Photographed on July 2, 24. It is the Precincts of Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. It's Tanabata. 🎋

Wednesday, July 3 This time I’m sharing a refreshing “Gion set” featuring Gion Shrine and the great Hinoki cypress of Gion🌱✨ First, I watched people pass through the chinowa (a ring of miscanthus) at Gion Shrine⛩👀 As a symbol of the Nagoshi no Harae purification rite, walking through the ring is meant to ward off epidemics and pray for health and safety🙏✨ The shrine grounds were filled with the chorus of cicadas, and dragonflies were already darting over the nearby rice fields, giving the place a full summer feel🌞 With the rainy season suddenly over, the strong sun and humidity are exhausting, but summer scenes like these are lovely in their own way😊💕 Next, I went to see the great Hinoki cypress of Gion🌳✨ Around the cypress, birdsong and dappled sunlight made a pleasant soundtrack, and the climate still felt like summer was just beginning😌🌿 The great cypress stood tall and quiet, radiating a mystical air✨ While photographing, I noticed a bulging shadow around the tree’s waist… from a distance I panicked thinking it was a beehive, but it seems to be a burl that has formed😓 I was relieved it wasn’t a beehive, yet I do feel a bit concerned about the tree’s condition💦 Putting that aside, I wanted to convey the cypress’s mystery and presence, so I did my best to shoot from ground level, even pressing my face close to the earth… but with an ordinary lens and my current skills, I hit my limits😂 I’ll keep improving… Everyone is busy and summer fatigue and heatstroke are real concerns, but every so often why not relax in nature, cool off, and recharge your energy😌✨

Photographed on July 2, 24. This is Hanachozu from Tokyo Daijingu Shrine. Limited until July 7th.

Wakaichioji Shrine Summer Purification Ritual and Mantō Festival🏮 Today, June 30 and July 1, the Summer Purification Ritual and Mantō Festival took place at Wakaichioji Shrine. The summer purification ritual cleanses the impurities accumulated over the past six months and prays for safety in the coming six months. Lanterns donated by local businesses lit up, creating a magical atmosphere in the shrine grounds at night🏮

This is the Kazaguruma of the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Direct Meeting. When I Prayer on July 1st, it was still Restrooms available.

This is the Kazaguruma of the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Direct Meeting. When I Prayer on July 1st, I was still Restrooms available.

It is the mauve color of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine and the light mauve wind chime. At the Prayer on July 1, it had already been removed.

Shinko Festival of the Gion Festival. Hoyt while carrying a Mikoshi portable shrine! Hoyt!! Scene of shouting was like a symbol of summer in Kyoto.

Inside the venue of the Gion Festival Gari smoke from the stalls rises into the sky The smoke is illuminated by the lights. It was like Yamaboko was standing on the stage of Gion. Combined with the overflowing enthusiasm of people An indescribable live feeling is created The whole venue became a fantastic view.

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. Kazaguruma was taken on June 29. The kazaguruma had been removed.

"Beyond Time" Itsukushima Shrine in Miyajima, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture Photograph of the 9th generation of Otorii Gate near the end of repairs A historical building called Otorii Gate that has been passed down through the ages

"Itsukushima Shrine / Five-story pagoda" in Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture I love the staircase in the foreground because it is tasteful

As a valedictorian, I visit nearby shrines many times. I often hear about the First Pilgrimage to the Shrine, It looks like summer has begun. Ume plum rain, Mr./Ms. also has a camera in hand How about Prayer while Oyster a good sweat ~

Today is the Great Exorcism of Xia Yue. It is a thatched circle of Kawagoe Hachimangu.

Photographed 6/13/24. It is a sunflower on the approach to Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. 🌻

Photographed 6/14/24. It is a hydrangea of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. This year, we often see heart hydrangeas.

Photographed 6/10/24. It is a hydrangea of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. 💙Are.

