[TRIPofJHL] Trip to Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture
Kirishima is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture. Popular for its hot springs and mountains. In the center of the city, it's easy to find steaming from ground.
- Kirishima contains multiple hot spring areas and Maruo Hot Spring is locating in the touristic center.
- Kirishima Hot Springs Market a.k.a. Kirishima Onsen Ichiba is a marketplace with shops, restaurants and a tourist information center. Snack stands boiled by hot spring have sweet potatoes, sausages, eggs, etc. In the city, public buses passing this market are main vehicles to arrive popular touristic spots for travelers.
- There are various hot spring facilities providing different experiences. Each hot spring consists of several separated properties mostly running as hotels. After using a hot spring within the hotel, enjoying a great meal served by the property is common. Or some just have a trip to the hot spring and leave. It's called as Higaeri Onsen(日帰り温泉).
- Depending on areas, a deposit in the hot spring water called as Yunohana(湯の花) can be found. Besides that, there are other various hot spring experiences. Therefore, many people consider visiting multiple places.
- On high points of Kirishima, Sakurajima(桜島) and Kaimondake(開聞岳) can be watched.
- Sakamoto Ryoma(坂本 龍馬) who lived in 19th century has been very popular in Japan. His honeymoon course in Kirishima is well-known and consistently collects people all over the country. Shiohidashi Hot Spring Ryoma Park is one of those. A free foot bath is available in this park.
- Kareigawa Station is the old wooden train station opened in 1903. Ekiben(lunchbox at train station) is very popular. Some people visit the station to buy this. The sightseeing train, Hayato's Wind(はやとの風) is in operation.
- Along the bus route, there are consecutive hot spring villages.
- Kagoshima Prefecture is also known as the area of the most number of bamboos in Japan.
- At shrines, people throw coins, bow twice, clap twice and bow one more time sincerely.
- Columnar jointings are the highlights of Kirishima Shinsui Gorge. Around Kirishima Shrine, there is the other trail course called as 7 Mysteries of Kirishima.
- Maruo Nature Sightseeing Trail is the course to watch the nature and deers of Kirishima in the forest. Menoyu is the oldest hot spring in Kirishima providing wonderful atmosphere in the nature.
- The best experience in Kirishima is a mountain climbing. There are famous mountain areas such as Karakunidake(韓国岳), Ebinokogen(えびの高原), Shinmoedake(新燃岳), Takachihonomine(高千穂峰) and so on. Unfortunately, hiking in most mountain areas wasn't allowed due to the recent eruption of Mountain Shinmoedake.
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[TRIPofJHL] 가고시마현 기리시마 여행...
일본 규슈(큐슈)지방 가고시마현 기리시마시(市) 여행.
기리시마는 가고시마현의 도시이다. 온천과 명산으로 유명하며, 도시 중심부에서도 땅에서 증기가 피어오르는 것을 쉽게 목격할 수 있다.
- 기리시마에는 여러 온천지역이 있으며 관광 중심부에는 마루오 온천이 위치해 있다.
- 기리시마온천마켓(기리시마온센이치바)는 기념품점, 식당, 관광안내소가 있는 작은 상점가이며 온천수로 끓인 간식거리(고구마, 소시지, 계란, 만주 등)를 파는 좌판들이 있다. 그리고, 시내 대중교통을 담당하는 버스들이 이곳을 통과한다.
- 다양한 경험을 제공하는 다양한 온천들이 있으며 각각의 온천은 주로 몇몇의 숙박업소로 운영되고 있다. 호텔 또는 여관에서 온천을 이용하고 나면 대개 정갈한 식사를 즐길 수 있으며, 숙박하지 않고 당일온천(日帰り温泉 히가에리온센)만을 이용하는 것도 가능하다.
- 지역에 따라 온천수 내에 유노히나(湯の花)라고 불리는 부유물이 발견되기도 한다. 이외에도 여러 온천들이 각기 다른 체험을 제공하기 때문에 두곳 이상을 들르는 방문객도 많다.
- 기리시마의 높은 지대에서는 사쿠라지마(桜島)와 가이몬다케(開聞岳)를 관찰하는 것도 가능하다.
- 19세기 인물인 사카모토 료마(坂本 龍馬)는 일본에서 아주 유명하며 기리시마에 위치한 그의 신혼여행지가 유명하여 전국의 관광객을 불러모은다. 시오히다시 온천 료마공원은 그 중 하나로서 이곳에서는 무료 족욕탕을 운영하고 있다.
