Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Tokyo has beautiful wisteria racks. If you visit there in late April or early May, beautiful purple flowers cover the whole area inside the shrine. And they annually hold Wisteria Flower Festival. However this year 2020, due to the spread of COVID-19, the festival was unfortunately ...
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Pilgrimage to Kotohira-gu Shrine in KagawaPilgrimage to Kotohira-gu Shrine in Kagawa
Pilgrimage to Kotohira-gu Shrine in Kagawa became popular during Edo Era in 18th and 19th Century. Pilgrimage in Japan is the origin of tourism in Japan. Other famous and historic pilgrimages include Mt. Fuji, Ise Jingu Shrine and Kumano Kodo. ...
Temples and Shrines and Lost World in SadoTemples and Shrines and Lost World in Sado
Sado Island has many old temples and shrines. This must be partly because many noble people came to this island. But these people came here not because they wanted to live in this northern island with cold and severe weather during winter. On the contrary, they were sent here as ...
Yakisoba Noodles in FujinomiyaYakisoba Noodles in Fujinomiya
Yakisoba noodles are typical Japanese foods sold in food stalls. You can find them often in festivals of temples and shrines. With some reason, Fujinomiya City, a town at the foot of Mt. Fuji is famous for yakisoba noodles. Japanese people love yakisoba so much that there are championship tournaments ...
The Arrival of Plum Blossoms SeasonThe Arrival of Plum Blossoms Season
It’s the season of plum blossoms! This year, the Plum Blossoms Festival of Yeshima Tenjin Shrine started on 9 February. The festival lasts until early March so I though going there now would be a little too early to enjoy the flowers. But it was not. ...
Climbing Mt. Fuji in TokyoClimbing Mt. Fuji in Tokyo
You may find it weird if I say there are several Mt. Fuji in Tokyo. But there are. I heard that there were over 100 Mt. Fuji in Tokyo. As I wrote a little in my previous posting about Mt. Fuji, there was a custom to worship Mt. Fuji. During ...
Strolling About the Autumn FestivalsStrolling About the Autumn Festivals
September is the season for autumn festivals. Every weekend, the festivals are held somewhere in Japan. It is the festival to appreciate the crop. Almost every town in Japan participates in the autumn festivals of the region. Typically, people carry portable shrines and offer the pray at the shrine. Along ...
Fire Festival of Mt. Fuji – Exploring the “Oddest Festival”Fire Festival of Mt. Fuji – Exploring the “Oddest Festival”
There are many summer festivals in Japan but the Fire Festival held in Fuji Yoshida City at the foot of Mt. Fuji must be one of the most unique festivals of all. Every year on 26 August, torchlights extend from the shrine town towards the middle of Mt. Fuji. Japanese ...
Being Soaked in the Mythical World of Suwa Taisha ShrineBeing Soaked in the Mythical World of Suwa Taisha Shrine
There are many shrines all over Japan but which is the oldest shrine? Many English-written websites talk about Izumo Taisha Shrine in Shimane but it seems there are other ten shrines which seem to be older than Izumo Taisha. I visited one of those oldest shrine, Suwa Taisha Shrine in Suwa City, ...
Exploring Tokyo Bay AreaExploring Tokyo Bay Area
It’s been so hot! It will be a good idea to go to Tokyo Bay area and feel the sea breeze under this hot and humid weather. There are many spots in and around Tokyo Bay Area so it is rather difficult for me to choose where to recommend. Among ...