I learned about demon legends at the “Japan Oni Exchange Museum” on Mt. Oe! Mt. Oe (altitude 833) is located at the base of the Tango Peninsula, but there is no single peak called Mt. Oe. The Oeyama mountain range is the general term for the mountains (Nabezuka, Hatogamine, Senjogatake, and Akaishigatake) that straddle Yosano Town, Fukuchiyama City, and Miyazu City in Kyoto Prefecture. Mt. Oe has been known as a dwelling place for demons since ancient times, and three demon legends have been handed down. On the hillside of Mt. Oe, there is a “Japan Oni Exchange Museum (Japanese Demon Exchange Museum)” (Oe-cho, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture) called “Oni […]

Because Amaterasu Omikami could not dine alone in peace, she called Toyouke no Omikami of the Hinu Manai Shrine to Ise Jingu Shrine Hinu Manai Shrine is located in the Mineyama district of Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture, and is an ancient shrine identified as “Hiji Manai Shrine” in the “Shiki-nai-sha” (shrines listed in the list of shrines in the Engi-shiki at the beginning of the 10th century). The main enshrined deity is Toyouke no Omikami, the supreme deity of agriculture who brings about a bountiful harvest, and is enshrined at the outer shrine of Ise Jingu Shrine (Ise Grand Shrine) in Mie Prefecture. It is said that during the period […]

Visit the three Moto Ise Shrines in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, and want to feel the three legends of “Ama no Iwato,” “Moto Ise,” and “Oni extermination” The three shrines of Kotai Shrine, Toyouke Daijinja Sharine, and Amanoiwato Shrine, located in the Oe district of Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, are collectively called the “Moto Ise Sansha (three Moto Ise Shrines, three shrine of former Ise)” as shrines associated with Ise Jingu Shrine, since they are said to have been temporarily located there until the spirit of Amaterasu Omikami took up residence in the present Ise Jingu Shrine (Mie Prefecture). Apart from the legend of “Moto Ise”, there is another legend about the […]

I wanted to drink the water of Ama no Manai, so I went to Kono Shrine’s Okumiya (rear shrine) “Manai Shrine” to draw water! In the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture, in the scenic spot of Miyazu Bay, on the north side of the special scenic spot “Amanohashidate“, “Kono Shrine” is enshrined. “Kono Shrine” has a legend that Amaterasu Omikami moved from this place to Ise Jingu Shrine in Mie Prefecture during the reign of the 11th Emperor Suinin, and Toyouke no Omikami during the reign of the 21st Emperor Yuryaku. Therefore, it is a highly prestigious old shrine called “Moto Ise (original Ise, former Ise).” By the way, the […]

Near Urashima Shrine in Ine Town, Kyoto Prefecture, where Japan’s oldest “legend of Urashima” has been passed down, there remains a small cave where Urashima Taro returned from Dragon Palace (Ryugu-jo). Ura Shrine is located in Ine Town, Kyoto Prefecture. The shrine is also known as Urashima Shrine, and the history of the shrine includes “the Legend of Urashimako”, the original story of the fairy tale “Urashima Taro,” which is well known to all Japanese people. The enshrined deity is Urashima Taro (Urashimako), and in the early 9th century, the 53rd Emperor Junna, who heard the story of “The Legend of Urashimako,” bestowed upon the shrine the divine title of […]

30 minutes by car from Amanohashidate, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan, to Ine no Funaya! I want to go back to those days! I took a walk through a fisherman village with a somewhat nostalgic atmosphere. Ine Bay, located in the northeastern part of the Tango Peninsula, in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture, Ine Town, faces the Sea of Japan where rough waves crash, but it is a calm cove. Along the coast of Ine Bay, there are about 230 boathouses called “Funaya,” which have boat garages on the first floor and living spaces on the second floor. When viewed from the sea, It looks […]

I peeked between my legs at the spectacular view of Amanohashidate from the observatory in Kasamatsu Park! There is a mascot character “Kasabo” at Kasamatsu Park, and he will even take a picture with you! Kusamatsu Park is located in the northern part of Kyoto Prefecture, halfway up Mt. Nariai, and offers a panoramic view of Amanohashidate, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan, from the north. The view from Kasamatsu Park is called “Shoryukan (Ascending Dragon View)” because Amanohashidate looks like a rising dragon. To get to Kasamatsu Park at an altitude of 130m, use the cable car or chairlift from Fuchu Station near Kono Shrine in […]