Japan's Otaku Shrine (as seen in Love Live!)
This short tour around Kanda Myoujin Shrine features:
❶Hatsumode - (our) first shrine visit of the new year
❷Ema - small wooden wooden plaques for wishes and prayers
❸Hamaya - a decorative demon-breaking arrow to attract luck
❹Love Live! and ema and banners
Love Live! fans should visit Kanda Myojin shrine and purchase the Nozomi ema exclusively available here!
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Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Visiting the town of Omi Hino merchants
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Visiting the town of Omi-Hino-merchants
Part2
Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to come to Japan. A lot of people are probably thinking of going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
However these cities don’t represent Japan. If you want to see the authentic Japan, you must come to Satoyama.
One of Satoyama areas near Kyoto is Hino Town in Shiga Prefecture. It has many rice fields, mountains, and rivers to experience Satoyama life; such as Satoyama cycling, walking, mountain climbing, working in rice paddies and vegetable gardens.
On top of that, Hino is the birth place of Omi-Hino-merchants and it has historical significance. There are many Kominkas, traditional style Japanese houses which used to belong to Omi-Hino-merchants, and they are as elegant as Machiyas in Kyoto.
At the end of October there is a festival called Sajiki Mado Art Festival, and it is a good time to visit Hino along with Hino Festival in May and Hinamatsuri Kiko in March.
In this video I am showing the town of Hino during Sajiki Mado Art Festival.
If you are visiting Kyoto anyway, you should consider coming to Hino Town since it is only one and half hours from Kyoto. You can enjoy traditional Japanese culture here without surrounded by so many tourists.
My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and a sustainable life coach. I am the founder of a philosophy called Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity. Short form is ZENWSP. This is a philosophy to help you become sustainably prosperous, healthy, happy, and enlightened.
IKIGAI DIET: The Secret of Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity
IKIGAI BUSINESS: The Secret of Japanese Omi Merchants to Find a Profitable, Meaningful, and Socially friendly Business
Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity: A Teaching of Omi Merchants Who Thrived In 18th Century Japan
blog Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity
Newsletter of Omi-merchant's way of sustainable prosperity
Satoyama Near Lake Biwa: What is Satoyama?
Why Should Foreign Tourists Visit Shiga Instead of Visiting Tokyo or Kyoto?
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 1: Omi-Hachiman
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 2: Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 3: Satoyama Cycling in Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 4: Satoyama Experience
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 5: Shiga, the Environmental Capital of Japan
The Best Time to Visit Hino is During the Hino Festival
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Visiting the town of Omi Hino merchants part2
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Visiting the town of Omi-Hino-merchants Part2
This video is the continuation of the video Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Visiting the town of Omi-Hino-merchants
Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to come to Japan. A lot of people are probably thinking of going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
However these cities don’t represent Japan. If you want to see the authentic Japan, you must come to Satoyama.
One of Satoyama areas near Kyoto is Hino Town in Shiga Prefecture. It has many rice fields, mountains, and rivers to experience Satoyama life; such as Satoyama cycling, walking, mountain climbing, working in rice paddies and vegetable gardens.
On top of that, Hino is the birth place of Omi-Hino-merchants and it has historical significance. There are many Kominkas, traditional style Japanese houses which used to belong to Omi-Hino-merchants, and they are as elegant as Machiyas in Kyoto.
At the end of October there is a festival called Sajiki Mado Art Festival, and it is a good time to visit Hino along with Hino Festival in May and Hinamatsuri Kiko in March.
In this video I am showing the town of Hino during Sajiki Mado Art Festival, as well as one year anniversary event of Hino station’s reopening, and Watamuki No Sato Festival.
If you are visiting Kyoto anyway, you should consider coming to Hino Town since it is only one and half hours from Kyoto. You can enjoy traditional Japanese culture here without being surrounded by so many tourists.
My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and a sustainable life coach. I am the founder of a philosophy called Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity. Short form is ZENWSP. This is a philosophy to help you become sustainably prosperous, healthy, happy, and enlightened.
