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  • Yaotomi Shrine
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    Aichi Pref. Gamagorishi Takeshimachou 3-15
    A Shinto shrine located on Take Island in Takeshima-cho, Gamagori City. According to legend, the temple was founded by the poet Fujiwara no Shunzei in 1181. Dedicated to the goddess Ichikishima-hime no Mikoto, along with Enoshima Shrine and others, the shrine is considered one of Japan's seven great Benten shrines.

    竹島への橋の袂にあり宗像三女神の一、水の神イチキシマヒメを祀ります神社です。常に波が辺りを清めることから平安時代後期に藤原俊成が霊域と定めたのが創建だとのこと。竹島の眺めと共に気持ちが晴れやかになる感じを覚える神社でした。

  • Toga Shrine
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    Aichi Pref. Toyokawashi Ichinomiyachou Nishigakiuchi 2
    A Shinto shrine located in Nishigakiuchi Ichinomiya-cho. Dedicated to the god Onamuchi no Mikoto, the shrine's history date's back over 1,300 years. The god is enshrined in both the Satomiya shrine on the grounds and an Okumiya rear shrine on Mt Hongu in Hongushita Kaminagayama-cho. The shrine's annual festival is held from May 3 to 5 and during this time events are held such as sacred horseback archery displays.

    里宮へ向かう参道は木々に囲まれ空気も澄んでいて神聖な感じがします。歩いて行くうちに心が安らいできます。三河の由緒ある神社ということでお参りを済ませ清々しい気分になりました。車の御祈祷をされる方が多いようです。ですので今回は交通安全のお守りと御朱印をいただきました。御朱印は限定のものもあり月替わりになっているようです。

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  • Seaside Literary Memorial Museum
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    Aichi Pref. Gamagorishi Takeshimachou 15-62
    A museum located in Takeshima-cho, Gamagori City. The museum contains exhibits on local writers such as Naoki Prize winner Masamitsu Miyagitani and Akutagawa Prize winner Keiichiro Hirano, as well as works by Yasunari Kawabata. The museum's time letter service, in which you can write a letter and have it delivered five or 10 years later, is also popular. The museum building is modeled after the Tokiwakan, a ryokan inn on the Takeshima coast much beloved by many authors.

    文人たちが愛したという料理旅館「常磐館」の趣を残した文学記念館です。展示物についてはよくわからないものも多かったですが、何より竹島の眺望が素晴らしいです。入館無料。有料ですがコーヒーや抹茶などもいただくことができます。

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  • Muryoji Temple
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    Aichi Pref. Gamagorishi Nishiurachou Nicchu 30
    A Buddhist temple located in Nitchu Nishiura-cho, Gamagori City. The temple was founded all the way back in the Heian period. The temple's principal object of worship is a hidden Buddha statue called the Nishiura Fudo. The temple is believed to ward off incurable diseases, particularly cancer. Many visitors purchase special ema votive tablets to ward away cancer and the temple also provides lectures on life habits for avoiding cancer.

    ここのお寺さんは、全国からガン封じで来られる、不動明王の面白い赴きのあるお寺さんです。毎回行く度に参拝者の人が沢山訪れてます。近くには浄土宗の寺院の真如寺さんもあります。ここも色んな地方から限定朱印を求めて参拝者の人が来てます。直筆の限定朱印が特徴があり行く度に楽しめます。蒲郡は観光地になっていまして、他にも周遊ができます。

  • Toyohashi City Futagawa Syuku Honjin Museum
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    Aichi Pref. Toyohashishi Futagawachou Nakamachi 65
    This history museum located in Futagawa Town, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, exhibits materials related to the prosperous Futagawa Shuku which was the 33rd of 53 post town stations along the Tokaido Road (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan). Permanent exhibitions include the Tokaido Road, the Futagawa Shuku, and Honjin (an officially appointed inn), with displays connected to the theme of roads in the Edo period. Through the use panel exhibits, historical artifacts and videos, the museum introduces in an easy-to-understand way such things as what travelers wore at the time, the formation of Futagawa Shuku, Honjin, and the daimyo's procession. Visitors can also see the adjoining former Honjin and stables, and the remains of the inn.

    Really nice and peacefull small museum about Edo period Japan with exhibits with old japanese objects like books and currency. Also exhibitions about the Tokaido road and travelling in the period...

