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Izumo Daijingu Shrine

4.0

70 Reviews

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Kyoto Kameokashi Chitosechouchitose No way out

Izumo Daijingu Shrine is famous as a shrine for marriage. There is an abundance of things to see including the Meoto-iwa that links the red strings of fate attached to marriage charms, the miraculous Manai water that gushes from Mt. Mikage as the goshintaizan (mountain worshiped as the sacred dwelling place of a deity or deities) and the iwakura where good fortune resides. Prayers for marriage are held on the fourth Sunday of every month.

いろんな神様が祀られていて、賽銭箱もたくさんありました。さほど大きくない神社だけど七五三や結婚式のポスターも貼られていて、御朱印もやってもらえました。枯葉で作られたハートが、さすが縁結びの神社だなと楽しくなりました。
Kayabuki no Sato

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Kyoto Nantanshi Miyamachoukita Pickle stone 21-1

One of the top sightseeing spots of Miyama-cho, this park is filled with old-fashioned thatched roof buildings and homes rarely found today, providing a glimpse into Japan’s past. The northern village was designated an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings by the national government in 1993. The oldest home here was built in 1796 and 38 of the 50 structures are thatch roofed. Most of the structures are private homes, but there is also a cultural interaction facility and museum dedicated to folk customs. There are also thatched roof guesthouses where visitors can stay.
Motoisenaiku Kotai-jinja Shrine

4.0

46 Reviews

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Kyoto Fukuchiyamashi Oechounaiku 217

With one of only two instances of unbarked timber torii shrine gates nationwide, prestigious Motoisenaigu Kotai-jinja Shrine is said to have been established 54 years before Mie Prefecture's Ise-jingu Grand Shrine. It honors Toyouke-no-Okami, an agricultural deity. Two sub-shrines are on either side of the main hall and are surrounded by over 80 smaller shrines. Many names used in the area are associated with Ise-jingu Grand Shrine.

大江山口内宮駅から一の鳥居までは徒歩5分ほど。そこから社殿までは約230段の石段と坂道を進まなければならない。紀元前の創建。祭神の天照皇大神に祀られる前に一時的に遷座した地のため「元伊勢」と呼ばれる。拝殿は吹き放ち。本殿は木造茅葺。社殿を取り囲むように数多くの境内社の祠が立ち並んでいる。境内には樹齢2000年、高さ30mの御神木「龍灯の杉」が聳え、神聖な空気が漂っている。
Tamba Kameyama Castle Ruins

3.0

41 Reviews

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Kyoto Kameokashi Kosechou North Ages 81-1

Tamba Kameyama Castle was built by Akechi Mitsuhide as a strategic base in Tamba Province (the old name for the area north of present-day Osaka and Kobe) during the late 16th century. During the regime of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the importance of the castle led to its further fortification and the development of a castle town. During the Edo Period, the government ordered the most powerful feudal lords to update and repair the fortifications. As a result of the abolition of the feudal system at the beginning of the Meiji Period (1868-1912), the castle was demolished, and many of its documents and wall stones were sold off. The site of the castle was abandoned and unused until 1919, when members of the Omoto sect of Shinto unearthed stones from the former castle walls and reconstructed the walls, which remain standing today. The entire castle site is the property of the Omoto sect, and those who wish to tour it must apply at the reception desk.

明智光秀の丹波攻略の拠点として機能した城であるため、城好きであれば是非とも行ってみたい城ではありますが、実際に足を運ぶと非常にガッカリするでしょう。新興宗教法人『大本』によって遺構や敷地は買収され、彼らの事務所で入場料を支払うものの、立ち入ることの出来る箇所はかなり限られているからです（敷地内のほとんど区域は、彼らの神域として定められているため、基本的に立ち入ることが出来ません）。立ち入ることが...
Ikimi Tenmangu

4.0

15 Reviews

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Kyoto Nantanshi Sonobechoumisonomachi 1-67

This is Japan's oldest Tenmangu shrine and it is located in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture. Unique in the country, it is called Ikimi (living body) because it was dedicated to Sugawara no Michizane while he was still alive. It is popular for its Ten Hareru, a good luck charm for business, and its one-of-a-kind Tonbo-dama Goukaku Omamori charm for passing exams. Its Goukaku-ume (exam passing plum), made on the premises, is also a popular charm with exam takers.

