It is a fire festival "Lantern Festival" held on the night of February 6th at Kamakura Shrine in Shingu City. It is spectacular to see more than 1,000 children running down the steep stone steps with torches.

It is Kamakura Shrine in Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture. At the end of the 538 steep stone steps, a large rock, Gotobiki Rock, is enshrined as a deity. From here, you can overlook the cityscape of Shingu. On February 6th, the famous "Lantern Festival" is held, in which people dressed in white and carrying torches run down steep stone steps.

This is the state of the "Flower Festival".

It is the shrine of the Tanyu Tsuhiyo Shrine located in the World Cultural Heritage Site "Sacred Sites in the Kii Mountains and Their Pilgrimage Path". In April, there is a festival called "Hanamori Matsuri" that expresses the joy of welcoming spring in the village, and people dressed in Heian costumes pass the shrine.

It is said to be one of the oldest shrines in Japan, located in the Amano district of Katsuragi Town, Wakayama Prefecture, which you will encounter on the way to the World Cultural Heritage Site "Sacred Sites in the Kii Mountains and Their Pilgrimage Route". It is a winter view of the ring bridge over the entrance.

At Osaihara, the former site of Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, where the largest Torii (shrine gate) gate in Japan is located, I took a photo of the illuminated large Torii (shrine gate) with multiple exposures.

Nachi Falls in Nachi Katsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, has frozen slightly. Katsuura is a warm region that was originally located, so the phenomenon of waterfalls freezing is rare.

It is a Buddha enshrined on the summit of Mt. Shakagatake (1799m) in the Omine mountain range in Nara Prefecture. This statue of Buddha was carried to the summit in 1924 (Taisho 13) by Mr. Masayuki Okada, commonly known as "Oniga", a powerful man of Omine. In honor of his great achievement, the pedestal of the statue of Buddha is inscribed with the words, "Masayuki Okada is the one who carried it alone." When you walk along the Omine Trail, I would like you to take a look.

When the cherry blossoms in Kumano Kodo Osaihara bloom, the tourist season begins in earnest.

It is a edgeworthia chrysantha flower that blooms along the Kumano Kodo and Ōuntori-etsu. It is a place where pilgrims who walk along the long ancient road can rest.

It is a jizo that is enshrined near the ruins of the inn of Camphor Tree Kubo, which used to be on the Kumano Kodo and Ōuntori-etsu. I think it was enshrined as a memorial service for those who died on the way to the pilgrimage.

It is a Minami Mukan Seon Bodhisattva stone located on the Kumano Kodo and Ōuntori crossing. What did the ancients wish for and what did they think when they walked this path?

It is a Saiun that I met at the Kumano Kodo and Kokumotori Crossing.

It is the direction of Hongu Taisha seen from Kumano Kodo and Fushikai Oji Shrine.

It is a World Heritage Site in Wakayama Prefecture, Nachi Waterfall with a drop of 133 meters and a three-story pagoda.

It is the Great Torii Gate and cherry blossoms of the former shrine site Osaihara (Oyunohara) on the World Heritage Kumano Kodo. If you compare it with the pilgrims, you can see how big the size of the torii gate is.

It is a winter scenery of Amano no Sato in Katsuragi Town, Wakayama Prefecture, which was selected as one of the "100 Best Villages in Japan".

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Along the Kumano Kodo, the flowers that herald spring, Baikaouren, have begun to bloom.

We hope for the safety of the travelers.

It is spring in the village of Kanashi in Totsugawa Village, Nara Prefecture, which is located on the Kumano Kodo Kobe Course, which is registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site.

Himeji Castle, Hyogo Prefecture Cherry Blossom Frame On this day, I wanted to take a picturesque photo of cherry blossoms around Himeji Castle like a picture frame frame. I just wandered around Himeji Castle and tried to take pictures from various angles, but it didn't turn out to be the picture I was imagining in my head, and it didn't go as I had imagined, so I gave up trying to go home, walked back, and when I looked back, there was a place that was close to the world I imagined, and I stayed in this place and ? clicked the shutter from various angles.

From Himeji to the world Needless to say, the famous Himeji Castle, which is a world cultural heritage site The wedding was being held, so I took a picture. They were a very happy couple, and I was so happy to see them.

Shirakawa-go in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, which is registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. This photo was taken on 2022/11/9. The combination of vivid autumn leaves and Shirakawa-go is the best.

