Adventures with Katie: Futenma Shrine

 We have lived here for over 2 years and are walking distance from the Futenma Shrine.  I know the girls have gone for Activity Days or YW, but I never have.  It gets crazy crowded at New Years, and for some reason, we decided this would be the best time to go!  Okay, really it was just a short excursion that Katie could do on her last day.  So on Jan 6 we parked by the hospital gate and walked over.

There is this building. 

Which has this cool bell, which apparently they ring a million times to welcome the new year.

 And they had all these New Years wishes hung so prettily.

We roamed and took photos.

This is the entrance to the shrine itself.

There is the Temple there and there were lines of people waiting to go in.  We did not line up or go in.

It is the year of the Rat, so this billboard was up to celebrate that. 

 We went around to see if there was more than one street food vender and I loved all the lanterns.

Katie tried the Squid.  She said it wasn't bad.

 Maybe because it was covered in delicious sauce?