- 카레이가와역은 1903년에 문을 연 목조 기차역이다. 에키벤(기차역의 도시락)이 아주 인기있으며, 어떤 사람은 오로지 이 도시락을 먹기 위해 먼 곳에서 찾아오기도 한다. 관광열차인 하야토의 바람(はやとの風 하야토노가제)을 타는 것도 가능하다.
- 버스노선을 따라 여러 온천마을들이 위치해 있다.
- 가고시마현은 일본에서 대다무가 가장 많이 자라는 곳으로도 알려져 있다.
- 신사 또는 신궁에서는 사람들이 참배를 하는데 동전을 던지고, 절을 두번, 박수를 힘있게 두번 그리고 경건하게 한번 더 절을 하는 절차가 일반적이다.
- 기리시마신스이협곡의 가장 큰 볼거리는 주상절리지대이며, 가고시마신궁 주위로 '기리시마의 7대불가사의'라는 산책로가 또 있다.
- 마루오자연탐승로는 자연과 야생사슴들을 관찰할 수 있는 산책로이다. 그리고, 기리시마에서 가장 오래된 온천이라는 메노유를 자연속에서 즐길 수 있다.
- 기리시마 최고의 즐길거리는 등산인데 신모에다케의 최근 화산분출로 인해 경험하지 못하였다. 한국악(韓国岳 카라쿠니다케), 에비노고원(えびの高原 에비노코겐), 신연악(新燃岳 신모에다케), 다카치호노미네(高千穂峰) 등의 지역이 유명하다.
2018년 3월 아시아 일본 여행.
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[TRIPofJHL] 鹿児島県 霧島市 旅行
日本 九州地方 鹿児島県 霧島市 旅行
丸尾温泉( 霧島温泉市場, 丸尾滝, 丸尾自然探勝路, 霧島温泉最古の岩風呂 目の湯)
湯之谷温泉(霧島湯之谷山荘)
霧島神話の里公園 , さくらさくら温泉
塩浸温泉 龍馬公園, 嘉例川駅, 安楽, 鹿児島神宮
霧島神宮(霧島神宮駅, 霧島神水峡)
硫黄谷温泉(霧島ホテル, 百年杉庭園)
鹿児島空港
Maruo Hot Spring 丸尾温泉 마루오 온천 | Kirishima Hot Springs Market 霧島温泉市場 기리시마 온천시장 (기리시마 온센이치바) | Yunotani Hot Spring 湯之谷温泉 유노타니 온천 | Shiohidashi Hot Spring Ryoma Park 塩浸温泉 龍馬公園 시오히다시온센 료마공원 | Kareigawa Station 嘉例川駅 카레이가와 역 | Anraku 安楽 안라쿠 | Kagoshima Shrine 鹿児島神宮 가고시마 신궁 | Kirishima Shrine Station 霧島神宮駅 기리시마신궁역 | Kirishima Shrine 霧島神宮 기리시마 신궁 | Kirishima Shinsuikyo Gorge 霧島神水峡 기리시마 신스이 협곡 | Maruo Falls 丸尾滝 마루오 폭포 | Maruo Nature Sightseeing Trail 丸尾自然探勝路 마루오 자연탐승로 | Menoyu Hot Spring 霧島温泉最古の岩風呂 目の湯 기리시마 최고의 바위온탕 '메노유' | The Hundred Year Sulfur Valley 百年杉庭園 백년삼나무 정원 | Iodani Hot Spring 硫黄谷温泉 이오다니 온천 | Kagoshima Airport 鹿児島空港 가고시마 공항
Secret Shrine WAKAMIKO at Kirishima City, Kagoshima, Japan
(Wakamiko Shrine)
I happened to find this hidden place at Kirishima City.
This shrine is just along the seashore.
The atmosphere is full of something spiritual.
Deity has a cocoon-like shape.
I heard only local fishermen come and worship.
(Name of Wakamiko)
The northern part of Kagoshima Bay is the big crater (diameter 20km) and called AIRA Caldera.
The central part of the caldera (north of Mt.Sakurajima) is called Wakamiko.
Wakamiko keeps volcanic activity under sea water.
You can see many hot bubbles are popping up on the water surface.
Local fishermen call the phenomenon Tagiri (which means boiling in local Kagoshima dialect.)
I think that those fishermen built this shrine in hope of calmness of Wakamiko.
