This isn't particularly related to Shirahata Jinja but it was there and I liked it: they are barrels put at the left and right of the shrine to collect rain water that falls from the roof. And in them, they have put some aquatic flowers just to make them look more beautiful.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore 2" set on Flickr).







