#shirahige shrine

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Shiga Prefecture by Visit Japan AU

Omihachiman

Hikone 

Lake Biwa

Koka & Shigaraki

An underrated prefecture in Japan which is not as touristy and crowed as Kyoto but not as remote and isolated as the countryside but still as beautiful.

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もうすぐ夏に入るせいか、天気が熱くなったり涼しくなったりする時期になってきた。こないだ彼氏が白髭神社まで運転してくれた。大体車の中だから暑くは感じなかったけど、やはり冷やし麺気分になって神社の近くの冷やし麺たべた。観光地だから値段がちょっとお高め。

今日は涼しくていい天気だけどこんな日は続かないだろう。夏生まれなのに夏嫌いなんだよね。

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Shirahige Shrine⛩️✨

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Brandon Palaniuk :Shirahige Shrine, Lake Biwa Japan

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Mercredi

Je rêvais de voir Biwa-Ko (le lac Biwa), le plus vaste lac d’eau douce du pays, et en particulier son torii “flottant”. C’est fait! Le train, qui longe le lac depuis Otsu, nous a laissé à la gare d’Omi-Takashima, d’où un taxi (il pleuvait) nous a conduit jusqu’au Shirahige Shrine. Le soleil a alors eu le bon goût de faire une timide apparition entre les nuages. Face au shrine et plus proche de la rive que ne le font croire beaucoup de photos, le grand torii (portique) rouge qui signale les temples shinto, se dresse au-dessus des eaux, et c’est une vision magnifique. Sur le chemin du retour, j’ai essayé de photographier à travers la vitre embuée du train des maisons colorées construites au bord d’une petite plage, au nord d’Otsu. Arrivés à Kyôto, nous avons acheté une galette des Rois (avec fève et couronne) à la boulangerie Le Petit Mec de la gare, déjeuné à la Kyôto Tower, fait des courses dans un mall et, sur la route pour récupérer le Mini Kid à sa crèche, fait une halte au Coffee-Kan où on plaisante avec les pots de lait, mais pas avec le café. Nous sommes finalement rentrés chez nous à la lumière des lampions, une bonne baguette de pain sous le bras.

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The list of real-life places related to series I love that I have managed to visit this year keeps on growing.

Yesterday, I went to Shiga, the prefecture where Donten ni Warau is set in. I visited Oumihachiman with a friend, which in my opinion is the best place to have a taste of how life was back then.

We left the town planning to come back and visit the ninja village in Kouka, which isn’t too far from it. We might also visit Hikone and Samegai-juku while we’re at it.

A decade after getting into the Warau series, I finally understand why Karakara-sensei decided to create this story. It was begging to be told. Everything in Oumihachiman oozes the aura of Donten.

My friend and I will probably be going to the Kouka Ninja Village in spring. We’ll also be going to Otsu to see Hiyoshi Taisha, Shirahige Jinja and the Karasaki Shrine, which the Kumou Shrine is based on.

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The Japan You Don't Know. Ten Thousand Visitors

Shibue Shirahige Shrine 4-36-18 Higashi-Yotsugi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo

The god seems to be standing in the center of the city where many people live.

It has an interesting history that in the Edo period, many people in occupations who wanted many customers to come to the shrine worshipped here. The shrine has an interesting history.

The god connects people with each other and brings them happiness.

There are many small shrines and memorial-like monuments in the precincts of the shrine, It is a place where you can remember the thoughts of the people of the past.

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Shirahige shrine gate by Japan Though My Eyes https://flic.kr/p/GyGxPY

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Shirahige shrine by Takashi Mori https://www.artlimited.net/5315/art/photography-shirahige-shrine-miscellaneous-nature-landscape-waterscape-lake-river/en/81384

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Lake Biwa - Takashima, Japan

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1. Kawaguchi Asama Shrine – Yamanashi

Image Credit : @kenkeno215

After a 10-day long devastating eruption of Mount Fuji in 864, Kawaguchi Asama Shinto Shrine was built the following year to worship the goddess of Mount Fuji, Asama no Okami (浅間大神).

Every year, on 25th April and 28th July, the traditional chigo no mai (稚児の舞; children’s dance) is performed to appease the god. Children aged 11 to 12 years old, typically girls, dance in front of the shrine to the tune of flutes.  

