Tag: Architecture
09
Oct
Kikkawa Hachiman (吉川八幡神社) Shrine in Kitsunegasaki Chyo in Shimizu Ku, Shziuoka City!
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If you board the Shizutetsu railway Line from Cenova department Store in Aoi Ku, shizuoka City towards Shimizu Ku, get off at Kitsunegazaki (狐ヶ崎) Station...
05
Oct
Monjyu Yashiro (文殊社神社) & Atago (愛宕神社) Shrines in Sakurabashi Chyo in Shimizu Ku, Shziuoka City!
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If you board the Shizutetsu railway Line from Cenova department Store in Aoi Ku, shizuoka City towards Shimizu Ku, get off at Sakurabashi (桜橋駅) Station...
03
Oct
Kura: Traditional Japanese Warehouse in Shizuoka Prefecture 23: Hon Tori, Shizuoka City!
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“Kura” (in Japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”. In traditional Japan, especially during the Edo Era, as most of buildings and urban/village structures...
25
Aug
Sonsha Ooi Shrine (村社大井神社) & Sui Shrine (水神社) in Shimada City!
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If you take the Ikumi Line/伊久身線 in Shimada City you will notice a torii gate at the foot of a long stone stairway next to...
24
Aug
Floating Shinto Shrine in Shimada City!
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If you ride along the Ikumi Line/伊久身線 in Shimada City you will discover a small new shnto shrine near the Dai Ichi Shogakou/第一小学校 bus stop!...
23
Aug
Ooi Uami Shrine (大井鵜網神社）in Shimada City!
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I was walking down along the Ikumi River in the north east of Shimada City when I found this small shrine just beside Uami bus...
22
Aug
Hachiman Shrine (八幡神社) in Kawaguchi, Shimada City!
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If you board a bus on the Ikumi Line/伊久身線 in Shimada City and go down at a bus stop called Yama Ie/山家, walk across the...
20
Aug
Shirahige Shrine (白髭神社) in Kamiashiarai, Shizuoka City
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“Shirahige/白髭/White Beard2, probably a dedication to great age is name found everywhere for a shinto shrine in Japan! The (new) torii gate! This fairly old...
18
Aug
Ooi Shrine (大井神社) in Shimada City (2): Ooi Ebisu Shrine (大井恵比寿神社)
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Ooi Shrine (大井神社) in Shimada City within walking distance from Shimada JR station north exit is actually a group of shrines more or less dedicated...
14
Aug
Kanza Ooi Shrine (神座大井神社) in Shimada City!
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Finding a shrine can be sometimes confusing for a new visitor to Japan! The other day I took the bus of the Ikumi Line/Ikumisen/伊久身線 from...
12
Aug
Kura: Traditional Japanese Warehouse in Shizuoka Prefecture 21: Old Farm House Kura in Shimo, Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City!
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“Kura” (in Japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”. In traditional Japan, especially during the Edo Era, as most of buildings and urba/village structures...
10
Aug
Suijinsan Shrine (水神社) in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!
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There are many shrines in the Tomoe Rvier and the Jiroucho areas as they were nearer to the sea and the harbor in the old...
07
Aug
Nishinomiya Shrine (西宮神社) & Masa Ichi Inari Shrine (正一位稲荷神社) in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!
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Shinto shrines in Japan very often are associated with other shrines, especially in harbor cities where the locla worshipoers like to combine them for better...
05
Aug
Kura: Traditional Japanese Warehouse in Shizuoka Prefecture 21: Oomura Soy Sauce Company Kura in Yoshida Cho!
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“Kura” (in Japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”. In traditional Japan, especially during the Edo Era, as most of buildings and urba/village structures...
31
Jul
Kataoka Sumiyoshi Shrine (片岡住吉神社) in Yoshida Cho!
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Sometimes you have to keep your eyes open! I was riding the bus to Shizunami in Yoshida Cho and was nearing my destination when I...