今年の初詣は、昨年の秋にも訪れた「箱根神社」へ足を運びました。新年を迎えた芦ノ湖畔は、冬ならではの澄んだ空気に包まれ、どこか凛とした静けさが漂っています。 初詣に訪れる人々を迎えてくれるのは、じゃがバターや焼きそばの香り...
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「龍雲寺」謹賀新年で初詣！新年を迎える除夜の鐘と命の灯火となる万灯会！
新年明けましておめでとうございます！ 除夜の鐘と新年初詣は、我が家から程近い佐鳴湖湖畔に佇む「龍雲寺（Ryouunji）」へ！ こちらは、今から約700年も前の南北朝時代の1330年代に遡り開山、御二条天皇の御皇孫にあた...
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Visit the historic Hamamatsu Goshajinja Shrine and Suwa Shrine for your first shrine visit of the year, combining it with a prayer for protection against misfortune!
As we welcome the New Year, I made my annual first shrine visit to Hamamatsu Goshajinja Suwajinja in Toshimachi, Hamamatsu! This shrine was established in 1962 when the two original shrines were merged, creating the new Goshajinja Suwajinja. The current shrine building was completed in 1982, and the deities of both shrines are enshrined within a single building...
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Happy New Year! We welcomed the new year at Goshajinja Suwa Shrine and prayed for peace and prosperity during our first shrine visit of the year.
Goshajinja Suwa Shrine Happy New Year! In order to have a better year with many people this year as well, my husband and I came to Goshajinja Suwa Shrine for our first shrine visit of the year on New Year's Day 2015! This shrine was founded in 1962...
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