 Last additions - AICHI 愛知県 |
Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Omikuji fortuneMar 14, 2007
|
|
Votive tabletsMar 14, 2007
|
|
Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Mini torii. Pay money to crawl under the torii (looks like only a child can do it) for good luck.Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Daikoku Ebisu Shrine 大黒恵比須神社Mar 14, 2007
|
|
More female rocks.Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Oagata Shrine's Female Rock. Not a good likeness...「姫石」（陰石）Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Female RockMar 14, 2007
|
|
Oagata Shrine's Female Rock. 女性器をかたどった石Mar 14, 2007
|
|
There it is. The female rock. 女性器をかたどった石Mar 14, 2007
|
|
「姫石」（陰石）Mar 14, 2007
|
|
On the right of Himenomiya Shrine, is a narrow, non-descript path going to the rear.Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Himenomiya Shrine 姫之宮Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Hime-no-miya Shrine 姫之宮Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Himenomiya Shrine 姫之宮Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Ooagata Shrine groundsMar 14, 2007
|
|
Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Honen Matsuri Festival banner disguising the female organ.Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Road to Ooagata (Oagata) Shrine, famous for worshipping a rock shaped like the female sexual organ. It also holds the Honen Matsuri for a good harvest and fertility on the Sunday before March 15. 大県神社The shrine is the female counterpart to Tagata Shrine which worships the phallus in neighboring Komaki. The shrine is also noted for weeping plum blossoms.Mar 14, 2007
|
|
Honen Matsuri Festival banner depicting Hime-no-miyaMar 14, 2007
|
|
Oagata Shrine toriiMar 14, 2007
|
|
Closeup of giant mochi. Solid as a rock.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
More giant mochi offered to the shrine. Notice the forklift. 大鏡餅奉納Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Giant kagami mochi, rice cake in the Haiden Hall. Over 2 meters tall and over 2 meters diameter. Weighs 4 tons. They are to be cut into small pieces (with a chain saw) and given away the next morning.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Inside the shrine hall.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Tree surrounded with cloth strips called Naoi-gireMar 09, 2007
|
|
The window where the Sacred Man entered.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
TV reporter with this year's Sacred Man (Kami-otoko), Kato Norihiko, from Ichinomiya 神男：加藤 典彦Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Maybe this is the Sacred Man being pulled into the window.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Sometimes a man from the window jumps into the crowd to grab and take in the Sacred Man.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Cloth strips (100 yen each) to ward off bad luck 厄除けの ”なおいぎれ” 初穂料 １本 １００円Mar 09, 2007
|
|
When the Sacred Man enters the window, everyone cheers.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
The men are shouting "Kami-o Kami-o" (another way of pronouncing the kanji for Kami-otoko). 神男Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Giant mochi inside the Haiden hall. 大鏡餅奉納Mar 09, 2007
|
|
This is the small window the Sacred Man has to enter. It has a sprinkler system.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
TV reporter with this year's Sacred Man (Kami-otoko), Kato Norihiko 神男：加藤 典彦Mar 09, 2007
|
|
All the men want to touch the Sacred Man, believing that it will dispel bad luck.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
All the men look in the direction of the Sacred Man.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
All the men look in the direction of the Sacred Man, but few can actually see him or touch him for good luck.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
The festival is over.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Men with buckets come for a refill.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
The men in the window give directions to the Sacred Man.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Water supplyMar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
They get pretty crazy, getting more water.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
The Sacred Man struggles to reach the small window.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Konomiya Hadaka Festival, Inazawa, Aichi Pref.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Men start to pour into the shrine.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Stacking up the poles.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
It was a pretty cold day, and these men were drinking all afternoon.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Splashing waterMar 09, 2007
|
|
They are waiting for the Sacred Man.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Now they start to splash cold water on the men, and some of the spectators.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Gaijin talking to gaijin. Sounded Australian. English teacher at junior high.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Banzai cheers when an extra-large pole was brought to the shrine.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Gaijin girls had an easy time attracting men who happily tried to converse in English and bestow cloth strips.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Haiden Hall where the men offer their long poles. 拝殿Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Some of the men tear off strips from their handband and give them to bystanders.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
The inner path to the shrine gets more crowded.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Haiden Hall 拝殿Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Now empty, this path will soon be filled with thousands of men in loincloths.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
After passing through this gate, the men enter the shrine grounds. Romon Gate 楼門Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Romon Gate 楼門Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Another toriiMar 09, 2007
|
|
Zig-zag to the shrineMar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Konomiya Shrine torii and the long path to the shrine is lined with a large crowd.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Numerous groups of near-naked men (no women) proceed to the shrine all afternoon.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
On the straight road from Inazawa Station to Konomiya Shrine.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
