Takijiri-oji & Kumano Kodo Kan Pilgrimage Center: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
Takijiri-oji is the main trailhead for longer, multi-day treks on the Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route. The Kumano Kodo Kan Pilgrimage Center is located nearby. This video highlights the general area of Takijiri-oji. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Best Attractions and Places to See in Kumano, Japan
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Maruyama Senmai Rice Field
Onigajo
Hanano Iwaya Caves
Ruins of Akagi Castle
Ubuta Shrine
Shishiiwa
Daiuma Shrine
Kiwacho Mine Museum
Kumano City Tourist Association Information Center
Michi-no-Eki Kumano Hananoiwaya
Kogumotori-goe Trailhead: Kumano Kodo How-to Series
The Kogumotori-goe is a section of the Kumano Kodo south of Hongu, leading to the small Koguchi settlement. This video explains how to get to the trailhead, specifically from Yunomine Onsen. Kumano Kodo: How-to Series.
Wakayama: The World Discovers Japan’s Spiritual Heartland | JAPAN Forward
Many visitors to Japan make it a point to see Kyoto and Tokyo. But just next door to Osaka, not far from Kyoto and an hour from Tokyo by plane, lies a spiritual place filled with nature and tradition: Wakayama Prefecture.
This region, filled with history and commonly known as the spiritual heartland of Japan, is gaining world attention as a must-see destination. It was awarded Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2018, and this year it is part of the Airbnb 19 Destinations to Visit in 2019.
Going back to the Heian period (794-1185), the region has more than 1,000 years of history and is the site of the “Kumano Kodo” pilgrimage. People from all over the world have been fascinated with this region of Japan.
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Wakayama Shingu City Oto Matsuri | JAPAN Forward
A team of roughly 2,000 men (referred to as noboriko) clad in white and sporting straw rope wrapped around their waists light pentagonal shaped torches with sacred fire in prayer for a good harvest and family safety. The view that unfolds as the men charge down from the shrine with torches in hand is as the lyrics of the Shingu-setsu song describe, like a flaming waterfall and winding fiery dragon. The festival is known as one of the most lively fire festivals in Japan. On the day of the festival, women are prohibited from the Kamikura-jinja Shrine grounds, but are able to watch the festivities from the path leading to the shrine.
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Kamikura-jinja Shrine
Address
1-13-8 Kamikura, Shingu City
新宮市神倉1-13-8
Access 15-minute walk from JR Shingu Station
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HAA Fukushinkan dojo - Reunion 2017
Hellenic Aikido Association - FukuShinKan dojo organized a reunion class with Babis Keranis sensei 5. Dan Aikikai, on January 4th, 2017, in Athens, Greece.
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Unosu Cliff, Iwate | One Minute Japan Travel Guide
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【English】All About Hiraizumi #19 ‘Hashino iron mining and smelting site’World heritage approved
Broadcasted on August 19th, 2015
Following Hiraizumi, ‘Hashino iron mining and smelting site’ is designated as the 2nd World Heritage Site in Iwate prefecture. Here’s a congratulatory message from Hiraizumi Town Mayor.
Congratulation on the registration of Hashino iron mining and smelting site. Kamaishi citizens and related people’s passion like a blast furnace made the registration come true. I would like to offer my sincere congratulation to you all, and also would like tourists who come to Hiraizumi to visit Hashino as well by all means. Thank you very much.
8 areas and 23 assets including Hashino iron mining and smelting site were designated as World Heritage Sites named ‘Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining’ on July 5th, 2015.
The operating period of Hashino iron mining and smelting site was from 1858 to 1894 and it had 1,000 of employees and produced 930 tons of molten pig iron per year at its peak. It is said to have been the largest ironworks.
Under the supervision of Oshima Takato, a retainer of the Morioka domain, the operation has started with the initial test furnace. Then, the first blast furnace and the second one were constructed. The initial test furnace was repaired and used as the third furnace.