◆Origin of the Otegata Suwa Shrine and the Otegata Stone◆ The origin of the Otegata Stone lies in the large handprint found on a huge rock enshrined at Suwa Shrine. Long ago, a messenger came from Takamagahara, the heavenly plain where the eight million gods gather, to Izumo to urge Okuninushi to submit. Okuninushi immediately agreed and surrendered, but his young son, Takeminakata, refused, breaking off negotiations and eventually fighting with Takemikazuchi from Takamagahara. Takeminakata was defeated and fled, but Takemikazuchi pursued him relentlessly and finally caught up with him in the area of Sahara. Takeminakata surrendered, pressed his hand onto a nearby stone as a pledge of submission, and peace was made between the two deities. This place came to be called "Ooinokubo" (the Chase Hollow). The stone is said to have been formed because Takemikazuchi chased Takeminakata here.

Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine in Omiya in Saitama Jade. It is customary to make the First Pilgrimage to the Shrine here every year. There is a long line for fortune telling and prayer. Fortune tellers who were unlucky will improve their luck by tying them.

[Nakasendo Narai-juku] Located beneath Torii Pass — one of the Nakasendo’s most notorious difficult stretches — Narai was known as 'Narai Senken' ('a thousand houses of Narai') and was the most prosperous post town among the eleven post towns of Kiso. The townscape has been designated by the national government as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings, and it still strongly retains the atmosphere of the past. The roughly 1‑km stretch of buildings along the Narai River forms the longest post‑town streetscape in Japan. More than a preserved site, Narai‑juku’s charm lies in the fact that people still live there today. This award‑winning post town was also used as the setting for the 2011 NHK morning drama 'Ohisama'. As a place where visitors can experience Japan's unspoiled beauty, it attracts many people from Japan and abroad every year, who are captivated by this historic post town. ◇Basic Information ・ Parking: Please use the nearest Roadside Station 'Kiso-no-Ohashi' parking lot (free), or the Gonbei Parking Lot (paid). ・Inquiries: Narai-juku Tourist Information Center TEL 0264-34-3160

A 1 km stretch of Edo-period streets! A feature on the charms of Narai-juku Let me introduce Narai-juku, located at the northernmost edge of the Kiso Road! Narai-juku was designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1978, and in 2016 the Kiso Road including Narai-juku was registered as a Japan Heritage site, making it a place of great historical value. Narai-juku preserves about 1 km of Edo-period streets. Just strolling along the streetscape is an enjoyable way to sightsee. With completely different looks in each season, you can visit several times a year without ever getting bored! In Narai-juku you can enjoy Nagano Prefecture specialties such as soba noodles, gohei-mochi rice cakes, oyaki stuffed dumplings, and local sake. You can also buy regional crafts unique to the area, such as Kiso lacquerware and bentwoodware, as souvenirs! By the way, the production center for Kiso lacquerware is right next door in Kisohirasawa, and Kisohirasawa is also designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings! It’s fun to drop by Kisohirasawa while you’re visiting Narai-juku!! Some shops offer kimono and yukata dressing services, so you can dress up and walk the Edo streets for a true time‑slip experience! In the past, Narai-juku was used as a filming location for the morning drama Ohisama, and it is cherished as a pilgrimage site by fans. Please come and visit Narai-juku!

Mibusawa Fudo Falls A beautiful waterfall with a drop of about 17 meters that plunges in a straight line. Revered as sacred water since ancient times, it has long served as a place for ascetic training and ritual purification. The Fudo Myoo statue standing to the left of the falls is said to have been invited from Naritasan in Shimousa Province in Kyōhō 18 (1733). Along with the waterfall, it drew the devotion of many people, and festivals once attracted large numbers of worshippers from nearby villages. A rainmaking legend is also associated with the site. The two stone Buddhist figures standing in front of the Fudo Myoo statue are Kongara Doji (left) and Seitaka Doji (right). They were erected in Shōwa 9 (1934) to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the statue’s enshrinement. At the same time, a silkworm-dedication deity (Kintama-hime), a stone monument inscribed with a poem by Matsuo Taseko, and a commemorative monument engraved by Chizan Kitahara were also installed. A gift of Senior Fifth Rank: a poem by Matsuo Taseko Manse mo taenu nagare ya Mibusawa no Taki no shiraito kurikaeshitsu (The river’s flow goes on through the ages; the white threads of Mibusawa Falls repeat themselves) Details for Mibusawa Fudo Falls Parking A few cars can park on the roadside shoulder Toilets None Other It is about a five-minute walk along a footpath from the parking area. Contact Toyooka Travel Time (0265-49-3395)