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  • Toyohashi City Museum of Art and History
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    Aichi Pref. Toyohashishi Imahashichou 3-1 In Toyohashi Park
    An art museum located in Toyohashi Park in Imahashi-cho, Toyohashi City. The museum's collection includes some 1,000 works of art such as paintings, calligraphy, and photographs, with a focus on local artists; historical materials connected to Yoshida Castle, Kyoto pottery, Korean and Chinese porcelain, archeological materials, and folk custom materials. In addition to its standing exhibition, the museum holds special exhibitions and, once every three years, the Triennale Toyohashi exhibition, which is open to public entry.

    館は市役所の右手豊橋公園の中にある。企画展はなかったが目的は「人人会の作家たち」と題されたコレクション展。この作品展は日本橋三越で開催された第１回人人展（１９７４年、６月）に出品された絵が殆どでとても貴重な展覧会。会員は豊橋ゆかりの中村正義を中心に７人で構成され翌年原爆図で有名な丸木位里・俊も加わった。会員はそれぞれ一匹オオカミでその画風はとても個性的だ。瞽女を描き続けた斉藤真一、ユーモアに富んだ...

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  • Toyohashi City Public Hall
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    Aichi Pref. Toyohashishi Hacchoudori 2-22
    A public hall located in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. Built in the European Romanesque style, this reinforced concrete building is believed to be the first modern architectural structure built in the city. The hall is used as a regional event space by locals for lectures, ceremonies of all kinds, and song and dance competitions.

    トラムを降りて吉田城のある公園に向かおうとすると、そこに存在感をもって建っています。様式主義でない近代建築が作られた1930年代の物だろうと思って、わきの解説を読むとその通りでした。このころの物は、経済原理によって、壊されたり建て替えられたりしていますが豊橋市がこれを残しているのは、見識あることだと思います。ユニークなのは、鷲の飾りがとても目立つ位置に設けられていることです。この存在は稀有なことと...

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  • Toyokawa Inari Shrine  (Toyokawakaku Myogon-ji Temple)
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    Aichi Pref. Toyokawashi Toyokawachou 1
    A Soto Buddhist temple which is also regarded as one of the three great Inari Shinto shrines in Japan. The official name of the temple is the Toyokawakaku Myogon-ji, but it is popularly called the Toyokawa Inari. The nickname derives from the temple’s figure of a Buddhist Dakini spirit, which sits astride a white fox and carries an ear of rice, symbols of the Inari Okami, the god of foxes. The temple was built in the Muromachi period and came to be worshipped by the common people in the Edo period for purportedly blessing people with thriving businesses, good fortune, and peace and prosperity in the home. One of the highlights of the temple is the “fox mound” found on its grounds, which is covered with countless statues of foxes donated by worshippers. Restaurants in the neighborhood around the temple serve Toyokawa Inari-zushi fried tofu sushi rolls.
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  • Gamagori Network Research Center, Natural History Museum - Sea of Life
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    Aichi Pref. Gamagorishi Minatomachi 17-17
    A natural history museum in Minato Town, Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture. With a focus on the sea as the source of life, visitors can learn about the history of the earth and living things through exhibits such as real meteorites and fossils. Among the exhibits tracing the evolution of ancient creatures from their birth out of the sea are lots of hands on displays including the world’s first digital globe where people can learn and have fun. The museum theater which shows short films is also popular. The full-body whale skeletal fossil in the first floor entrance was recognized as a new species in 2016.

    残念ながらコロナのため1階しか見れず、ほとんど見れませんでした。開放されたらまた行きたいです。今は行かないほうが良いかも。時間の無駄。

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  • Toyohashi Orthodox Church
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    Aichi Pref. Toyohashishi Hacchoudori 3-15
    The Toyohashi Orthodox Church is a white church with a green spire in Hachodori Town, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. It was built as a Russian Orthodox cathedral church in 1920, the oldest Orthodox church in Aichi Prefecture. The wooden building is constructed in the Byzantine style, sparsely decorated, simple and elegant. Many works of art are preserved in the church, including the religious paintings by famous icon painter, Rin Yamashita. The building is a National Important Cultural Property.

