This year's birthday trip was to Hakone to see the autumn leaves with my beloved dog, Chocolat. The next morning, after checking out of the hotel, we headed straight to Hakone Shrine, known as one of the most powerful spiritual spots in the Kanto region. There are three purification fountains on the shrine grounds, and this one is in front of the stone steps of the main approach...
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奥琵琶湖の長浜から湖畔を1時間ほど走らせドライブしながら、国道161号線を南下し、高島市鴨川へ。 日本で最も大きな湖なだけに、果てなく続く琵琶湖。澄み渡る秋晴れの空と湖面の碧さが眩しいほどに輝いています。 目的地となる「...
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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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