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Japan Railway, Kirishima to Kagoshima Central Station
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Thai girls at Kirishima Shrine, unhappy results of fortune teller card
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Hike and fly- Mt.Kirishima
awesome hike up and fly down
Kirishima to Tokyo Disneyland
Kirishima Shrine, Mt Sakurajima, Tokyo scenes from monorail, Tokyo Disneyland
Thai girls in Kagoshima, Izakaya restaurant at Kirishima
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Thai girls in Kirishima, Kirishima translated literlly as Foggy-Mountain
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1371+1234 Mt. Kirishima in Mystery 謎の霧島、神々の聖山+ナスカの日本 Japan in Nazca
１３７１＋１２３４
Mystery of Mt. Kirishima, Kyusyu, Japan
霧島の謎
Nazca Theory by Hiroshi Hayashi
(Japan-land is the Land for Gods, its proof and evidence on Nazca Theory)
日本は神々の国だった＋ナスカ理論による証拠と証明
¿Qué es Nazca?
Usted sabrá la respuesta en este video.
Nazca Theory by Hiroshi Hayashi（ナスカ理論ｂｙはやし浩司）
What is Nazca and what are the Lines and Line Pictures in Nazca?
（ナスカとは何か、ナスカの直線と地上絵とは何か）
Hiroshi Hayashi＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋はやし浩司
Hiroshi Hayashi＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋＋はやし浩司
No one can use my ideas and theories in any case.
どなたもアイデア、理論の盗用、流用、転用はできません。
はやし浩司
Hiroshi Hayashi
April 6th, 2015 (Dec.27th, 2014 +Dec.03rd, 2014+Oct.31st, 2014)
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Kuchikiri - unsealing our new organic gyokuro, saemidori cultivar, from Kirishima, Kagoshima
Tasting of our new organic gyokuro, saemidori cultivar, from Kirishima, Kagoshima. This is available at
2259（1）Common sense in Japan is not Common日本の常識は常識にあらず・ナスカの中の日本ランドJapan Land in Nazca by Hiroshi Hay
2259(1)+ 2209(5)+ 2169+2151+2146+2084(4)+ 2021+1192+2151(2)MR
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２０１７年、新規１００人のチャンネル登録者の方に感謝して
＋Land Mark of Dragonfly in Copulation
ナスカの交尾しているトンボの地上絵は、日本の本州を示すランドマークだった
＋古事記および日本書紀の中の神武天皇は実在した、その物理的証拠
Japan in Nazca, The land of Dragonfly
ナスカの日本・秋津洲（あきつしま＝トンボの国）
In the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki, theclassical Chronicles of Japan, Japan was called “Akitsushima”, literally the Land of Dragonfly”, in which Akitsu means dragonfly.
And it is quite interesting to say that in the Nihon Shoki, it is mentioned about Emperor Tenmu who described Japan land when he viewed Japan from high above the sky as followa.
“The Japan Land looks like a dragonfly in copulation.”
This is a very important part of this video.
Emperor Jinmu described Japan when he viewed Japan from high above the sky as follows.
“The Japan Land looks like a dragonfly in copulation.”
You see a land mark in Nazca, a dragonfly in copulation.
Hiroshi Hayashi++++++++++++はやし浩司
No one knows from when and who started calling Japan, Japan.
In ancient times of Emperor Jinmu in “Nihon-shoki” and Emperor Yuryaku in “Kojiki” Japan was called “Akitsu-shima”, which literally means, Island of Dragonfly．Ancient name of Japan was Akitsui-shima.
Today’s story starts from Mt. Takachiho which is no doubt the holiest of all holiest mountains in Japan.
At the foot of the mountain Takahara-town (High Hara Town) is located.
The summit of the mountain looks like a shape of a pyramid.
古来、日本では古くトンボを秋津（アキツ）と呼び、親しんできた。
古くは日本の国土を指して秋津島（あきつしま）とする異名があり[、 『日本書紀』によれば、山頂から国見をした神武天皇が感嘆をもって「あきつの臀呫（となめ）の如し」（トンボの交尾のよう（な形）だ）と述べたといい、そこから「秋津洲」の名を得たとしている。 また『古事記』には、雄略天皇の腕にたかったアブを食い殺したトンボのエピソードがあり、やはり「倭の国を蜻蛉島（あきつしま）と」呼んだとしている。
つまり日本の古名は、あきつしまだったのです。
(Japan-land is the Land for Gods, its proof and evidence on Nazca Theory)
日本は神々の国だった＋ナスカ理論による証拠と証明
¿Qué es Nazca?