先に感想を述べると、タイミングが悪かったのか改修工事中でした。。。拝殿内が周回出来るようになっており、願い事を唱えて周回し、もう一度願って周回し・・・と3周する様です。私が行った際も受験生と思われる娘（高校生？）と母が3周しており、何とか願いが叶うといいなぁ。。。と微笑ましく感じました。また、宮司さんが話好きの方で色々とお話ししてくれて改修の寄付金が集まらず苦慮されていること等も語ってくれ...
Kuwayama Shrine

4.0

24 Reviews

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Kyoto Kameokashi Kamiyadachou

This shrine is right by the Kuwayama Shrine bus stop, which is approximately 10 minutes by the community bus from the JR Kameoka Station. Boasting 1300 years since its founding, this shrine is famous for the Kameoka Festival, called the Tamba Gion Matsuri. Long ago, the Kameoka Plain was said to be a lake, and the Okuninushi deity of the shrine is said to have opened up the Hozu Strait, draining the plain, and then having plowed it so thoroughly and deeply, that the rows were so high, they were named Kuwayama, plowed moutain, Within the precinct of the shrine, many maples are planted making it a famous site for autumn foliage.

The Momiji maple trees were in magnificent color this late November Day. The ancient shrine, Kuwayama, was built in 709, over a 1300 years old, has a very rare shape of the roof. The history told is...
Hana Kannonji Temple (Bigleaf Hydrangea Temple)

4.5

18 Reviews

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Kyoto Fukuchiyama-shi Kannonji 1067

Located in the city of Fukuchiyama in Kyoto Prefecture, Tanshu Kannonji Temple belongs to the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism and is dedicated to the bodhisattva Eleven-Faced, Thousand Armed, and Thousand Eyed Kanzeon. It is famous for its hydrangeas, and it is the oldest so-called hydrangea temple in the Kansai region. From early June to early July, when the hydrangeas are in bloom, visitors can enjoy tea and meals in the temple teahouse Kaen (reservations required).

「あじさい寺」として有名、関西花の寺の第一番札所、丹波地方の観音信仰の中心となった古寺名刹。観音寺と云う寺名は全国にも多数あるので、名称だけで区別するために「丹州観音寺」とも呼ばれるが、最近流行りの「花の寺」として「あじさい寺」と云う方が覚えが久しい。ここは西暦７２０年にこの地を訪れた法道仙人によって開創された。９６１年に空也上人が七堂伽藍を建立し、丹波地方の観音信仰の中心として隆盛を極めた。鎌倉...
Choan-ji Temple

4.5

18 Reviews

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Kyoto Fukuchiyamashi Okunobe 577

"A Buddhist temple standing beside Mt. Himekami. This ancient temple was established by Taima no Miko, the younger brother of Prince Shotoku and burned down several times but was rebuilt by the lords of Fukuchiyama Castle. The temple's grounds are known for their beautiful fall foliage, generally viewable in most years from early November, and the temple is even known as the ""Tanba Fall Colors Temple"" to some. The grounds are dyed vivid shades of crimson when autumn approaches, and during the temple's fall foliage festival, it bustles with large numbers of visitors. The temple is also famous for its weeping cherries, musical suikinkutsu water jar, and the 600 year old ""Nursing Gingko"" tree. The temple's seasonal scenery soothes both body and mind."

丹波古刹寺院巡拝で参拝している寺院。臨済宗南禅寺派寺院。西国薬師霊場の第２６番札所、丹波古刹１５ケ寺霊場の第１３番札所。別名、丹波のもみじ寺として有名。庭園内には水琴窟や重森完途の薬師三尊四十九燈の庭があることでも知られている。拝観料が必要、大人３００円。
Engishikinai Hiedano Shrine

3.5

20 Reviews

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Kyoto Kameoka-shi

"The shrine was built in the year 709, the same year that the foundation of the Yamato Imperial Court was laid. There is an evergreen oak on the grounds of the shrine called the ""Ganfuji Kashi no Ki."" It is said that rubbing the lump on its root can protect from cancer."

