Ibusuki is an Onsen Resort that is famous for its sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand. The town encompasses the southern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula, and the main downtown area is along the coast facing Kinko bay.

Ibusuki…の続きを読む

  Aso Shrine is located in Aso, Kumamoto-prefecture. It is popular as a god protecting worshipers from traffic accidents, and exorcism, marriage, and learning. Aso shrine one of the oldest and most prominent shrines in Japan,  and was built in 281 before accession of the 1st Emperor Jinmu. The shrine is located in the center of the caldera of Mt. Aso and the caldera is known as the largest in the world in which people are actually living.

Aso Shrine, in Aso…の続きを読む

  Kushida Shrine is located in Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture. The Shrine of Hakata Gion Yamagasa Festival.  Located in Hakata nearby Canal City Hakata  and was built in 757 as a guardian deity of Hakata. The most exciting summer festival in Kyushu,  Hakata Gion Yamakasa is held in the shrine in July.  The tall Kazari Yamakasa, a luxuriously  decorated float, is always displayed.  The float was constructed without using even a single nail. The Oi Yamakasa, in which floats weighing over a ton race through the streets of Hakata carried on the shoulders of 26 people, presents a dynamic spectacle of bravery and strength that attracts many spectators. The shrine is also famous as place of Setsubun ceremony ( Bean throwing  ceremony) which is held on February 3rd every year.  

Kushida Shrine, in Fukuoka-cty…の続きを読む