot. Not worth coming from far away just for this, but if you live nearby it’s a place you’d want to visit often. The night view is supposed to be great, but there are no lights at night, so it’s a bit scary. Once autumn deepens and the bugs are gone, I’m going to head up one night with a flashlight and a tripod.