日本の行事 初詣・船橋大神宮

岐阜県本巣市で行われる 『馬かけ祭り』
毎年8月1・2日に行われる長屋神社の例祭である。神社創建時の頃から行われるという。岐阜県の重要無形民俗文化財に指定されている。

稚児の舞、山車が曳かれる。祭りの最後には、羽織袴を重ね着した乗り子が馬に乗り、花傘や扇子を開いて境内を回駆け回る、馬引き神事が行われる。重ね着した羽織は徐々に脱いでいき、花吹雪を撒き散らす。

コロナ禍で2年間中止ですが地元の高校生が走る姿は勇ましく映ります。

Wanted to do Hatsumode this year but didn't want to go anywhere crowded, so I decided to go out to Saitama and find a small shrine to visit. Ended up at this tiny shrine in Nishi-Omiya called Fukuda Inari Shrine (福田稲荷神社). It was super small and not a single person was there so it was like we had the whole place to ourselves.

There was no real path leading up to the shrine so we had to walk through a plot of land that wasn't being used but it ended up being a really cool place.
The approach to the shrine was really mysterious and once you get past the second torii gate you can see a bamboo forest surrounding the whole area. It was really neat as I couldn't see any bamboo from the outside and didn't really know what to expect when I visited.

The shrine itself looks almost deserted but somehow still well maintained.
I wanted to go inside to look at the pictures better but obviously I can't so I just admired them from afar.
The temizuya/chozuya (or at least I think it was that, maybe this would be considered a chozubachi?) didn't have a ladle to wash your hands but maybe it has to do with corona.

Anyways, it was a really nice little shrine and is a great place if you're looking for a mini adventure outside of Tokyo.
Or if you want to do Hatsumode and avoid the crowds completely lol.
Also, happy new year!

茨城県にある神磯の鳥居です。ここの朝日はありがたいので是非行ってみて下さい。とても綺麗です。

Went to Hachioji over the weekend and had a blast exploring the area. We were able to check out the Musashi Imperial Mausoleum (Emperor Taisho and Emperor Showa's Burial Sites), eat some amazing food at a restaurant called "Gonsuke" (ごん助) and a bunch of other stuff.

The Musashi Imperial Mausoleum was really amazing, it reminded me a lot of Meiji Jingu Shrine with the wide gravel paths through the forest, although I have a feeling this forest is natural and not man-made.
Also the burial mounds seemed really traditional and reminded me of the burial mounds from the Kofun Period.

The restaurant Gonsuke was so incredible.
They had all sorts of different course menus and it was my first time trying boar meat too lol.
I haven't had game meat in a long time so it was really cool getting to try it again and cook it over an irori (I think it's an irori) with actual coals. Can't wait to go back and explore the area again more.

I'd love to hike up Mt. Takao and see everything else the area has to offer. Beautiful city

突然の冬に季節見失っております?
秋っぽい葉っぱが落ちてたり
綺麗に芽吹いて緑な葉っぱが出てきてたり
太陽の光で不思議に光ってたり
これからどんどん寒くなって引きこもりなりそー?

雲海浮かぶ富士山綺麗でしょう
山梨県富士河口湖町に撮影

岡山県の吉備津神社の誰もいないこの道は吸い込まれそうな程
不思議な感覚に陥るのは何故だろう?
ゆっくり歩いてる人、ジョギングしてる人、ウォーキングしてる人
色々おるけどみんな気持ち軽そうに見えた?
神聖な道なんだろなー?

The last of the photos that I took at Asukayama Park.

The first one was a nice statue of Shibusawa Eiichi and the second and third were taken at a shrine inside the park.
I had to do a little bit of research to learn more about the shrine, but I was already quite sure it was an Inari Shrine because of the fox statues, but apparently it's called (I believe) Kabuto Inari Shrine Ruins (兜稲荷社跡), although I could be wrong about the reading for the first kanji.

I liked that the shrine had a really small wooden shrine of what I believe was what the original shrine actually looked like, and the stone lanterns were aesthetically pleasing as well. I foolishly forgot to take a picture of the torii gate unfortunately...

The last two photos are the statue of Shibusawa Eichi (which took us forever to find lol) and the plaque below it. I can only make out a few characters that are written on the plaque but there's another plaque on the back of the pedestal (which I forgot to take a picture of), so if you're visiting the park be sure to look at that if you're struggling to read it as well lol.

真冬の富士山
山梨県富士吉田市にて撮影
2019\2

「日本の冬」極楽本当にあるね
雲海浮かぶ富士山と鳥居⛩
山梨県富士河口湖町にて
2021／1

神社にも秋迎えて来ました
山梨県富士吉田市に
いつもお世話になっております
また伺いますのですねよろしくお願いします

雪積もる神社で出会ったキタキツネさん。気持ちよさそうです。

秋田県五城目町
黒土稲荷神社

田んぼの中に鎮座する神社
朱色の鳥居が目をひきます

『大阪市北区』
夏が終わり蝉が死に、季節が移りゆく自然な日本の情景。

『大阪市北区』
夏が終わり蝉が死に、季節が移りゆく自然な日本の情景。

兵庫県
花や植物はタイミングが難しく一度訪れたものの絨毯になっておらずあまり知られていない場所なので情報もなく車で2時間かけ現場で確認する方法しかないので2度目でこの光景を目の当たりに出来た時は感動でした。

兵庫県 二本の夫婦の様な大きなイチョウの木があり、タイミングよく散り黄色の絨毯で戯れる妻と娘

小さな池に色とりどりの紅葉が落葉して
木々のリフレクションも綺麗でした?

撮影場所 置戸神社
撮影日 2021.10.17

Ancient times (秋思祭）

八幡様の秋心

松戸市にある本土寺で見られた紅葉の絨毯。赤で彩られた世界はとても美しく、感動しました。

秋の紅葉ライトアップしているお寺
コロナ禍早く終わりますようにまた旅行行きたい所である
京都ー以前撮影

葛城一言主神社にて。

京都・詩仙堂でキュンです❤︎

Went canoeing in Hagure, Saitama and I managed to turn red thanks to a nice sunburn. Was super tired the next day after a ton of canoeing but still managed to get a good amount of sightseeing done in Gyoda. Visited Oshi Castle (忍城) and the nearby museum, bought some tabi shoes from a shop that’s been in business for more than 100 years (創作足袋千代の松), stopped by a couple of shrines and enjoyed some of Japan’s scenic beauty. Had a total blast, and one of the locals even gave us some incense as a gift for visiting Gyoda!

茨城県ひたちなか市 大荒神磯の鳥居
荒波であればあるほどエモーショナル

お寺の紅葉と塔のライトアップ

お寺の紅葉のライトアップ