Usted sabrá la respuesta en este video.
Nazca Theory by Hiroshi Hayashi（ナスカ理論ｂｙはやし浩司）
What is Nazca and what are the Lines and Line Pictures in Nazca?
（ナスカとは何か、ナスカの直線と地上絵とは何か）
Here in this video I would like to prove with evidence that Japan was the holy land for all Gods in ancient times.
You can see a line picture of Japan in Nazca together with a line from Mt. Fuji, the line from Mt. Fuji which crosses the line picture exactly at the same point of Mt. Fuji on the actual map of Japan.
日本はすべての神々の神聖なる国でした。
それをこの動画の中で証拠を添えて証明します。
ナスカの地上絵の中には、日本列島を示す地上絵があり、その地上絵を、富士山からのラインが、横切ります。
地上絵と富士山からのラインを横切っている点は、地図上の富士山の位置と正確に一致しています。
地図上の位置と、正確に一致しています。
つまりこれが証拠です。
日本が神々の国であったという、証拠です。
These are based upon Hiroshi Hayashi’s original ideas. Please keep it in your mind that no one is allowed to reproduce its content for any purpose without my permission and my name.
どなたもアイデア、理論の盗用、流用、転用はできません。
引用のときは、かならず「出典：はやし浩司：YOUTUBE動画＃～～～」、クレジットを明記してください。
はやし浩司
Hiroshi Hayashi
April 4th, 2017+Feb. 08th, 2017+Jan. 6th, 2017+Dec. 24th, 2016+Dec. 20th, 2016+Oct. 26th, 2016+Sep. 11th, 2016+Dec.03rd, 2014(Oct.31st, 2014)
We have another history, hidden behind secret, which has been warped since the beginning days of the humans' history.
私たち人間には、人間がまだ知らない、隠されたもうひとつの歴史がある。
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[4K 360°] Walking in Orion Dori Street in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture || JAPAN 360
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Utsunomiya (宇都宮市 Utsunomiya-shi, Japanese: [ɯᵝt͡sɯ̃ᵝno̞mija̠]) is the capital and largest city of Tochigi Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. As of May 2015, the city had an estimated population of 518,200, and a population density of 1,240 persons per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi). Its total area is 416.85 km2 (160.95 sq mi). Utsunomiya is famous for its gyoza (pan fried dumplings). There are more than two hundred gyoza restaurants in Utsunomiya.
Greater Utsunomiya (宇都宮都市圏 Utsunomiya Toshi-ken) had a population of 888,005 in the 2000 census. The nearby city of Oyama is included in Greater Tokyo, but Greater Utsunomiya is not, despite the two areas amalgamating somewhat. It is the 10th most populated city in the Kantō region.
- HISTORY
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that the area of Utsunomiya has been continuously settled since the Japanese Paleolithic period onwards, and numerous burial mounds from the Kofun period are found within its borders. The Utsunomiya Futarayama Shrine (宇都宮二荒山神社), which is the Ichinomiya of Shimotsuke Province claims to have been founded in 353 AD. The town of Utsunomiya developed around this shrine, and the area was under the control of the Utsunomiya clan, an offshoot of the Fujiwara clan from the Heian through Sengoku periods, and was destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
During the Edo period, the Utsunomiya area was ruled by a succession of daimyō clans under Utsunomiya Domain, and prospered from its location at the junction of the Nikkō Kaidō and the Ōshū Kaidō. During the Bakumatsu period Boshin War, the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle was a major conflict in the northern Kantō area. Following the Meiji restoration, Utsunomiya was briefly (1871–1873) part of Utsunomiya Prefecture, which was then merged into the new Tochigi Prefecture, and became capital of the prefecture in 1884. Utsunomiya became an important garrison for the Imperial Japanese Army.
With the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the town of Utsunomiya was officially established. At the end of the 1889, Utsunomiya had a population of 30,698 making it the third most populous municipality in the Kantō area, after Tokyo and Yokohama. Utsunomiya was raised to city status on April 1, 1896. On July 12, 1945 much of Utsunomiya and the surrounding areas were destroyed in the American Bombing of Utsunomiya during World War II.