IKIGAI DIET: The Secret of Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity
IKIGAI BUSINESS: The Secret of Japanese Omi Merchants to Find a Profitable, Meaningful, and Socially friendly Business
Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity: A Teaching of Omi Merchants Who Thrived In 18th Century Japan
blog Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity
Newsletter of Omi-merchant's way of sustainable prosperity
Satoyama Near Lake Biwa: What is Satoyama?
Why Should Foreign Tourists Visit Shiga Instead of Visiting Tokyo or Kyoto?
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 1: Omi-Hachiman
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 2: Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 3: Satoyama Cycling in Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 4: Satoyama Experience
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 5: Shiga, the Environmental Capital of Japan
The Best Time to Visit Hino is During the Hino Festival
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Hino Festival
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Hino Festival
Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to come to Japan. A lot of people are probably thinking of going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
However these cities don’t represent Japan. If you want to see the authentic Japan, you must come to Satoyama.
One of Satoyama areas near Kyoto is Hino Town in Shiga Prefecture. It has many rice fields, mountains, and rivers to experience Satoyama life; such as Satoyama cycling, walking, mountain climbing, working in rice paddies and vegetable gardens.
On top of that, Hino is the birth place of Omi-Hino-merchants and it has historical significance. There are many Kominkas, traditional style Japanese houses which used to belong to Omi-Hino-merchants, and they are as elegant as Machiyas in Kyoto.
In May, there is Hino Festival which once was funded by Omi-Hino-merchants.It has opulent floats and Mikoshis and it is as spectacular as Gion Festival in Kyoto.
In this video I am showing the town of Hino during Hino Festival.
If you are visiting Kyoto anyway, you should consider coming to Hino Town since it is only one and half hours from Kyoto. You can enjoy traditional Japanese culture here without surrounded by so many tourists.
My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and the founder of Ikigai Diet which is a diet based on Japanese natural philosophies and modern understanding of health and well-being.
IKIGAI DIET: The Secret of Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity
IKIGAI BUSINESS: The Secret of Japanese Omi Merchants to Find a Profitable, Meaningful, and Socially friendly Business
Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity: A Teaching of Omi Merchants Who Thrived In 18th Century Japan
blog Ikigai Diet Life
blog Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity
Why Should Foreign Tourists Visit Shiga Instead of Visiting Tokyo or Kyoto?
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 1: Omi-Hachiman
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 2: Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 3: Satoyama Cycling in Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 4: Satoyama Experience
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 5: Shiga, the Environmental Capital of Japan
The Best Time to Visit Hino is During the Hino Festival
Nagano Togakushi Shrine - 戸隠神社 - 4K Ultra HD
Nagano Togakushi Shrine - 戸隠神社 - 4K Ultra HD Today’s video will be a little special since it is actually the first video in a series of three. Indeed the famous shrine (jinja) Togakushi in Nagano is spread across three main locations with each place hosting respectively, the main shrine the Togakushi-Chūsha (中社), the Togakushi-Hōkōsha (宝光社) and the Togakushi-Okusha (奥社). There are actually 2 more smaller shrines (the Hino-miko-sha and the Kuzuryu-sha is God) but they are not as majestic as the other ones and only matter in a purely spiritual way.
The three shrines are in fact separated, a distance of about 2km between each other, and are all located in the Togakushi village at the base of the Mount Togakushi (1,904m) in Nagano prefecture.
According to the legend, these shrines histories started in 210 B.C. but it is only in 684 that a temporary building was erected and we had to wait until 849 for the first monks to come and live there.
The shrines are related to an important story in Japanese mythology in which the Sun Goddess hid herself in a cave in Kyushu after her brother had misbehaved by bringing darkness to the world.
In order to get the sunlight back, the other divinities tried to lure the Sun Goddess out of the cave by performing gorgeous dance performances in front of her cave. As the Sun Goddess start to took a peek out, one of the divinities grabbed the cave's stone door and threw it away to prevent her from hiding again. The stone door flew all the way to Togakushi in Nagano, which is also how the area got its name: Togakushi (戸隠) stands for hiding door.
Now you have the back story, today’s video will concentrate on the main shrine, the Togakushi-Chūsha (中社), while the next two will cover the Togakushi-Hōkōsha (宝光社) and the Togakushi-Okusha (奥社).
