Iwama visit

A few years ago when i travelled to Japan to practise at Hombu i took a trip to Iwama. A little daunting ..a train away from populations ..rural area ...difficult to see which way to go once off the train ..no English ..i walked around for an hour before i found the dojo ..and my hosts welcomed me for practise ..i slept there one night ..the next morning ..up quite early ..to rake the ground around the shrine ..all leaves ..all ground disturbance raked even ...all part f the aikido path ..