Although the sacred structures represent the ultimate focus of the Shinto religion, they are dismantled and renewed every 20 years one of the most explicit manifestations of the traditional Japanese belief in transience and perpetual renewal.
The sacred structures are torn down and reconstructed every 20 years.
Once at Lakeside on the southern shore of Lake Windermere, trains belonging to the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway can take you on a pleasant 5-km (31.2-mile) trip between Lakeside and the village of Haverthwaite.