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SHIGA . JAPAN Tourist Attractions
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非公式 滋賀 観光 PR PV プロモーションビデオ
Shiga japan Tourism sightseeing Trip View visit visiter
an avenue of metasequoia
メタセコイア並木
meccha zoo
めっちゃさわれる動物園
安土城跡
azuchi castle
永源寺
eigan ji temple
沖島 猫島
oki shima cat island
鎌掛小学校
kaigake school
沙沙貴神社
sasaki shrine
野田コスモス畑
noda cosmos
水口城
minakuchi castle
石山寺
ishiyama dera
太郎坊宮
taro bogu
土倉鉱山跡
tsuchikura mine
日吉大社
hiyoshi taisha
白髭神社
shirahige shrine
近江八幡 八幡堀
hachiman bori
日野城跡
hino castle
琵琶湖博物館
biwako museum
豊郷小学校
toyosato school
兵主大社
hyouzu taisha
多賀大社
taga taisha
彦根城
hikone castle
篠田の花火
fireworks shinoda
畑の棚田
tanada
京都 八幡市 観光PR塗装トラック 吉秀トラフィック 2006番
キャビンはフルノーマルですが、箱に描かれたラッキーリバーさんによる、京都 八幡市を代表する観光地のペイントが目を引きます。さくらの名所 背割堤と流れ橋、展望塔のあるさくらであい館、国宝 石清水八幡宮、松花堂庭園が描かれ、地元八幡市の観光PRに一役買っています。
Hino Shinsengumi Festival - A celebration of Japan's last samurai ひの新選組まつり・外国人パレード隊＜30秒版＞
Footage of the international parade corps at the 2018 Hino Shinsengumi Festival's Shinsengumi Parade.
2018年に行った ひの新選組まつりでの外国人パレード隊士の様子を紹介するPR動画です。
Hino City Tourism Association's Official Website(Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean):
日野市観光協会ホームページ
Hino City Tourism Association's Website for Shinsengumi-themed Attractions(Japanese):
日野市観光協会・新選組のふるさと日野特設ページ
Hino City Promotional Website - The Five Facets of Hino's Makoto Spirit(Japanese):
日野市シティセールスサイト「五つの誠」
About the Hino Shinsengumi Festival (English):
JG 4K HDR 滋賀 木地師の里 君ヶ畑 Shiga Kimigahata Wooden Tableware Village
Educational movie of the real world. No noise (BGM,Guide) added.
Not interesting without knowledge. Prepare before viewing.
滋賀県東近江市 木地師の里
Kijishi no sato Kimigahata,Higashiomi city,Shiga
Takayama, Japan Festival Float Exhibition Hall
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Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto Travel 2020
Fushimi Inari Shrine Kyoto Travel 2020
Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to travel to Japan. Kyoto definitely is a city you want to visit in Japan in addition to Tokyo. While Tokyo has modern aspects of Japanese culture such as anime and technology, Kyoto has traditional Japanese culture. There are traditional Japanese townhouses called machiya, people walking in kimono, and there are many temples and shrines.
When you come to Kyoto Fushimi Inari Shrine is definitely in your itinerary since it is the most popular sightseeing spot in Japan now and it is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates. It is said that you can make your wishes come true if you make wishes under those tori gates, but most people don’t know how to make wishes properly.
In this video, I will share with you the secret of making wishes at Shinto shrines from the point of view of the law of attraction according to ZENWSP.
My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and a sustainable life coach. I am the founder of a philosophy called Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity. Short form is ZENWSP. This is a philosophy to help you become sustainably prosperous, healthy, happy, and enlightened.
IKIGAI DIET: The Secret of Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity
IKIGAI BUSINESS: The Secret of Japanese Omi Merchants to Find a Profitable, Meaningful, and Socially friendly Business
Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity: A Teaching of Omi Merchants Who Thrived In 18th Century Japan
blog Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity
Newsletter of Omi-merchant's way of sustainable prosperity
Satoyama Near Lake Biwa: What is Satoyama?
Why Should Foreign Tourists Visit Shiga Instead of Visiting Tokyo or Kyoto?
