At one end of the cave is a gate they open annually June 30th. During WWII this cave sheltered hundreds of Okinawans, all of which survived, bringing extra luck to the cave. It is one of the nicer caves to have hidden in as well, it had a breeze and the floor was dry.
The shrine's 'backyard' was a rock garden.
'Romantic' view (as the Japanese translate it, any beautiful view or flower is romantic)
Before everyone had clocks the time was told by the bells from the shrines. Shinto is a nature worship religion, and is quite possibly the oldest religion in history. Okinawan Shinto transformed when they were invaded by Japan and a lot of the shrines gained the characteristic torii (bird resting spot) with a shift to the emporer being a direct line to the heavens.
Inside one of the buildings we find 24k gold, lots of lotus, and on the pillow on the floor cushions a drum in the shape of a fish so that the eyes will remind the drummer to stay awake during the ceremony.
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