The city limits were expanded from 1951 to 1955 by annexing neighboring Suzumenomiya town and Hiraishi, Yokokawa, Mizuhono, Kunimoto, Shiroyama, Tomiya, Toyosato, and Sugatagawa villages and the part of Shinoi village from Kawachi District and Kiyohara village from Haga District. In 1996, Utsunomiya was designated a core city within increased autonomy. On March 31, 2007, Utsunomiya absorbed the towns of Kamikawachi and Kawachi (both from Kawachi District), pushing the population of Utsunomiya City over 500,000.
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霧島（百名山） Kirishima GPS地図付 2014/09
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Shiroyama Observatory and Hotel Shiroyama
Merry Christmas!
In this video, I show you our brief trip to Shiroyama (the observatory and the Hotel, Shiroyama Kankou Hotel 城山観光ホテル). It was a cold night so we didn't stay too long.
So we got there by catching the Kagoshima Sightseeing City View Bus and we could have left with the same bus, except its schedule at night is such that it only comes twice and the waiting time was too long (nearly 2 hours). Instead, the hotel shuttle bus was available to anyone at the hotel free of charge so we caught it. There is also the option of catching a taxi, I think that it would have cost us nearly 2,000 yen to get to Kagoshima Chuo Station. We could have also walked down the hill and caught a regular city bus, and the walk would have been 15 minutes.
Hope you enjoy the video. ^_^
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Mt. Shiroyama, Kagoshima | Japan Travel Guide
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Mt. Shiroyama is a small 107m-high hill located in the center of Kagoshima City. Over 600 types of temperate and tropical plants grow wild here so that you can enjoy a stroll. From the observation point, you can view the city and Kinko Bay, and the beautiful night view is also famous. The area is also well known as a battleground during the Satsuma Rebellion at the end of the 19th century.
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Tenmonkan
Io World Kagoshima Aquarium
Ijinkan Foreigners’ Residence (Old Kagoshima Spinning Engineers House)
Natural Sand Bath Center Saraku
Isso Beach
Sakurajima Yogan Nagisa Park
Sengan-en Garden (Isotei-en)
Sakurajima
Kirishima
Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots
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UBE CITY IN YAMAGUCHI PREFECTURE
Nita from Finland visited Ube City, located in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Sake tasting, kamaboko and chikuwa making, and also a zoo visit brought a big smile to Nita`s face. She really enjoyed her time.
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JAPAN: RECESSION FAILS TO DAMPEN CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
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Every year more and more people around the world celebrate Christmas, even though their religious beliefs differ from what is a Christian celebration.
In Japan, Buddhist and Shinto followers have increasingly come round to the celebration of the birth of Christ, a time more traditionally associated with western cultures.
But for Japan, this year's festivities may not be quite so jolly - the shadow of recession still looms large, bringing caution to the High Street in the season of conspicuous consumption.
Most Japanese people follow Shinto, Japan's official religion, although there are also many Buddhists here.
Neither religion officially celebrates Christmas, the Christian commemoration of the birth of Jesus Christ.
The total number of Christians in Japan amounts to less than one per cent of the population, yet still many more join in with the Christmas spirit.
Some Buddhists see the festive period as a holy time and many go to Buddhist temples to pray for good health, long-life and success in business.
Worshippers believe one puff of incense at the temple makes you smarter and healthier.
The Shinto also has strong traditions still practiced today.
At this Shinto-style wedding the bride and groom dress up in traditional Kimono and costumes.
The tradition is still preferred by many young couples - but as with many cultural aspects, the western way is becoming more and more popular.
The Japanese began to adopt the custom of exchanging presents during the festive season from the beginning of this century.
In the early 1930s, department stores started holding Christmas sales, which coincided with distribution of the year-end wage bonus.
This continues today with a buying public purchasing Christmas gifts for family and friends.
But this year less money is being spent as Japan's recession means caution is the name of the game.
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What we have remarked so far is that customers are buying the same kinds of items as last year but they are choosing less expensive ones.
SUPER CAPTION: Shinichi Abe, Sales manager, Keio Department Store
But there are less costly ways to enjoy the season - and the streets of Tokyo are littered with Christmas cheer.
Christmas was first celebrated in Japan as a religious observance in the mid 16th century, by the converts of Spanish and Portuguese missionaries.
It was only in the early Meiji period (late 19th century) that the festival was observed on a larger scale, but even then it was mainly confined to churches and schools sponsored by foreign missionaries.
Although Christmas Day is not a national holiday in Japan, many people go to Western-style parties on Christmas Eve.
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