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 1: Omi-Hachiman
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 2: Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 3: Satoyama Cycling in Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 4: Satoyama Experience
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 5: Shiga, the Environmental Capital of Japan
The Best Time to Visit Hino is During the Hino Festival
Yamagata-sendai EP.8/9 สุสานซุยโฮเด็ง Zuihoden Mausoleum
สุสานซุยโฮเด็ง (Zuihoden Mausoleum) ตั้งอยู่บนเนินเขา Kyogamine เมืองเซนได จังหวัดมิยางิ เป็นสุสานของท่าน Date Masamune หนึ่งในขุนนางศักดินาที่มีอำนาจมากที่สุดในสมัยเอโดะ บรรยากาศภายในสุสานร่มรื่น ตกแต่งด้วยศิลปะแบบญี่ปุ่นที่สวยงาม ในช่วงยุคโมโมยามะ(Momoyama Period) ซึ่งโครงสร้างหลักเป็นงานไม้สีดำที่ตกแต่งด้วยการแกะสลักและทาสีสันสดใส ภายในมีนิทรรศการแสดงหลักฐานทางประวัติศาสตร์อันยาวนานของตระกูลดาเตะ ให้ชมอีกด้วยนะคะ นอกจากนี้ในบริเวณเดียวกันยังมีสุสานของทายาทที่ครองเมืองต่อจากท่านอีก 2 สุสานที่คล้ายกันด้วย ที่นี่จึงเป็นสถานที่ที่เงียบสงบ และน่าเดินทางไปเที่ยวอีกแห่งของเมืองเซนได
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Pharrell Williams - Happy (Festivals in Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
We are HAPPY from Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake in Shiga Prefecture next to Kyoto. A great tour of Shiga's most famous matsuri festivals when people feel most happy.
Filmed and edited by Philbert Ono.
More info:
Full-version videos of the matsurii clips are here, in the order of appearance:
- Lake Biwa Museum aquarium
- Yuru-kyara Mascot Character Festival
- Hiko-nyan mascot
- Lake Biwa Museum workshop for kids
- Ayu sweetfish at Shiga Food and Craft Fair
- Yokozuna Hakuho in Maibara
- New Year's at Taga Taisha Shrine
- Katsube Shrine Fire Festival
- Taga Taisha Setsubun Festival
- Sagicho Matsuri
- Tsuchiyama Saio Princess Procession
- Sanno-sai
- Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri
- Kaizu Rikishi Matsuri
- Inside Hikone Castle (very cool)
- Yanana at Yuru-kyara Mascot Character Festival
- Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri
- Hachiman Matsuri
- Sakata Shinmeigu Yakko-furi
- Aburahi Matsuri Yakko-furi
- Kenketo Matsuri Dance, Koka
- Kenketo Matsuri, Ryuo
- Hino Matsuri
- Niu Chawan Matsuri
- Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri
- Shichikawa Matsuri
Painting yorokobu (喜) kanji meaning happy on Higashi-Omi giant kite.
- Naginata Odori
- Omizo Matsuri
- Hyozu Matsuri
- Sushi-Cutting Festival
- Higashi-Omi Giant Kite Festival
- Yuki Saiden Rice-Planting Festival
- Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument
- Rowing on Lake Biwa, Imazu
- Rowing on Lake Biwa, Hikone
- Yokaichi Shotoku Matsuri
- Taga Taisha Lantern Festival
- Otsu Summer Festival Fireworks
- Imazu Jr. High Rowing Club on Lake Biwa
Kyoto University Rowing Club on Lake Biwa
- Hinade Shrine Sumo Odori
- Suijo Hachiman Taiko Odori
- Ibuki-yama Taiko Odori
Asahi Honen Taiko Odori (Coming soon)
- Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri
Otsu Matsuri (Coming soon)
Yuru-kyara Mascot Gathering with singer Hashi Yukio
- Hikone Castle Festival
Omi Jingu Yabusame Horseback Archery (Video coming soon)
- Koka Ninja House
- Koka Ninja Village
- Takatora Summit in Kora
Hikone Castle Tourist Ambassador
- Hikone Castle
Otsu Tourist Ambassador
- Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri
Samurai Parade - Akechi Mitsuhide Festival in Kameoka
Akechi Mitsuhide is a small festival held on May 3rd in Kameoka with a samurai parade, taiko drumming, and gun demonstration. Akechi Mitsuhide (1528-1582) was a samurai who joined the warlord Oda Nobunaga in his quest to unify Japan. Akechi took over the Tamba region and built a castle in Kameoka in 1577.
