Sunday, April 27, 2025

I Go To Miho no Matsubara

Mt. Fuji From Miho no Matsubara Culture & Creativity Center

Miho no Matsubara or Pine grove at Miho is a scenic area on the Miho Peninsula in Shimizu Ward of Shizuoka City.
Its seven-kilometre seashore is lined with pine trees. It is the location of the legend upon which the Noh drama Hagoromo is based.
It was designated as a National Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan in 1922.
In 2013 the pine groves were added to the World Heritage List as part of the Fujisan Cultural Site.











Sunday, April 20, 2025

I Go To The Ise Shrine

The Uji Bridge



The Ise Shrine located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the solar goddess Amaterasu Omikami and the grain goddess Toyouke-hime.

Ise Shrine is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, Naikū and Gekū.









The Main Shrine, Naikū




Sunday, April 13, 2025

I Go To Ise-Shima National Park And Futami Okitama Shrine


Ise-Shima National Park is in Mie Prefecture. 

It is characterized by its ria coast and islands scattered around a number of bays.

A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. 



Futami Okitama Shrine


Meoto Iwa




The grounds of the enclosure are decorated with numerous statues of frogs.


Sunday, April 6, 2025

I Go To Koya-san Temple / Mount Koya


In 2004, UNESCO designated Kongobu-ji on Mount Koya, as part of the World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range."

Koya Sankeimichi, the traditional pilgrimage route to Mount Koya was also inscribed as part of the World Heritage Site.














Sunday, March 30, 2025

I Go To Kumano-Kodo Road To Nachi-Tahisha Shrine


The Kumano Kodo has been used for more than 1,000 years for the purpose of Kumano worship, which flourished as the largest sacred site in Japan during the Middle Ages.


In 2004, Kumano Kodo was registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as part of "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.