Mt. Fuji

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1. Anonymous

   19 years ago (November 25, 2006 5:18 AM) November 25, 2006 5:18 AM

   Heh, I encountered this same gate when climbing Fuji, too. Local legend is that these gates tend to "pop up" out of nowhere and disappear just as fast. Though I don't know how much of a "local legend" can be attributed to the more or less metropolitan outskirts of Tokyo that skirt Fuji, and the story was told to me by an old Japanese soldier (who has now passed on) who grew up in a village that used to be situated around the mountain, but was wiped out from firebombing.

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2. Anonymous

   19 years ago (November 13, 2006 1:49 PM) November 13, 2006 1:49 PM

   This "gate" is a spiritual symbol for those of Eastern religion. Just FYI :)

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