    [豊橋市公会堂]見学後 こちらに立ち寄りましたが 2024年6月（添付 写真参照）迄 保存修理工事となっており 工事用テントでスッポリ包まれ 外観は全く見えません。 こちらの建築物が[国指定重要文化財]であり 日本国内に数多くの教会建築物がありますが [ハリストス正教会]の建築物は 限定的なので 建築物鑑賞ファンで訪れる方も多いと思いますが 外観を見学出来るのは 3年強後となります。

  • Tahara Municipal Museum
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    Aichi Pref. Taharashi Taharachou Hakou 11-1
    A museum which displays a variety of Important Cultural Property- and Art Treasure-designated pieces, particularly works by the Edo period samurai and painter Watanabe Kazan. The museum also possesses letters, calligraphy, personal effects, and swords which he committed suicide, all designated Important Cultural Properties, and visitors can learn about the life of the samurai-artist. In the museum shop, you can purchase original merchandise and relevant books.

    田原城の城内にあり当時の雰囲気を偲ばせる石垣と堀は一見の価値があります。 三河国田原藩の武士、渡辺華山の生涯について分かりやすく展示されています。最期は少し悲しくもありますが、報民倉により大飢饉を乗り越えた功績は後世に残す価値のある偉業だった事を学ぶ事が出来ました。

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  • Yoshida-jinja Shrine
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    Aichi Pref. Toyohashishi Sekiyachou 2
    This shrine honors the Shinto deity Susanoo no mikoto. With connections to the god Gozu Tenno, it's been favored by warriors since the days of old. The shrine is nationally famous on account of July's Toyohashi Gion Festival. The celebration features a variety of events, including participants setting off hand held temochi-hanabi. These bamboo cylinders packed with gun powder held aloft erupt in a fountain of spark and flame. There's also an enormous fireworks display, a portable shrine event where parishioners transfer its Shinto god from one place to another, Sasa odori dance performances with participants in scarlet costumes, and the Yoritomo Parade which re-enacts a procession of the warlord Minamoto no Yoritomo.

    こちらは 《手筒花火発祥の地》で有名ですが 境内に《隕石[影降石（天降石） 添付 写真参照]》が残っていること ご存知でしょうか。 日本国内に数えられないほど神社がありますが 《隕石》がある神社は とても珍しいと思いますので 機会あれば 参拝されては如何でしょうか、7月開催される《祇園祭》でなければ 参拝客も少なく 参道の《隕石[影降石（天降石）]》を簡単に見つけられます。

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  • Toyokawa City Sakuragaoka Museum
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    Aichi Pref. Toyokawashi Sakuragaokachou 79-2
    An art museum located in Sakuragaoka Park along Prefectural Route 31 in Sakuragaoka-cho, Toyokawa City. The museum displays works of art as well as materials concerning the history of Toyokawa. The museum has several exhibition rooms which can be rented out and used as galleries by local residents, meeting rooms, classrooms which can be used for ceramic arts, Japanese-style rooms, and a detached teahouse. The museum also holds events such as concerts.

    豊川市に生まれた平川敏男は独学で日本画を習得した画家だ。共に創画会に所属し同じく水墨に移行して大作を出品していた加山又造、この両者の作品が楽しみで毎年創画展を観ていた。今回の「平川敏男」展は没後１５年を節目としたもので所蔵する２０点の作品が展示されていた。そのうち６点が水墨でいずれも印象深い作品だった。会場には愛用の品も展示され制作の様子が映像で流されていた。なお桜ヶ丘という名称のため期待していた...

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  • Toyokawa Geospace Museum
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    Aichi Toyokawa-shi Suwa 1-63 Toyokawa-shi Chuo Library
    A planetarium adjoining the Toyokawa City Library in Suwa 1 Chome, Toyokawa City. Focusing on the themes of the sun, the Earth, and our environment, the facility holds planetarium shows as well 360-degree recreations of the night sky, videos taken of the aurora borealis in Canada, and other programs. In an adjoining exhibit space, visitors can learn about the stars. The facility also holds events such as stargazing outings and concerts.