Shirakawa-go in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, which is registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. Shirakawago Open-Air Museum Gassho-zukuri Minkaen, 2022/11/9 Red, yellow, yellow-green, green and blue sky, it was the best autumn leaves with all colors.

Shirakawa-go in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, which is registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. This photo was taken on 2022/11/9. Walking around Shirakawa-go is also a photo spot everywhere, so it is also recommended for photography lovers.

Shirakawa-go in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, which is registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site. View of gassho-zukuri and autumn leaves seen from the observatory. This photo was taken on 2022/11/9. There is fun in every season here, but the season of autumn leaves was also very great. Gassho-zukuri and autumn leaves were everywhere as photo spots. It is a very recommended place during the autumn foliage season, which is easy to move.

A corner of Todaiji Temple in Nara. Candles light people's wishes, health, work, and love can come true. The moment I took the photo, I felt very calm. Be content.

How do you do! It is a town full of history "Fujiidera City, Osaka Prefecture". Fujiidera City is located about 15 km southeast of Osaka City, and can be reached from Kansai Airport in about 1 hour and 10 minutes by train or 50 minutes by car. The origin of the city's name is derived from the "Fujiidera" that exists in the city. Katsurui-dera Temple was built in the latter half of the 7th century and is worshipped as the fifth temple of the 33 Kannon Sacred Sites in Nishikoku, and the main statue of the National Treasure Inui Urushi Senju Kannon is actually a thousand-armed Kannon statue with 1,041 hands, and is opened on the 18th of every month. In spring, beautiful purple wisteria flowers bloom on the wisteria trellis of the precincts. In addition, Dōmyōji Tenmangu Shrine is a shrine located in Dōmyōji in Fujiidera City that gathers worship as a god of learning, and there are about 800 plum trees of 80 species in the precincts, and it is known as a famous place for plum blossoms. The treasure hall in the precincts has a collection of national treasures and many valuable cultural properties, so please take a look. In addition, Fujiidera City is famous for its Furuichi Kofun Cluster, a group of burial mounds built from the late 4th century to the middle of the 6th century. The Furuichi Kofun Cluster consists of more than 130 burial mounds, including seven huge anterior and posterior burial mounds with a length of more than 200 meters, and together with the Mozu burial mounds in Sakai City Furuichi Kofun Cluster, it was registered as a World Cultural Heritage Site for the first time in Osaka Prefecture in the first year of Reiwa. The shape of the burial mounds also varies. ◎ Keyhole-shaped "front and rear circle burial mound" ◎ A type of anterior-posterior burial mound with a shortened front part "Scallop-shaped burial mound" ◎ Rectangular "square tomb" ◎ The most common circular burial mound in Japan Here are some of the burial mounds in Furuichi Kofun Cluster! ◎ Tsudoshiro Yamakofun It is said to be the first huge burial mound built in Furuichi Kofun Cluster. The length of the mound is 210 m, and in the Muromachi period, Oyama Castle was built using the topography of the burial mound. At the nearby historical museum "Mahorashiroyama", excavated haniwa and earthenware are on display, so you can learn about the history of the burial mounds. ◎ Mausoleum of Emperor Chuai Located about a 15-minute walk from Fujiidera Station, this huge burial mound is 245 meters long. Many cylindrical haniwa and figurative haniwa have been excavated from the mounds and hollows. The burial mound is now covered with rich trees, and waterfowl gather in the surrounding moat, making it a spot where you can feel a relaxing time. If you want to see the excavated items, we recommend IJsselschla Hall. As an archaeological and history museum facility, the history exhibition room and the ancient archives room display many cultural properties, including the "Mizutorigata Haniwa", which is an important cultural property of Japan. The exterior design of the building is based on the motif of a ship-shaped haniwa and shura excavated from Fujiidera City, and is characterized by the image of a ship that inherits history and sets sail into the future. A recommended sightseeing plan for those who want to enjoy these burial mounds and shrines and temples together is the "Furuichi Kofun Cluster and Rokusha-ji Tour" held as a commemoration of Furuichi Kofun Cluster's registration as a World Cultural Heritage Site. It is a collection of the mausoleum seals of the World Heritage "Furuichi Kofun Cluster" and the red seals of the venerable shrines and temples scattered throughout Fujiidera City and Habikino City, so you can enjoy sightseeing at Fujiidera Temple while feeling the history firsthand. Please try to collect all the red seals. In this post, we mainly introduced the historical spots of Fujiidera City, but it is still only a small part of the tourist information of Fujiidera City. We will continue to send out plenty of recommended information, gourmet information, event and festival information, so thank you!