Pilgrimage to Hozanji 1/5/2023

One of my favorite places in Japan... for the journey on the the winding mountain paths, for the natural setting, for the unlimited photo ops, for the spirituality, for the tako yaki and amazake, for the visual anthropology of Japan. For the first time since 2019 I was able to make my New Year's pilgrimage to Hozanji in Nara prefecture...

Set I

Set II

Set III

Set IV

Set V

See the photos from 2019 and links to previous Hozanji pilgimage posts:
https://visualanthropologyofjapan.blogspot.com/2019/01/2019-new-years-pilgrimage-to-hozanji.html