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Mizohata Shrine

Mizohata Shrine 溝端神社 Gifu (岐阜市) September 5, 2020 (Reiwa 2) About Mizohata Shrine Mizohata Shrine is a short walk northeast of Gifu and Meitetsu Gifu Stations and has a rather large park leading up to it. In addition to the usual mix of gods for safe travel, childbirth, safety, health, etc, it is also famous for aviation safety. My Visit I’d wanted to visit this shrine for a while because Dude is an aerospace engineer and also because I simply love airplanes. It is very close to the fabric and craft store, Otsukaya, so thankfully it’s easy to combine a…

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Mizohata Shrine – Mitsubishi X-2

Mizohata Shrine 溝端神社 Gifu (岐阜市) September 5, 2020 (Reiwa 2) About Mizohata Shrine Mizohata Shrine is a short walk northeast of Gifu and Meitetsu Gifu Stations and has a rather large park leading up to it. In addition to the usual mix of gods for safe travel, childbirth, safety, health, etc, it is also famous for aviation safety. My Visit I’d wanted to visit this shrine for a while because Dude is an aerospace engineer and also because I simply love airplanes. It is very close to the fabric and craft store, Otsukaya, so thankfully it’s easy to combine a…

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Mizohata Shrine – Hien

Mizohata Shrine 溝端神社 Gifu (岐阜市) September 5, 2020 (Reiwa 2) About Mizohata Shrine Mizohata Shrine is a short walk northeast of Gifu and Meitetsu Gifu Stations and has a rather large park leading up to it. In addition to the usual mix of gods for safe travel, childbirth, safety, health, etc, it is also famous for aviation safety. My Visit I’d wanted to visit this shrine for a while because Dude is an aerospace engineer and also because I simply love airplanes. It is very close to the fabric and craft store, Otsukaya, so thankfully it’s easy to combine a…

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Mizohata Shrine – Zero Fighter

Mizohata Shrine 溝端神社 Gifu (岐阜市) September 5, 2020 (Reiwa 2) About Mizohata Shrine Mizohata Shrine is a short walk northeast of Gifu and Meitetsu Gifu Stations and has a rather large park leading up to it. In addition to the usual mix of gods for safe travel, childbirth, safety, health, etc, it is also famous for aviation safety. My Visit I’d wanted to visit this shrine for a while because Dude is an aerospace engineer and also because I simply love airplanes. It is very close to the fabric and craft store, Otsukaya, so thankfully it’s easy to combine a…

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Kotoku-ji – Enmei Jizo Goshuin (Tsumago Juku)

Kotoku-ji – 光徳寺Tsumago（妻籠） – August 13, 2020 Many people come to Japan for Kyoto to experience the old buildings and history of Japan, but one place I recommend visiting is the old post town, Tsumago Juku, that was one of many stops along the Nakasendo that connected Kyoto and Tokyo. The old style of the town is carefully preserved, so it feels as if you’ve stepped back in time to the Edo period of Japan. Kotoku-ji is a temple located in Tsumago. Me being me, I had to stop my husband when I saw the temple to see if we…

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Naegi Castle Ruins

Naegi Castle Ruins 苗木城跡 Nakatsugawa (中津川市) August 13, 2020 About Naegi Castle Ruins Looming on the north side of the Kiso River in Nakatsugawa, Naegi Castle once demanded an impressive view from atop Mt. Takamori. Its layout and use of the mountain’s natural stone as is make it quite unique among Japanese mountaintop castles. Also, according to records it was made out of red clay instead of the usual white. Unfortunately, the castle was torn apart and the materials sold to pay off debt during the Meiji period. The main struts that we see now are a reconstruction and there’s…

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Kotoku-ji – Yakushinyorai (Tsumago Juku)

Kotoku-ji – 光徳寺Tsumago（妻籠） – August 23, 2020   Many people come to Japan for Kyoto to experience the old buildings and history of Japan, but one place I recommend visiting is the old post town, Tsumago Juku, that was one of many stops along the Nakasendo that connected Kyoto and Tokyo. The old style of the town is carefully preserved, so it feels as if you’ve stepped back in time to the Edo period of Japan. Kotoku-ji is a temple located in Tsumago. Me being me, I had to stop my husband when I saw the temple to see if…

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Kotoku-ji – Ebisu Goshuin (Tsumago Juku)

Kotoku-ji – 光徳寺Tsumago（妻籠） – August 23, 2020 Many people come to Japan for Kyoto to experience the old buildings and history of Japan, but one place I recommend visiting is the old post town, Tsumago Juku, that was one of many stops along the Nakasendo that connected Kyoto and Tokyo. The old style of the town is carefully preserved, so it feels as if you’ve stepped back in time to the Edo period of Japan. Kotoku-ji is a temple located in Tsumago. Me being me, I had to stop my husband when I saw the temple to see if we…

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Daijobo

Daijobo 大乗坊 Osaka (大阪) May 1, 2019 About Daijobo Daijobo is a Mt Koya Shingon sect shrine in Osaka. Originally called Shinbo, it was a sub-temple of Korozan Homan-ji My Visit I stopped by quickly because it’s part of the 7 Gods of Fortune Meguri. It’s a very small, unassuming temple. Other goshuin in Osaka. Links Omairi (JP) Location of Daijobo

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Takayama Zenko-ji

Takayama Zenko-ji 高山善光寺 Takayama (高山市) March 26, 2019 (Heisei 31) About Takayama Zenko-ji Takayama Zenko-ji, the actual name is Zenko-ji Daihongan Hida Betsuin, is a temple in Takayama in the Hida part of Gifu Prefecture. It’s a fairly large temple and they also have overnight temple experience packages. It is a branch temple of Shinshu Zenko-ji in Nagano. Links Homepage (JP) Omairi (JP) Location

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