April 2017

Daisen Okowa ~ Keeping the traditional Daisen Okowa dish alive at Yayoi no Kazé~

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Mohitori Shinji * Literally means “A ritual to bring water” as “mohi” means “water” in old Japanese and “shinji” refers to a Shinto ritual.

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Kyukamogawa River Jizo Statues

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Daisen Michi (Boryo Michi)

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Daisen Michi (Odaka Michi)

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Monju-Do

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Tokorogo Preservation Area for Traditional Buildings

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Townscape of Sagarikaya

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Daisen Miyuki

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Masumizu Jizo

2017-04-17HERITAGEkomorebito

Daisen Okowa ~ Keeping the traditional Daisen Okowa dish alive at Yayoi no Kazé~

As the snow still remained in one early winter morning, I came to a small restaurant that took my interest. When I entered, the room was not warmed up yet. […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Mohitori Shinji * Literally means “A ritual to bring water” as “mohi” means “water” in old Japanese and “shinji” refers to a Shinto ritual.

Mohitori Shinji Mohitori Shinji has over 1,000 years of history and is held every year on July 14th and 15th. It is designated as an intangible folk culture asset. In […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Kyukamogawa River Jizo Statues

To memorialize the children who lost their lives in the Kamogawa River, Hikoso Ihei dedicated pilgrimage sites to Jizo at 36 locations at the foot of bridges spanning the Kamogawa […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Daisen Michi (Boryo Michi)

One of the Daisen Michi roads for worship on Mt. Daisen and the livestock market. Located to the northeast of Daisen-ji Temple, Boryo was part of the Dainsen-ji temple estate […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Daisen Michi (Odaka Michi)

One of the Daisen Michi roads for worship on Mt. Daisen and the livestock market. One of the major routes to Mt. Daisen, it was the entrance to the Daisen […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Monju-Do

Monju-do is known as the starting point of the “San-no-sawa” route, one of the popular courses for climbing Mt. Daisen. There used to be a rest station near Monju-do for […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Tokorogo Preservation Area for Traditional Buildings

Tokorogo was a farming village in the Daisen area located along the Boryo-michi Road (one of the Daisen-michi roads) which was developed as a road to travel to Daisen-ji Shrine […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Townscape of Sagarikaya

It is believed that Emperor Godaigo stopped by a village in the Daisen area on his way to Kyoto. There were few houses to rest in the village, so villagers […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Daisen Miyuki

“Daisen Miyuki” is one of the memorial services of Daisen-ji Temple held in May every year. The origin of this traditional parade goes back to the Heian Period. “Daisen-ji Engi” […]

2017-04-07SEEkomorebito

Masumizu Jizo

This Jizo is located in Masumizuhara Highland, halfway up Mt. Daisen. There used to be a welling water on the main mountain trail and has been used by many travelers […]