Izu Shuzenji hot springs -Izu- Kodaman’s J-TRIP

May 12, 2008 - 8:04 pm by kodaman in Travel  

Before visiting to Izu shuzenji, I always imagined that Shuzen ji temple is located in the middle of the
bamboo groves in that its location is in the center of Izu peninsula. It was actually developed but
remained the atmosphere of the traditional hot spring resort. I visited there on earyl May 2008
without any [...]

Kinomiya Shrine (Atami) “Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

February 18, 2008 - 7:33 pm by kodaman in Culture  

In Kinomiya ,which is the next station from Atami by JR Itoh line, there is a shrine called “Kinomiya Jinjya.” This Shinto shrine has been worshiped by people in the vicinity from 1300 years ago. Why it’s called “Ki No Mi ya” is because people have worshiped “Nature” and “Ki” [...]

Atsuta Shrine (Powerspot)“Kodaman’s J-TRIP”

February 1, 2008 - 3:48 pm by kodaman in Culture  

There are three God vessels in the story of Shinto. One is the mirror called “Yata no Kagami”  in Ise Shrine. Another one is “Sword” called “Amanomurakumo no Tsurugi” In Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya. It is said that this sword was used by “Susanoo no mikoto” for the battle against “Yamatano orochi” which was a snake [...]