2. Shirahige Shrine – Shiga

Image credit: @shirahigesup

Situated in Lake Biwa, the largest freshwater lake in Japan. Shirahige Shrine is dedicated to Sarutahiko of Mikoto, the god of longevity.

After sunset, the torii gate is lit up for 2 hours on weekends and even longer on special days such as New Year’s Eve.

3. Futami Okitama Shrine – Ise

Image credit: @kenken710

Popular among newlyweds and couples, Futami Okitama Shrine is the place to be for those seeking blessings in their love life and marriage.

The Meoto Iwa (夫婦岩), or “wedded rocks” are inseparable pair of rocks – the big one representing the husband and the small one the wife – are connected by a shimenawa (sacred rice straw rope).

4. Motonosumi Shrine – Yamaguchi

Image credit: @muracome

Legend has it that in 1955, the spirit of a white fox instructed a local to build a shrine. Obliging the deity’s request, the man built and lined 123 red torii gates along the edge of a cliff.

Today, the shrine attracts visitors who are hoping to pray for wealth, studies, pregnancy, and even fishing.

5. Takaya Shrine – Kagawa

Image credit: @mitwo_310_dayo

Dubbed the “torii in the sky”, Takaya Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture sits atop the 404m-tall Mount Inazumi. The torii gate of the main shrine overlooks a panoramic view of the city of Kanonji and Seto Inland Sea.  

6. Sakurai Futamigaura – Fukuoka

Image credit: @sai_._ias

While the Meoto Iwa in Ise is better known for its sunrise views, travellers flock to Sakurai Futamigaura in Fukuoka to watch the sun set.

Every May, a ceremony is held during low tide to change the shimenawa. As the rope measures over 30m in length – almost half the width of a football field – and weighs over 900kg, as many as 50 people are mobilized for the switch.

7. Udo Shrine – Miyazaki

Image credit: @tate.masa

The cliffside Udo Shrine is perched on the rocky Nichinan Coast, south of Miyazaki City, surrounded by magnificent waves.

Legend has it that Toyotama-hime, a goddess of the dragons and sea, went into labour on land. A maternity hall was built in a hurry, in a sacred cave, and Toyotama-hime gave birth to Ugayafukiaezu no Mikoto, who was later enshrined as a deity.  

Today, the birthplace is better known as the main shrine of Udo Shrine. Thanks to its history, a visit to the shrine is considered to be beneficial for couples trying to conceive, and expecting mothers praying for a safe pregnancy.  

8. Amano Iwato Shrine – Miyazaki

Image credit: @nobphotoo

According to Japanese mythology, the sun goddess Amaterasu hid in this cave after a destructive battle with her brother. Refusing to come out of the cave, her isolation cast darkness over the world. It was only when the other gods and goddesses came together to devise a plan that Amaterasu was lured out, returning light to the world.  

The period between November to February is the prime time to visit as that’s when the annual Takachiho Kagura – a shinto ritual consisting of festive folk dances – is held. The main event is held on 22nd and 23rd November, but the dances are performed every night between November and February.  

9. Kuratake Shrine – Kumamoto

Image credit: @ryh.photo

The remote shrine was built to protect the sea and to pray for the safety of fishermen. For that reason, you’ll find a ship-shaped vessel filled with empty shells of mina, a shellfish native to the sea of Amakusa, in front of the shrine.

Due to a flood in 1972, the mountain trail was closed to the public and only reopened in 2012. As a result, the shrine completely went under the radar, privy to only the most savvy of locals and budding photographers.

10. Naminoue Shrine – Naha

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As the most prestigious shrine in Okinawa, Naminoue Shrine is widely revered as one of the 8 special Ryukyu shrines since the Ryukyu Kingdom era.

Affectionately nicknamed “Nanmin-san” by Okinawan natives, Naminoue Shrine is a power spot that can grant blessings for everything, from matchmaking to pest control. The date of the shrine’s founding is unknown, but it is believed that the roots can be traced back to when locals prayed to Nirai Kanai (ニライカナイ) – god’s world in the distance of the sea – for abundant harvests.

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Standing against time  千木成林

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Morning prayer Shirahige Shrine

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under the stars (Shirahige shrine, Shiga) by Marser Via Flickr: 15s f/4.0 ISO1000

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Shirahige Shrine in Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture features a torii gate in Lake Biwa