3 Days with Mom Day 2 (Part 1) / お母さんとの三日間 二日目 （パート１）

While my mother is in Tokyo, she requested going to the following places: the Todoroki Valley, Atago Jinja, Kanda Myojin, and Sengakuji.  So today's plan was to go to each and every one of those places.  We were going to have an early start as the weather calls for rain late in the afternoon.  Our first destination would be the Todoroki Valley which is located in Setagaya Ward.  The morning called for beautiful weather and I wanted to take advantage of that.  As we would have to walk down a long stairway, it would be dangerous if wet (and considering that my mother is in her 70s, that would be an added danger).  We left the apartment at 8:00am and took a bus which would take us directly to Todoroki.

お母さんが東京に居る間どうしても行きたい所があると言った、それは等々力渓谷、愛宕神社、神田明神、と泉岳寺。本日はその場所を全部回る予定です。天気の予報で午後から雨なんですが、朝は本当に散歩日和。最初に行くのは世田谷区にある等々力渓谷。雨が降る前に渓谷に連れてあげなくちゃ。渓谷まで行くのに急な階段降りる必要がある。階段が濡れたら凄い危険。お母さんも７０代だし、それを考えると、もっと危険。アパートを朝８時に出発して、等々力行きバスに乗り出発。

At the entrance to the Todoroki Valley Park / 等々力渓谷公演の入り口

Heading down into the valley / 渓谷にいってきます

In the valley / 渓谷に到着

You can hardly believe that you are still in the middle of Metropolitan Tokyo when you're here.

ここに居ると、東京都内に居るのが信じられない。

Mom enjoying her walk in the valley.

お母さんが渓谷の散歩を楽しんでます。

The river beneath the bridge is the Yazawagawa River.

橋の下に流れてる川は谷沢川。

Its still early so Mom is full of energy.

まだ早いからお母さんはエネルギたっぷり。

It appears some child has lost a shoe.

誰かの子供が片方ほ靴がなくしてるみたい。

Chigodaishi Mikagedo / 稚児大師御影堂

I think I may have to come back here in the fall to see the colors of the leaves change.

紅葉の時期にまた来ようかな。

Inari Dai Myojin in the Todoroki Valley / 等々力渓谷にある稲荷大明神

Kannon statues / 観音像

Mom with the Kannons (sounds like a rock group)

お母さんと観音様

A frog!

蛙だ！

Another frog at the bottom right corner.

もう一匹の蛙発見。

We walked up another set of stairs to check out the Todoroki Fudoson, one of Setagaya Wards 100 Scenic Spots.

別の階段を上って、等々力不動尊に行きました、ここは世田谷区百景の一つ。

Temple Details

Daishi-do / 大師堂

As we entered the shrine from the valley, on our way back to Todoroki Station, we walked out of the front gate.

等々力不動尊を渓谷から入りましたので、等々力駅に戻る時、入り口から帰りました。

Near the station, we came upon the two buildings above - the Suzuki family's house and storage.

駅の近くに発見した二つの建物 ‐ 鈴木家住宅穀倉。

Our next stop - Atago Shrine and the "Shusse no Ishidan".

次の目的地 ‐ 愛宕神社と出世の石段。