I Go to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine

 

I went to Osaka Tenmangu Shrine as we visited Kansai area weeks ago.

I forget when I went to Osaka last time. Perhaps, it may be several decades ago.

I have little memory when I stayed in Osaka. 

My wife and I had dinner with my daughter and her friend at the night.

I AM On A Trip To Kansai

 

I am now on a trip to Kansai Area.

I went to seaside park in Maishima Osaka Bay Area this morning and went to Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Osaka history museum this afternoon.

I am enjoying sightseeing and delicious local foods.

Our trip continues for a week from now.

All photos of today's post were taken by my wife, Kiyono using her smartphone.

I Go to Imamiya Shrine in Sakura City

 

My wife and I dropped in for a short visit to Imamiya shrine in Sakura city.

There was a famous sake brewery "Senkin" near the shrine.

I once drank sparkling rice wine produced by the brewery more than five years ago.

I still remember how tasty that rice wine was.

I Go to Haguro-san Shrine

My wife and I went to Hagurosan shrine to see wintersweet flowers which are called  Roubai in Japanese.

The flowers were in full bloom.

The fragrance of the flowers was very good and sweet.

I thought that the name of the flower 'wintersweet' was surely come from the sweet smelling.

All photos of today's post were taken by my wife, Kiyono using her smartphone.

I Go and See Cherry Trees at Shinonome Shrine in Mibu Town

I took a day off the other day for some reason. In the afternoon on that day, I went to a shrine which was famous for its neighboring riverside cherry blossoms.

Riverside cherry trees were about one or two weeks ahead of their top season for flower-viewing.

But, cherry trees at the front yard of the shrine could be literally called in their peak moment of flowering.

I Go to Yaegaki Shrine in Shimane

I went to Yaegaki Shrine in the suburb of Matsue city.

There is a sacred pod in the forest near the shrine which was called Mirror Pond.

Visitors, usually unwed women, place a fortune paper on the surface of water and a coin on it.

It is said that the amount of time the coin stays afloat on the paper is supposed to indicate the fate of their marriage.

The longer it stays afloat, the longer it takes before their marriage.