Into Yamaguchi City to end Day 22

 

After leaving the Izumo Shrine, I continue on westward along Route 376.

This old, thatched house has not had the thatch covered in tin.....

"Life happy by toy at night" is a piece of excruciatingly translated Japanese...... I did not go into this little roadside vending outlet, but I suspect porno, cheap sexy outfits, lube, condoms etc are what can be found... Japan has quite a range of commodities sold by vending machine..

I saw quite a few of these kind of places in the rural parts of Kyushu.... sometimes not far from a cluster of rural love hotels, but often just in remote spots...

The road is never far from the Chugoku Expressway, but only occasionally does the roar of traffic become audible....

Up ahead I catch a glimpse of an array of very large satellite dishes, apparently among the biggest in Japan...

Not sure why KDDI chose this spot to erect such a relay station.....

This large Jizo statue stands at the start of a mountain footpath that goes to a very small temple building housing a Yakushi. It is said to have been founded by Gyoki in the early 8th Century.

I cross the Niho River and am now close to Yamaguchi where I have a room for the night....

The previous post in this series was on the Izumo Shrine a little further East in Tokuji.

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