| Show japanese shrine honors dog that ended flood A small shine atop ono one of tho the peaks of the japanese alps seldom visited by foreigners la Is the central object in nn an interesting legend of old japan the abrino Is in the shadow of a largo large cypress tree which aich Is called ingboe no or dog barking cypress tree and la Is dedicated to tile the memory of n do log g whose sacrifice la Is supposed to have saved the lives of vie tho population in that district tradition has it that once the two provinces of hit and dinki were visited by a terrible del deluge which made tho the mountain streams into rushing torrents that swept nil all wore before them and filled the thoy alleys with water I 1 the population terror stricken was forced on to higher land indol but according to the story the higher they went the higher the water followed them finally the people could go no farther they had reached the top of this peak some committed suicide by jumping into tile the water and the others were sure that death was near at this crucial moment a log dog climbed to the top of a cypress tree on the summit and for three days and nights barked nt the pain and floods on the fourth day he jumped into the water and was drowned but the floods immediately receded and the people were saved it was in honor of this deed that the shrine was built and the tree given a special name for the climber who goes out of the way and ascends to tn the top of there Is waiting ono one of vie the grandest pano views in japan washington star |
