etiquette / good manner at shrine

I'd like to introduce etiquette at shrine.

Wash your hands

When you arrive shrine, you should wash your hands. All shrine has a place for washing hands like a picture.
1. To draw water from pool using ladle made by wood/bamboo
2. Wash your bouth hands
3. After washing hands, wash the handle of used ladle. It is not need to scrbe , just splash water.

 

Walk on the side

 

Main street from gate (Torii) to shrine is for gods. so you should stay on the sidewalk.

 

 

 

 

 How to bow

You should bow at the front of shrine, becaouse Gods adress at there. The way of bowing is deffrente temple and shrine. At the shrine;
1. Give a small offering
2. Ring the bell
3. Bow two times, clap two times, bow one time

 

 

 

Draw your fortune

You can try to draw your fortune. If you get good luck(大吉 Daikichi), you may to take it. If you get bad luck, you should leave it like the picture.

Oumi Hachiman

Oumi Hachiman has a lomg history and still now has a old Japanese scenery. Especially, the combination with old house and moat is great, it is too cloudy at the season of cherry blossom. 

Oumi Hachiman is not so large area, so short time will be needed to enjoy sight-seeing. 

ACCESS

Kyoto - JR Tokaido-Line -> Oumi Hachiman

Ko-Edo Kawagoe-city

Kawagoe area is called as Ko-Edo (little Edo). There is a traditional atmosphere as Edo period with a lot of Kura (means warehouse). Showa street has a lot of kind of shop using old warehouse.

I described Kawagoe Trabrrl into my blog. But it was written by only Japanese. If you can read Japanese, please click this URL.

http://tharadaa1.blogspot.jp/2018/03/blog-post.html

ACCESS

Tokyo - JR Yamanote-Line -> Ikebukuro - Toubu-Toujyo-line -> HonKawagoe

Byodo-in

EXPLANATION

Byodo-in is one of the most famous temple as Japanese coin of 10 Yen.
It was build by Fujiwa Yorimiti at Heian-period.

ACCESS

Kyoto - JR Nara-Line -> Uji

Narai-Jyuku

EXPLANATION

Narai-jyuku used to be a post town. Especially  Narai-jyuku still has a atmosphere and architecture at that time (Edo period).

ACCESS

ShinOsaka - JR Tokaido Shinkansen-> Nagoya
Nagoya - JR express wideview hida -> Narai

Zoujyouji temple and Tokyo tower

EXPLANATION

Tokyo tower is a symbol of Tokyo. I recommend Zoujyou ji temple when you look Tokyo tower. Zoujyou ji temple is build by Tokugawa Ieyasu as general of Edo period. Zoujyou ji temple is very quiet and it is good for walking around.

ACCESS

Tokyo - JR Yamanote -> Hamamatsu-cho

Kanazawa Welcomegate

EXPLANATION

Kanazawa city is became one of the most popular city, because easy access from Tokyo via new Shinkansen as Hokurikushinkansen.

Kanazawa has a lot of structure which has a long history, because this city has not been to strike US during world war 2. 

ACCESS

Tokyo - Hokuriku shinkansen -> Kanazawa