Nonomiya Shrine(Kyoto) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

February 29, 2008 - 1:03 pm by kodaman in Others  

Nonomiya shrine(野宮神社) is located in Arashiyama & Sagano area.This shrine comes out in the story of Genji.

What we see is the black Trii which is a gate of the shrine. Usually the color of “Trii” is red (such as Yasaka shrine, Kasuga shrine or Istukushima shrine ) but Torii here is very unique, I think. [...]

Arashiyama station(Kyoto) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

February 28, 2008 - 5:27 pm by kodaman in Culture, Travel  

Arashiyama(嵐山）Area is one of the touristic places in Kyoto. Togetsu bridge(渡月橋）is a famous spot to take a photo. We went there in winter. When we arrived at Arashiyama station, we were so suprised because of Onsen”hot spring” in that station! People must walk a lot in Arashiyama,since many [...]