広島県にある世界遺産・厳島神社の大鳥居、3年半に渡る大改修の末、昨年12月、新たに色鮮やかな姿を現してくれました。

今回は満潮の厳島神社から見た大鳥居

ぜひ新たな荘厳な姿をご覧に広島・宮島へお越しください♪

#広島 #宮島 #厳島神社 #大鳥居 #世界遺産

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The large torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage Site in Hiroshima Prefecture, has been revived in December last year after three and a half years of major renovations.

This is the large torii gate and construction vehicles that have just been unveiled. The color is also combined and it became a cute photo like a Lego block (* ^^ *)

Please come to Hiroshima and Miyajima to see the new majestic appearance♪

#Hiroshima #Miyajima #ItsukushimaShrine #Otorii #World Heritage

大観山で雲海を撮影後
雲海の中に飛び込んでみたらそこは異世界でした⛩

芦ノ湖より?

Hie shrine is a very popular tourist spot in Tokyo metropolitan nagatacho area. The god enshrined here is believed to be guardian deity of the Tokugawa family. Just outside the temple area there are several torii gates which looks very beautiful. So, my today's recommended travel spot is Hie shrine.

八坂神社 / 京都
Yasaka-Shrine / Kyoto

以前に投稿した写真と同じ日に撮った写真です。圧倒的な存在感に息を飲みました?鮮やかな赤色と夜の暗闇のコントラストが美しい写真が撮れました！奥には鳥居も見えています⛩️まだ訪れていない方は是非！

This photo was taken the same day as the one I posted earlier. The overwhelming presence took my breath away? The contrast between the bright red and the darkness of the night made for a beautiful photo! You can even see the torii gate in the back ⛩️ if you haven't visited it yet!

広島県にある世界遺産・厳島神社の大鳥居、3年半に渡る大改修の末、昨年12月、新たに色鮮やかな姿を現してくれました。

これはベールを脱いだばかりの大鳥居と工事車両。色もあわさってレゴブロックのような可愛らしい写真になりました(*^^*)

ぜひ新たな荘厳な姿をご覧に広島・宮島へお越しください♪

#広島 #宮島 #厳島神社 #大鳥居 #世界遺産

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The large torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage Site in Hiroshima Prefecture, has been revived in December last year after three and a half years of major renovations.

This is the large torii gate and construction vehicles that have just been unveiled. The color is also combined and it became a cute photo like a Lego block (* ^^ *)

Please come to Hiroshima and Miyajima to see the new majestic appearance♪

#Hiroshima #Miyajima #ItsukushimaShrine #Otorii #World Heritage

広島県にある世界遺産・厳島神社の大鳥居、3年半に渡る大改修の末、昨年12月、新たに色鮮やかな姿を現してくれました。

ぜひこの荘厳な姿をご覧に広島・宮島へお越しください(*^^*)

#広島 #宮島 #厳島神社 #大鳥居 #世界遺産

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The large torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage Site in Hiroshima Prefecture, has been revived in December last year after three and a half years of major renovations.

Please come to Miyajima to see this majestic figure (*^^*)

#Hiroshima #Miyajima #ItsukushimaShrine #Otorii #World Heritage #cooljapan

1年前の4月に京都の伏見稲荷神社で撮りました。4月でまだ寒い中、朝五時起きで伏見稲荷まで行き、人がほとんど居ない伏見稲荷神社を回りました。
ずーっと鳥居が続く山道を一眼レフ2台抱えて登った記憶があります。
森の中に佇むたくさんの狐や地蔵、お墓には、どこか神秘的なものを感じました。

My today's recommendation is Hakone. From where one can see several things, like lake ashi, mount fuji, owakudani volcano and many more. But I thing the best part is ridding the pirate ship over the lake ashi and enjoy the breath taking view of mount Fuji from the lake and also the view of Heiwa no torii. This red color torii gate is very famous tourist spot in Hakone.

宮崎県日向市、大御神社の摂社である鵜戸神社です。高さ20m、幅8m、奥行き40mの岩窟は数千年前に人の手で掘られたものと言われており、この岩窟は竜宮であり竜の体内とされ、岩窟そのものが御霊域とされています。最奥にある社付近で、ある角度から岩窟の出口を見ると、白竜が天に昇っている様が浮かび上がります。

初めて訪れたのは5年ほど前です。
さざれ石で有名な大御神社から海を眺めつつ10分ほど歩くと、急な下り階段に辿り着きます。
そこを慎重に降りていくと、波の打ち寄せる岩肌の奥に、大きく口を開けた岩窟と朱に染まる鳥居が出現します。
その威風堂々とした佇まいに不思議なパワーを感じ、岩窟内に入ることを一瞬躊躇う自分が居ました。

