The shrine beckons, a place of refuge, a place of peace... if only the spinning would stop and you could make it within.

Shrines are wonderful oases from the noise and hustle and bustle of everyday life. The are usually thick with trees and other green growth which both visually hides the outside world and also absorbs a lot of the sound of the city, making them also more peaceful and quiet areas. Sometimes when I want to read a book quietly or just enjoy nature, I will come to the shrine to sit and relax.

Of sometimes sit here and enjoy a beer or two. Enough of those and the shrine starts spinning just like this photo.

	David LaSpina is an American photographer and translator lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time and searching for the perfect haiku.