# The hills and the forest and the mystery shrine! Mercutio and I went for a huge day walk into the hils around Nagoya on saturday. We had to walk for about an hour and a half to get to the hills but once there we spent a great time treking around the forest, up and down steep banks full of dried fallen leaves...We also saw half way up a small shri… ## Thread In General · started by impreza_sp · 13 replies - **Category:** [General](https://nihonken.org/community/c/general) - **Forum:** [Nihon Ken Forum](https://nihonken.org/community/) ## impreza_sp · 2009-01-25T23:28:32.000Z Mercutio and I went for a huge day walk into the hils around Nagoya on saturday. We had to walk for about an hour and a half to get to the hills but once there we spent a great time treking around the forest, up and down steep banks full of dried fallen leaves...We also saw half way up a small shrine, about the size of Mercutio that someone had built into the rock face. It had fresh mineral water dripping from the rock face and they had built a pipe into the rock where the water dribbled out! A perfect stop for a drink of water. As we entered the city again the sun was setting and I caught this photo of Mercutio against the sunset. All I can say was that it was great just to choose and direction and just walk for a day! To get home at the end.....well thanks i-phone GPS!!! Sorry...photos just taken with my phone... ## cmmookie · 2009-01-25T23:42:28.000Z Sounds like you guys had a great time. Mercutio looks so handsome in the last picture. I love it!! ## sunyata · 2009-01-25T23:51:54.000Z Mercutio has grown! And it sounds like you guys had a great day. :) ## StaticNfuzz · 2009-01-26T00:29:45.000Z It there a significance to the water Shrine? Do people visit at specific times of the year? Wow your boy has gotten big! How handsome. Snf ## impreza_sp · 2009-01-26T00:43:03.000Z He is starting to get into his own...And the way he looks at me now is different than a couple of months ago! I am searching hard for an off lead dog park in Nagoya but have had no luck thus far...I would love to let him run free in the forest but...there are busy roads that run through the forest...also I might lose him! But it's nice to run with him! Staticnfuzz: I don't think that there is a big significance but often in the mountains there will be little caves or under the roots of a tree where the tree has fallen over, there will be these little tiny shrines!! It'S fun to find one hidden in the forest... ## _dlroberts · 2009-01-26T01:33:16.000Z Sounds like a great day! It doesn't get much better than that. ## Sangmort (moderator) · 2009-01-26T04:18:35.000Z Glad you guys had fun :) ~ ## Leonberger (admin) · 2009-01-26T07:14:20.000Z Sounds like loads of fun! ## JessicaRabbit (admin) · 2009-01-26T10:24:02.000Z He is so handsome. He reminds me so much of my little boy, who I lost last year... Sounds like a near perfect day...(who wants perfect? then it can't get any better.) ## Calia · 2009-01-26T10:31:36.000Z Can't wait till it warms up around here so I can drag Tetsu & Tikaani on some awesome adventure Sounds like a wonderful day, and Mercutio has gotten so manly and handsome ## JessicaRabbit (admin) · 2009-01-26T10:42:31.000Z Oh I want Spring!!! I want it so bad... ## lindsayt · 2009-01-26T10:44:36.000Z My, what a big boy and all grown up (Mercutio of course). ## KFontaine04 · 2009-01-26T11:07:23.000Z Mercutio is so adorable. I love seeing pictures of him and how much he has grown! Jess: I second that...SPRING NOW! ## tsukitsune (moderator) · 2009-01-26T11:24:06.000Z what a great day! and I agree - that last pic of him is awesome - he's a handsome shiba! --- **Navigate:** [Forum home](https://nihonken.org/community/?format=md) · [Sitemap](https://nihonken.org/community/sitemap.xml)