Silent and solemn – The Tawa shrine
Tawa shrine, a Shikinai-sha shrine (shrines listed in the Engishiki, a Japanese book about laws and customs), is located at Shido area of Sanuki city in Kagawa prefecture. The shakaku (社格,shrine ranki
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TEMPLES & SHRINES
The Abare-mikoshi festival of Tsukahara Inari shrine – a crazy matsuri inherited from the Edo period
Late September, as the golden rice paddies are harvested the season of festival starts. All over Japan, the tradition is to carry mikoshi (sacred palanquin of god) around the shrine to celebrate and t
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The Gonin Byakusho (Five Farmers) selling Kamiyoame at the Konpira shrine
After you climb the 365 stone stairs of the approach of Kotohira, there will be no shop or vendor. From the gate of the Konpira shrine the place is sacred and all business has been prohibited in this
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The Shirotori Shrine – a place full of myths and legends
The Shikoku Pilgrimage starts from the Tokushima prefecture, and goes through the Kochi and Ehime prefectures, to ends in the Kagawa prefecture. There are lots of temples in this area. However, not on
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Unpenji temple – a temple hidden in the clouds which one can only find by luck
Walking the Shikoku Pilgrimage, you will encounter Sekisho temples (checkpoint temple) in each prefecture of Tokushima, Kochi, Ehime, and Kagawa. Sekisho temples are places where Kobo Daishi makes a j
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A Romantic Spring Day Experience Under the Wisteria Flowers
In Japan, the passage of time and the changing of the seasons is felt through the blooming of different flowers. As the Plum blossoms (UME) finish blooming, it is time for the Cherry blossoms (SAKURA)
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The mythic footprint hidden in a corner of Shido-ji Temple
During the Nara period, it said that a Chinese monk offered three treasures to Kohuku-ji (Nara city). Two of the three treasures are actually exhibited in the National Treasure Museum of Kohuku-ji, wh
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