In 1582 he led an army from there to attack and kill his lord. There are several theories as to why the most popular being that he was avenging personal insults and the death of his mother which Oda Nobunaga was responsible for causing. This act earned Akechi Mitsuhide eternal infamy but in Kameoka they like him and put on this festival for him every year.
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高幡不動 Takahata Fudoson is counted as one of three major Fudoson of Kanto area.
The area is especially famous for the hydrangea blossoms in June and maple leave in autumn
More info :
Kyougen 2,2009/3/15,Hikawa shrine in Omiya,狂言,大宮氷川神社-2
Kyougen 2,2009/3/15,Hikawa shrine in Omiya,狂言,大宮氷川神社-2
Mechanical Shishimai
At Hachiman Shrine, Kamakura, Japan
He will draw a fortune paper if you pay.
Kengun Shrine 健軍神社 the oldest traditional shrine in Kumamoto City
Kengun Shrine is the oldest traditional shrine in Kumamoto City
History[edit] LegendAccording to a legend, Emperor Keiko ordered 健緒組命（Takeogumino-mikoto）to conquor enemies who were around Mt. Choraina or Chorainasan (at Mashiki ?). He succeeded and was enshrined. (Local kami or shrine called ubugamisama might be there)
According to an old document, this shrine was built in the 19th year of Emperor Kimmei (欽明天皇, Kinmei-tenno, 509-571), the 29th emperor of Japan. A governor of Higo Province , now Kumamoto, Kumamoto was on his way to Aso Shrine to pray for his country, but heavy snow prevented him from going to Aso. A boy, about 3-years of age, appeared to him and said, Your faith in Aso God is very deep, and you are going to Aso in spite of heavy snow. You should build a shrine here, since Aso Shrine was busy with the defense of the emperor who is east, while you must defend this place against enemies west, so the name should be Kengun.
13 kami are enshrinedThe main kami is Kengun Ohkami(Take-ogumino-mikoto), who was a related kami of Aso Shrine.The name of kami is 健緒組命 and 健 is also called Ken. Other kami are 健磐龍命,阿蘇都比賣命 and others. They came by Bunrei from Aso Shrine.
Satsuma RebellionOn February 22, 1877, 1400 Samurais decided to side with the Satsuma Rebellion force in the Kengun Shrine area and formed a Kumamoto Company and they started to fight against the Kumamoto Castle. At the Satsuma Rebellion, the kami of burnt Katō Shrine and kami of burnt Fujisaki-hachimangu were transiently relocated at the Kengun Shrine.
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Mountain Climbing
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Mountain Climbing
Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to come to Japan. A lot of people are probably thinking of going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
However these cities don’t represent Japan. If you want to see the authentic Japan, you must come to Satoyama.
One thing you can do in Satoyama is mountain climbing. Mountain Climbing is a very popular activity in Japan since 70% of our land consists of mountains. Many people climb mountains including old people and that is one of the causes of our longevity.
In this video I am climbing Mt. Watamuki which is the main mountain in Hino Town in Shiga Prefecture next to Kyoto. Mt. Watamuki is the object of worship in Hino Town and it is connected to Watamuki shrine. There is a small shrine at the summit and before the Hino Festival which is held at Watamuki shrine in May, some members of the festival climb the mountain to conduct a ceremony there. It used to be a mountain of Shugendo and some monks trained there. You may have seen Shugendo monks in Hayao Miyazaki’s animation film Princess Mononoke. A character called Jiko-bo is one of these monks.
If you are visiting Kyoto anyway, you should consider coming to Hino Town since it is only one and half hours from Kyoto. You can enjoy Satoyama cycling and mountain climbing here. Unlike climbing famous mountains such as Mt. Fuji or mountains in North Alps, you can experience a local mountain here. You can see how a mountain is part of Satoyama culture and a local community by visiting the shrine and the village first before climbing the mountain.