ご祭神は保食命（豊受大御神）、大山祇命、野椎命で、式内社（小）とのことです。亀岡市の中心街から少し離れています。無料の駐車場がありました。あまり観光の人は訪れないのか、土曜日の夕方にはご参拝の方はいませんでした。癌封治瘤の木、石の環くぐりなどがあり、悪病退散、癌封じにご利益があるとのことです。
Fukuchiyama Castle

Leisure / Hobbies

Kyoto Fukuchiyamashi Naiki 5

This castle of the old Fukuchiyama feudal domain in Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture is a fortress which belonged to a powerful clan was once known as Yokoyama Castle. It was reconstructed by Akechi Mitsuhide in 1579, who renamed it to Fukuchiyama Castle. Once completed there was a castle tower and various other buildings, but after the castle abandonment orders of the Meiji period many were demolished. Just the stone wall, copper gatehouse and the Toyoiwa-no-i Well remain their original Edo period appearance. The current castle tower was rebuilt in 1986, and the inside was opened as a museum.
Japanese Oni Exchange Museum

3.5

15 Reviews

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Kyoto Prefecture Fukuchiyama city Oemachi Buddha 909

"A museum where you can learn about oni, mythical Japanese creatures similar to ogres and demons. The museum was built on the site of a copper mine in April 1993 as part of an urban revitalization project. The one story museum's exterior is designed to evoke the power of oni. Inside, the museum presents three oni legends connected to Mt. Oe and also has exhibits on traditional performing arts relating to oni as well as oni masks from around the country. The museum's collection of oni dolls and oni folding screen paintings reveal the various facets of Japanese oni, providing visitors with the opportunity to consider just what an ""oni"" is. The museum also has a library and video corner and offers coloring activities and picture story shows for children."

酒呑童子つながりで日本と世界の鬼に関する伝承などを集めた博物館。秋田の男鹿にあるなまはげの民族間と同じ系統の展示で、世界の鬼の系譜やかぶりものなどが展示されている。そうした鬼の民族史や博物を見られるのも楽しいが、ウルトラ怪獣の生みの親、成田亨氏の鬼の絵も見られるのが嬉しい。もう少し山を上ったところには成田亨氏デザインの鬼のモニュメントがあり、こちらも見ておくべきだろう。
Ankokuji Temple

4.5

9 Reviews

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Kyoto Ayabeshi Ankokujichou Teranodan 1

"Located next to the ""Ankokuji-mae"" bus stop, this Buddhist temple was founded by Ashikaga Takauji, the first shogun of the Muromachi shogunate. Also said to be the place where Takauji was born, the shrine's grounds encompass a well whose waters were used for his first bath as well as the graves of Takauji and his mother Uesugi Kiyoko. The temple is in possession of numerous nationally designated Important Cultural Properties such as a seated statue of Gautama Buddha. The temple is also surrounded by mountains and forest and has been selected for inclusion in a list of Kyoto's 200 best nature spots. In fall when the leaves of the trees on the grounds turn vivid colors, the temple bustles with visitors. The temple is believed to grant worshippers the blessing of children as well as safe childbirth."

綾部市内からチョット離れた山あいにある古刹。足利氏ゆかりのお寺さんで茅葺き屋根の本堂と紅葉が有名ですが初夏の季節も新緑もキレイです。インター近くですのでついでにどうぞ。
Anaoji Temple

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Kyoto Kameokashi Sogabechouanao Higashinotsuji 46

A historic temple believed to have been founded in 705 by Otomo no Komaro. The 21st station on the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, the temple is visited by many worshipers. The “Rubbing Buddha” statue located on the temple grounds is believed to have been created some time from the Edo period onward. Enshrined in the main temple nave, it is said one will be cured of illness by rubbing the affected area first on the statue and then on one’s own body. There is also a two tier pagoda and a garden designated a Place of Scenic Beauty by the Kyoto government.
Gunze Museum