    いくつになってもプラネタリウムにはロマンを感じ、投影前はワクワクする。ここのプラネタリウムは大人３１０円ととにかく安い。 館内はそれほど広くなく定員ｈ１３７人。星が投影されるドームも直径約１５ｍと大きくなないが、座席からドームまでが近く感じられる。 混み具合も程ほどなのでゆっくりと観賞できます。

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  • Yoshigo Shell Mound
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    Aichi Pref. Taharashi Yoshigochou Yasaki 42-4
    A public park located in Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture. The park is located on one of the top sites in Japan for shell mounds dating to the late Jomon period and the park also displays cultural artifacts excavated during archeological digs. In the park's museum, visitors can view these artifacts as well as pictures and models which present the lives of the ancient people who once lived here. The museum also holds short class on making magatama comma-shaped beads, a common artifact found in the mounds.

    みる貝や牡蠣などの貝塚に縄文時代の骨も出た貴重な移籍です。縄文土器のデザインは独創性はありませんでしたが、整備された博物館です。

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  • Yoshida Castle, Toyohashi Park
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    Aichi Toyohashi-shi Imahashicho 3
    A park in Imahashi-cho, Toyohashi City. Part of the Yoshida Castle site, the stone rampart and some other portions of the castle can still be seen today. Cultural facilities on the grounds include the Toyohashi City Museum of Art and History and Toyohashi Sannomaru Kaikan. There are also athletic facilities such as a ball field, an athletic field, tennis courts, etc.
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  • Toga Shrine Okumiya
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    Aichi Pref. Toyokawashi Kaminagayamachou Hongushita 4
    Located a 50-minute drive from Nagayama Station and a two-hour hike from Kami-Nagayama Trailhead, Toga Jinja Shrine is an inner shrine near the summit. On a clear day, Mt. Fuji is visible from the yohaisho worshipping place on the grounds. The deity of the shrine is Onamuchi-no-Mikoto, and since he can be revered anywhere in the Higashi Mikawa Plain, visitors demonstrate their extreme reverence for this god by coming here not only by car but also on foot. They can see the sacred cedar tree more than 1000 years old and Kunimi Rock, and in the spring, they can enjoy cherry and lotus blossoms. The shrine's annual festival is February 6th, and the fall festival is held on the last Sunday in October.
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  • Yoshida Castle Kurogane Yagura
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    Aichi Pref. Toyohashishi Imahashichou 3
    The site of a castle located in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture said to have been built in 1505 by Makino Kohaku, a general serving under Imagawa clan. A unit of the former Japanese Army was also once stationed here from the Meiji period onward, and some traces of their presence remain at the site as well. Cultural facilities such as an art museum and the Sannomaru Hall are also located nearby.
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  • Miyajiten Shrine
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    Aichi Pref. Toyokawashi Akasakachou Miyaji 1120
    Miyajiten Jinja Shrine is about a five-minute drive from the Otowa-Gamagori Interchange. The worship hall is located at the foot of Mt. Miyaji, and the main building is near the summit. It is said that the eight century prince Yamato Takeru granted the Otowa-cho area to his third son Takegaiko-no-Okimi as his territory, and he is enshrined there. The shrine owns a votive tablet that depicts the 1184 Battle of Ujikawa, and it has been designated a Municipal Cultural Property. A spring bubbles up near the side of the main building, and even now, many people come to drink its waters. For two days on the third weekend in August, the shrine celebrates the Amagoi (Praying for rain) Festival, which features parade floats, portable shrines, and a kabuki parade.
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  • Basho no Kuhi Monument
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    Aichi Tahara-shi Iragocho Miyashita
    "Located approximately a 90-minute drive from the Tomei Expressway's Toyokawa Interchange, this stone slab with a haiku written on it is located near the entrance of Irago Seaside Golf Club. In November 1687, Matsuo Basho visited his favorite pupil, Tokoku, who had secluded himself in Hominosato, and while on an excursion to Cape Irago he carved the following poem onto a stone: ""The inimitable cape of Irago, the call of the hawk."" Approximately 100 years after Basho's visit, on the 100 year anniversary of Tsuboi's death, local poets included it in his death poems, and 4 years later (1793), they erected this slab to commemorate Basho's visit."
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Aichi is a prefecture of great natural beauty with Nagoya city at its heart, a busy hub home to a labyrinth of underground shops and the 17th-century Nagoya Castle. Castles are easy to find in this history-rich prefecture, but the highlight for history buffs has to be the Museum Meiji-mura, where preserved buildings from the turn of the 20th century are displayed in all their grandeur in an outdoor museum.

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