Tajiya Shrine - Tower of Forgetfulness During the Greater East Asia War, a preparatory training Navy boy aviator stationed in the former Kamo Village could not forget the kindness of the residents at that time, and it was built in the 1975 Showa 50 with the prayer that this village would be in peace forever. ■Address Arasato, Nishi-Izu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka

Ukusu Shrine - Shizuoka Prefecture Tangible Cultural Property Designation It is said that the place name of Ukusu became Ugusu after the name of the Great camphor tree, and the Precincts of this palace is wide, and a large camphor tree tree once Restrooms available it. Restrooms available at Ukusu Shrine is a hexagonal fishing lantern designated as a tangible cultural property of the prefecture, and it is a graceful and exquisite work with bronze plate castings throughout, a crest of ascending wisteria hammered out on top of the arabesque openwork in the center, and a jewel engraved on the eaves of the upper and lower rows. In recent years, Ukusu Shrine has held an event called "Wind Chime Shrine" to decorate the worship hall with 240 blue wind chimes only in the summer. ■Address 1269-1 Ukusu, Nishi-Izu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka

Golden Shrine - Sunset is as beautiful as golden Since ancient times, there has There are been a tradition at the Golden Shrine that if you offer pebbles to the shrine, you will fall in love. ■Address Ukusu, Nishi-Izu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka

Tenno Shrine - A shrine dedicated to Susanoo no Mikoto It is a shrine located just in Yamate just off Nishina Port. Every year on July 16th, an event called "Tenno-sama's Continuous Reading" is held. Rice straw is knitted to a thickness of 20~30 and a length of 80 m and stretched over the head of the company. ■Address Nishina, Nishi-Izu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka

Odase Tenmangu Shrine - A shrine dedicated to the god of learning Restrooms available in a secluded place in the Nishina district, Sugawara Michima, the god of learning, is enshrined. The Precincts are small and surrounded by trees, and the stone Drum Bridge, which is difficult to cross, is interesting. ■Address Nishina-Odase, Nishi-Izu Town, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka

Nursery school and community center coexist "Asato Hachimangu" / Ryukyu Hachisha It is one of the eight Ryukyu shrines that received special treatment from the Ryukyu royal government, "Asato Hachimangu" Asatomachi Mangu. On this day, I was doing a great exorcism of Xia Yue, so I went through a circle made of straw. ^^ When prayer, take off your footwear and go up the stairs of the Main Shrine. Shoes are strictly prohibited ^^

Nursery school and community center coexist "Asato Hachimangu" / Ryukyu Hachisha It is one of the eight Ryukyu shrines that received special treatment from the Ryukyu royal government, "Asato Hachimangu" Asatomachi Mangu. Restrooms available in the residential area of Asato, Naha City, with a nursery school on the left side of the photo and a community center on the right. Restrooms available in the Precincts, and behind it is a high-rise apartment building and a gap that is amazing w I think it's a sight you can't see anywhere else. Depending on the time of day, nursery school children are playing in the Precincts^^ "Asato Hachimangu" is the oldest of the eight Ryukyu shrines and was founded in 1466. It was destroyed by fire during the Battle of Okinawa, but was restored in 1993 Heisei 5. It is also close to Kokusai Street, so please stop by when you are nearby. You can hear the cheerful voices of the children ^^

Photographed on June 8, 24. This is Kazaguruma of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. Kazaguruma is also mauve and light mauve.