Hashino iron mining and smelting site is composed of three remains such as ‘Iron Ore Mine Site’, ‘Transportation Aisle’ and ‘Blast Furnace Sites’, but only remains of the blast furnaces are open to the public. The sites are the iron-making places where iron ore was pulverized and melted.
Mr. Miura who is the staff of Kamaishi Kanko Bussan Kyokai guides the sites for everybody to easily understand what has been done there.
He is stationed at Information Center and takes tourists to the site as a local guide.
Hashino iron mining and smelting site built and underpinned Japan’s industrial era. Why don’t you visit there?
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Timeless Japan,Tanegashima - Vol.2 Yoshimi Yamashita
Yoshimi Yamashita is the manager of BLUE PEACE, a marine shop/local tourism agency in Tanegashima.
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Japan Trip: Start point, Ryozenji Temple Henro Shingon Buddhism Naruto city, Shikoku Tokushima14
Japan Trip: Start point, Ryozenji Temple Henro Shingon Buddhism Naruto city, Shikoku Tokushima14
Naruto, part of Tokushima Prefecture, is the northeastern most city on Shikoku Island. The city is known for its swirling whirlpools. You can see them in the Strait of Naruto underneath the Onaruto Bridge which connects Tokushima to Awaji Island.
Naruto is also the starting point of the Shikoku Pilgrimage or Henro, which is a religious pilgrimage where one goes around visiting the 88 holy temples on Shikoku.
Ryozenji Temple (Ryōzenji) is the first temple along the Shikoku Pilgrimage, that are associated with Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism. The pilgrimage, which takes about two months by walk, completely circumnavigates Shikoku, traversing all four prefectures on the Shikoku.
Many pilgrims begin and end their journey outside of Shikoku with a visit to Koyasan. It is home to an active monastic center founded twelve centuries ago by the priest Kukai for the study and practice of Esoteric Buddhism and also the headquarters of Shingon Buddhism
Among the pilgrimage's 88 temples, Ryozenji sits closest to Koyasan, and therefore serves as the start and end point on Shikoku. Pilgrim costumes like white robes, woven hats, walking sticks and other supplies that pilgrims may require are sold.
Hours: 7:00 to 17:00
Closed: No closing days
Admission: Free
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Via train
From Naruto Station, board the JR train for Ikenotani Station and transfer to another train to Bando Station. The entire one way trip takes between 30 and 45 minutes with a cost of 260 yen and is covered by the Japan Rail Pass). There is about one connection per hour. From Bando Station, a ten minute walk will brings you to the temple.
Via local bus
Buses between Naruto Station and Itano Station (Oasa Line) stop at Ryozenji along the way. Get off at Ryozenji-mae bus stop. The one way trip from Naruto Station takes about 25 minutes and costs 330 yen. Buses operate only once every two hours.
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Hiroshima and Ehime press tour ～Setouchi Traditional Arts & Sightseeing～
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Kariya Delegation visits Mississauga Summer 2015
This summer, 10 citizens of Kariya, Japan made a week long trip to visit us here in Mississauga, Canada. What a great week!
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My time in Japan - 1
Here's what the intro clips are of:
- driving clips from Okayama city, hwy 2
- water clips from various boats to/from Shiraishi island
- friends with tambourines is at a karaoke place, back from training week in Hiroshima
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- a hotel facility on Shiraishi island
- view from Moo Bar on the beach (shiraishi)
Other info bits:
- right after the swimming pool shot, there's a large board with many posters on it. at the time, there was a touring pop artist. all those posters were things you could buy as a souvenir
Japan Travel: Yoshino cherry blossoms & Shugendo mountain worship, Nara45
Japan Travel: Yoshino cherry blossoms & Shugendo mountain worship, Nara45
Mount Yoshino (Yoshinoyama) in Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture, is one of Japan's most famous cherry blossom spots. It is covered by over 30,000 cherry trees planted around the slopes. Visitors can walk along the roads that lead up the mountain admiring them.