沖縄県うるま市浜比嘉島にあるシルミチュー
琉球神話に出てくる2人の神様（シルミチューとアマミチュー）がここに住み子を授かったとされるところです。子宝に恵まれるというご利益があることから多くの人が参拝に来ます。
下の鳥居から108段の階段を登ってきたら鍾乳洞があります。神聖な空気が漂ってます。

河口浅間神社 遥拝所。
通称「天空の鳥居」越しの夕暮れ時の富士山。
高台にポツンとある鳥居と富士山という日本を感じさせる二つを同時に見れる場所です。
訪れる際はマナーと節度を持って！

小樽っ子に「小樽の神社といえば住吉神社」と、最も親しまれている神社です。

御祭神は
伊邪那岐命の禊祓いの際に御出現になった住吉三神(底筒男神、中筒男神、表筒男神)と、神功皇后(息長帯姫命)が祀られています。

特に秋の銀杏の頃は最高です。
鳥居の下の空に見える小さい黒い点はたまたま通りかかったトンビです。

湖中鳥居⛩
琵琶湖の湖西にある白髭神社
朝焼けに浮かぶ鳥居は神々しい

秩父神社 参道の風景

夏に行った鶴岡八幡宮のとある場所。
鳥居がいくつも階段にあり、木漏れ日が差し込んでいた。まるでアニメのワンシーンのような一枚。

鳥取県倉吉市、ハワイ海水浴場の海は、鳥居が浮かび幻想的です。神様に見守らているようで、安心して泳げます。

うきは市にある、
【稲荷神社】へ行った際に撮った写真です。

お気に入りのスポットで、
鳥居と夜景がとても綺麗で落ち着きます。

奈良県の春日大社周辺です。柑橘の実がたわわに実り、朱色の鳥居の上で、五穀豊穣を表しているようでした。

#佐賀県太良町の海中鳥居と朝日の光芒は
まさに光と海、空との攻防だ
#自然
#フォトコンテスト

広島県庄原市にある丑寅神社。
鎮守の森に包まれた鳥居の様子は、いかにもかくりよの門。
いろんな神社に行きましたが、自然とここまで調和した場所はなかなか珍しいように感じます。

車山に登った際、雪で埋もれていた車山をアルプスを背景に切り取りました。

Was passing through Komagome the other day and stumbled across this quaint little shrine in front of the station.

Apparently it was established in the Edo Period but didn't actually look like a shrine until the Meiji Period.

It's also dedicated to Okuninushi who has a lot of different mythology surrounding him, but according to what I could find, he was the head of the gods on earth.
There are also a lot of legends and folklore about him in the Kojiki as well it seems, the most interesting sounding one being 'The White Hare of Inaba" (因幡の白兎) where he apparently wins over a princess that his brothers wanted to married and then is subsequently killed by them with the use of a flaming boulder and he is then brought back to life by the gods after his mother goes up to heaven to ask another deity to bring him back, after which he is brought back to life as a handsome man.

And that's why I like reading about Japanese mythology lol. So much interesting stuff to read about

Decided to donate some clothes I wasn't wearing anymore over the weekend so I decided to go to the Second Street in Minami-Senju.

Managed to find some cool stuff along the way.
I was walking from Minowabashi and saw this nice looking temple, apparently called Koshunin (公春院).
It was a really lovely spot and I would have liked to take more photos but I had some luggage with me and also wanted to avoid taking any photos of the tombstones as I thought it might be rude.
It seems the temple focus on memorial services though and looked like a nice place.

The next spot I came across was just a really small shrine that seemed so randomly placed that I wanted to take a picture of it.
There wasn't much space inside the shrine are so it was quite difficult to get a decent photo, but I did the best that I could and tried to take a photo from the side street next to it which was also incredibly narrow lol.

The last thing I ended up finding was a statue of Matsuo Basho!
I'd not been to Minami-Senju as I've never really had a reason to go there, but I saw the statue from the corner of my eye and thought "Hmm I wonder if that's Basho" and sure enough it was.
It even has "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" (奥の細道) written below it.
Also, apparently there is debate about which "Senju" he started at (Adachi or Arakawa), so this is one of the statues depicting the place where he started his journey!

It ended up being a pretty interesting walk.
I'd like to visit the area again as there was a ton of cool stuff.

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

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

金鱗湖（大分県）

水温が高く早朝には湖面から湯気が立ち上る幻想的な風景が見られます。

京都・奥嵯峨にて撮影です。

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