In Hino, mountain climbing isn’t just a regular outdoor sport, it is a form of worship and part of Satoyama lifestyle.
Today I am climbing the mountain with Canadian guests, so you can see how they experience the mountain.
My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and a sustainable life coach. I am the founder of a philosophy called Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity. Short form is ZENWSP. This is a philosophy to help you become sustainably prosperous, healthy, happy, and enlightened.
IKIGAI DIET: The Secret of Japanese Diet to Health and Longevity
IKIGAI BUSINESS: The Secret of Japanese Omi Merchants to Find a Profitable, Meaningful, and Socially friendly Business
Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity: A Teaching of Omi Merchants Who Thrived In 18th Century Japan
blog Omi-merchant's way of Sustainable Prosperity
Newsletter of Omi-merchant's way of sustainable prosperity
Satoyama Near Lake Biwa: What is Satoyama?
Why Should Foreign Tourists Visit Shiga Instead of Visiting Tokyo or Kyoto?
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 1: Omi-Hachiman
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 2: Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 3: Satoyama Cycling in Hino
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants part 4: Satoyama Experience
Visiting the Land of Omi-merchants Part 5: Shiga, the Environmental Capital of Japan
The Best Time to Visit Hino is During the Hino Festival
Япония. Свадьба в храме Цуругаока Хатимангу в городе Камакура/Tsurugaoka Hachimang.Kamakura.Japan
Наиболее посещаемым синтоистским храмом в японском городе Камакура является Цуругаока Хатимангу (Tsurugaoka Hachimangu), посвященный памяти легендарного императора Одзина (посмертное имя — Хатиман). Окруженный деревьями сакуры, клёнами и зарослями азалий, он весьма живописен. Построен он был в 1063 году несколько южнее, но в 1180 году перенесен сегуном Минамото Ёритомо на более видное место — вершину холма Цуругаока (Журавлиный холм). Перед холмом с храмом Цуругаока Хатимангу сохранилась крытая площадка, на которой весной 1186 года сёгун Минамото Ёритомо заставил танцевать Сидзуку, известную танцовщицу и возлюбленную своего брата Ёсицунэ, убитого по приказу Ёритомо. Эта трагическая история стала темой многих театральных постановок. Крытая площадка является популярным местом проведения свадебных синтоистских церемоний. В Японии, по древним традициям, после свадьбы вся собственность жены, включая её жизнь, переходила во владение мужа. Раньше в Стране восходящего солнца при вступлении в брак невинность была необходимой только для невесты. До XII века мужчина в Японии мог иметь несколько жен, потом эту возможность упразднили, но развлечения японского мужчины на стороне, так и не стали считаться каким-то огромным грехом. Современные постройки датируются 1828 г. В синтоистском пантеоне обожествленный Хатиман считается покровителем военных. Подобная «специализация» храма помогла ему занять лидирующее место в религиозной жизни сёгуната и поддерживающих его самураев. Он стал родовым храмом семьи Минамото. Храм Цуругаока Хатимангу — одна из главных достопримечательностей Камакуры. Широкая дорога, ведущая от морского берега вверх к храму, была сооружена по приказу сёгуна, когда он узнал, что его жена ждет ребёнка. И сегодня эта улица сохраняет название Вакамия Одзи — улица Молодого Принца. На этой аллее сооружено трое огромных ворот тории, и вдоль неё высажены деревья сакуры. Рядом с храмом расположены два пруда — Гэндзи и Хэйкэ. В пруду Гэндзи растут белые лотосы, в Хэйкэ — красные. Здесь же возведён Барабанный мост — горбатый мостик через лотосовый пруд. Существует поверье, что, если вы сможете взобраться и пройти по скользкому мосту без посторонней помощи, вас ожидает долгая жизнь. Рядом с храмом аллею пересекает 150-метровый проход. Здесь воины Ёритомо упражнялись в ябусамэ — стрельбе из лука с лошади. В апреле и сентябре можно стать очевидцем праздников, во время которых воины, одетые в наряды периода Камакура, стреляют из лука, сидя верхом на скачущей лошади. Пышно проходит храмовый праздник с красочными процессиями, у подножия храмовой лестницы при свете факелов проводится вечернее представление театра Но.