Yoshino also offers a rich history, which makes it an interesting destination even without cherry blossoms at any time of the year. Yoshinoyama has been the base of the pilgrimage trail to sacred Mount Omine, a center of Shugendo mountain worship for many centuries. The remote town also served to give refuge to various historical personalities, including Emperor Go-Daigo who established a competing second imperial court there in the 14th century.
In 2004, Yoshino was designated a cultural UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with Mount Koya and Kumano, as part of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.
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Japan Travel: Ryozenji Temple,starting point of the Shikoku Pilgrimage Naruto city, Shikoku
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Naruto, part of Tokushima Prefecture, is the northeastern most city on Shikoku Island. The city is known for its swirling whirlpools. You can see them in the Strait of Naruto underneath the Onaruto Bridge which connects Tokushima to Awaji Island.
Naruto is also the starting point of the Shikoku Pilgrimage or Henro, which is a religious pilgrimage where one goes around visiting the 88 holy temples on Shikoku.
Ryozenji Temple (Ryōzenji) is the first temple along the Shikoku Pilgrimage, that are associated with Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism. The pilgrimage, which takes about two months by walk, completely circumnavigates Shikoku, traversing all four prefectures on the Shikoku.
Many pilgrims begin and end their journey outside of Shikoku with a visit to Koyasan. It is home to an active monastic center founded twelve centuries ago by the priest Kukai for the study and practice of Esoteric Buddhism and also the headquarters of Shingon Buddhism
Among the pilgrimage's 88 temples, Ryozenji sits closest to Koyasan, and therefore serves as the start and end point on Shikoku. Pilgrim costumes like white robes, woven hats, walking sticks and other supplies that pilgrims may require are sold.
Hours: 7:00 to 17:00
Closed: No closing days
Admission: Free
Access Infomation
Via train
From Naruto Station, board the JR train for Ikenotani Station and transfer to another train to Bando Station. The entire one way trip takes between 30 and 45 minutes with a cost of 260 yen and is covered by the Japan Rail Pass). There is about one connection per hour. From Bando Station, a ten minute walk will brings you to the temple.
Via local bus
Buses between Naruto Station and Itano Station (Oasa Line) stop at Ryozenji along the way. Get off at Ryozenji-mae bus stop. The one way trip from Naruto Station takes about 25 minutes and costs 330 yen. Buses operate only once every two hours.
Tsurugi-jinja Shrine/Kami (gods)spots
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Tsurugi-jinja Shrine is in Ota, Echizen-cho in Fukui Prefecture and it has long history since before the Nara period (710-794). This area is as known as the place of origin of the Oda clan. Oda clan was a family of a feudal lord of Japan who was a large landowner in the mid 16th century.
Since the ancestors of the Oda clan were Shinto priests, Nobunaga Oda (1534-1582) who was a powerful feudal lord of Japan in the late 16th century strongly believed and protected Tsurugi Shrine as a guardian spirit.
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Japan Trip: Yoshino beautiful with cherry trees World Heritage Site, Nara45
Japan Trip: Yoshino beautiful with cherry trees World Heritage Site, Nara45
Mount Yoshino (Yoshinoyama) in Yoshino Town, Nara Prefecture, is one of Japan's most famous cherry blossom spots. It is covered by over 30,000 cherry trees planted around the slopes. Visitors can walk along the roads that lead up the mountain admiring them.
Yoshino also offers a rich history, which makes it an interesting destination even without cherry blossoms at any time of the year. Yoshinoyama has been the base of the pilgrimage trail to sacred Mount Omine, a center of Shugendo mountain worship for many centuries. The remote town also served to give refuge to various historical personalities, including Emperor Go-Daigo who established a competing second imperial court there in the 14th century.
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Wakayama, Japan: Arrival In Wakayama
After a long flight to Osaka AP, and a 2 1/2 hour ride to Wakayama we arrive at Mariko's family home