4.0

6 Reviews

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Kyoto Ayabe-shi Aonocho Ayabe Gunze Square

A five minute drive from the Ayabe interchange and a 10 minute walk from JR Ayabe Station. This museum, located inside Ayabe Gunze Square, is dedicated to Gunze, an apparel company founded in 1896. Opened to commemorate the company's 100th anniversary, the museum is currently divided into three kura warehouse exhibition spaces areas which cover the company's past, present, and future, and visitors can view exhibits such as examples of underwear made by the company and machines used to make thread. The Dokoan rest area, originally a building where the founder of the company lived with his employees which was moved here, is only open on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. There's also an exhibition space which introduces a brief history of the company.

市中心にある無料のグンゼの企業博物館。広い駐車場に停めて旧グンゼ本社ビルに。多分、グンゼOBのボランティアさんの説明でグンゼの成り立ち、発展などを見学。その後に倉庫みたいな建物で絹紡績の仕組みから現在のグンゼ商品など展示してありました。
Ayabe City Astronomical Museum Pao

4.0

1 Reviews

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Kyoto Ayabe-shi Satocho Hisada 21-8

This popular astronomical museum features many fun hands-on exhibits including a real meteorite that you can touch and scales that show your weight in space to illustrate the gravity on different extraterrestrial bodies. The museum holds nighttime stargazing events every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Please be aware stargazing parties are only hold when the weather is clear. Some celestial bodies can also be observed during the daytime, so check with a museum staff member if you would like to see them during the daytime through the telescope.

宇宙や気象に関する様々な展示がありました。天文館パオの天文台は、最大級の大きさらしいと聞きましたので、びっくりしました。
Kurotani Washi Kaikan

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Kyoto Ayabe-shi Kurotanicho Higashidani 3

The 800-year-old tradition of Kurotani washi paper is designated as an Intangible Cultural Property of Kyoto Prefecture. The paper has been used in cultural assets such as the paper sliding doors shoji of Nijo Castle, which was registered as a World Heritage Site in 1994, as well as sliding screens fusuma of Manshu-in Temple. Visitors to the Kurotani Washi Kaikan can walk into a papermaking studio and a reference room featuring materials on Kurotani washi paper. It is also possible to buy washi paper products and experience papermaking (reservation required).
Hitoshi Ashida MemorialHall

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This memorial hall is in Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture. It displays photographs of the late Hitoshi Ashida who served as Prime Minister, along with items such as his passport from his time as a diplomat. There is also a multipurpose hall with sound equipment and a Japanese-style room that can be used for a fee. The hall is in Mr. Ashida's parent's house.
Mt. Kimino Komyo-ji Temple

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Kyoto Ayabe-shi Mutsuyoricho
Tennoiwato Shrine

4.5

24 Reviews

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Kyoto Pref. Fukuchiyamashi Oechoubusshouji

元伊勢内宮皇大神社の脇を進むこと5分ほど。渓流(宮川)沿いの岩の上に木造銅板葺きの社殿が建っている。創建年不明。祭神は櫛岩窓戸命、豊岩窓戸命。皇大神社の奥宮とされている。社殿前で参拝するには鉄の鎖を伝って岩を登る必要があるので、無理だと思ったら社務所近くにある本殿遥拝所で参拝するのがいいでしょう。
Miyama Folk customs Museum

4.0

33 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kyoto Nantan-shi Miyamacho Kita Nakamaki 4

Luckily this little village is not well known on the tourist track - yet!! We were lucky to have lots of snow fall so the village of thathced roofed homes looked like a scene from a Hans Cristian...

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Its wooden tea houses, shuffling geisha, and spiritual sights have seen Kyoto hailed as the heart of traditional Japan, a world apart from ultramodern Tokyo. Despite being the Japanese capital for over a century, Kyoto escaped destruction during World War II, leaving behind a fascinating history which can be felt at every turn, from the fully gold-plated Kinkakuji Temple down to traditional customs such as geisha performances and tea ceremonies, which are still practiced to this day.