They zig-zag along the street, and they are filled with sake.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Raising a pole in front of Inazawa StationMar 09, 2007
|
|
Every once in a while, they raise their pole.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Mar 09, 2007
|
|
A group of men carry a red and white pole in front of Inazawa Station, on their way to Konomiya Shrine.Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Raising a pole in front of Inazawa StationMar 09, 2007
|
|
Konomiya Shrine holds the Hadaka (Naked or Nude) Festival in early March, or Jan. 13 of the lunar calendar. Men in loincloths parade around the streets until they reach the shrine.A Sacred Man (Shin-otoko) also appears in the shrine and the men try to touch him before he slips into the shrine's window. The festival's real name is Naoi-shinji 儺追神事 which is a rite to dispel bad luck. Photo: Nearest station is JR Inazawa Station on the Tokaido Line. 稲沢駅Mar 09, 2007
|
|
Symbol of Nagoya, golden shachihoko. Killer whale or fish with a tiger's head.First believed to protect the building from disasters, but later served as the symbol of the castle lord's authority. The original pair was destroyed along with the castle tower during WWII, but they were remade in 1959 along with the castle tower. Later, they were recoated with gold. They gleam very well on sunny days. The male fish is on the right (north), and female (south) on the left.Jan 27, 2006
|
|
Jan 24, 2006
|
|
MonkeysJan 24, 2006
|
|
Monkey Island (Sarugashima)Jan 24, 2006
|
|
View from Rabbit IslandJan 24, 2006
|
|
Boat to Rabbit and Monkey islands (no longer in service)Jan 24, 2006
|
|
Monkey Island (Sarugashima)Jan 24, 2006
|
|
Rabbit IslandJan 24, 2006
|
|
RabbitsJan 24, 2006
|
|
Rabbit IslandJan 24, 2006
|
|
Sign for boat going to the islands (no longer in service)Jan 24, 2006
|
|
Feeding a rabbitJan 24, 2006
|
|
JR Gamagori Station. In the foreground is my bicycle.Jan 24, 2006
|
|
My bicycle somewhere in Gamagori.Jan 24, 2006
|
|
Torii on Takeshima islandJan 24, 2006
|
|
Takeshima island is connected by a bridge. The island is uninhabited, but has a Yaotomi Jinja Shinto shrine (八百富神社) dedicated to goddess Takeshima Benten. Designated as a Natural Monument for its flora which greatly differs from that on shore.Jan 24, 2006
|
|
400-meter long bridge to Takeshima island near JR Gamagori Station. The island is made of granite. Circumference is 680 meters. There's a walking path around the island.Jan 24, 2006
|
|
Yoshida Castle turretJan 24, 2006
|
|
Bridge to caslteJan 23, 2006
|
|
WisteriaJan 23, 2006
|
|
AzaleasJan 23, 2006
|
|
Okazaki Castle towerThe castle was dismantled during the Meiji Period and the area was made into a castle park. The castle tower was later rebuilt in 1959.Jan 23, 2006
|
|
Bridge and azaleasJan 23, 2006
|
|
Jan 23, 2006
|
|
Jan 23, 2006
|
|
Jan 23, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Northwest corner turret. Also called the Inui or Kiyosu Turret. Very photogenic with the wide moat in front. 戌亥櫓（いぬいやぐら）、清洲櫓、西北隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Dry moat on east side of castle.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
North side of castleJan 21, 2006
|
|
Outside Seimon GateJan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
West side near the Uzura no Kubi inletJan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Nagoya Castle, Northwest corner turret. 西北隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
On the 5th floor was a model of shachihoko that you could touch and sit on for pictures.Nagoya Castle's main tower closed on May 6, 2018 to be dismantled (and reconstructed).Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Seimon Gate (reconstructed in 1959). The gate was destroyed during WWII, and was reconstructed in 1959 together with the castle tower. 正門Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Castle tower and southwest corner turret.未申櫓, 西南隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Northwest corner turret. 西北隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Site of palace building before it was rebuilt. Only foundation stones remained.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
West side of Nagoya CastleJan 21, 2006
|
|
Nagoya Station's twin towers in the distance.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
This photo was taken in 2006, showing an empty lot where the Hommaru Goten Palace is being reconstructed now.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Inside castle towerThe castle tower is a history museum.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Seimon Gate 正門Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Southwest corner turret 西南隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Closeup of castle tower, with shachihoko on top. Nagoya Castle is famous for its golden pair of shachihoko roof ornaments. During the Aichi Expo in 2005, they were taken down for public display. 天守閣Jan 21, 2006
|
|
This photo from 2006 shows an empty lot next to the main castle tower.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Palace foundation stones. The palace, destroyed during WWII, served only as luxury lodging for the shogun passing through. The architecture was similar to the palace at Nijo Castle.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Gift shop on top floorJan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Stone wall cornerJan 21, 2006
|
|
Omote Ni-no-mon Gate (Important Cultural Asset). Entrance where most people enter the castle's center. 表二之門Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Reconstructed in 1959 in ferro-concrete, Nagoya Castle's main tenshu tower has closed on May 6, 2018 to start its monumental reconstruction. 天守閣This main tower used to house a museum. The top floor had a lookout deck with fine views. Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Picture taken in 2006. 天守閣Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Sotobori moat 外堀Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Kiyomasa depicted as the rock hauling director. When building the castle, many men had to push and pull large rocks into place. On top of a large boulder, a man would shout and direct the men to move.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
This is Nagoya Castle when I visited in 2006. In the foreground, you can see the stone foundations of the Honmaru Palace still remaining.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Although Nagoya Castle is impressive, it never had the pizazz or aura of being anything special compared to other major castles (especially the National Treasures) in Japan.Mainly because the main castle tower is a 1950s ferro-concrete reconstruction of the original National Treasure that sadly got destroyed by WWII fire bombings. It has been a relatively humdrum castle, and people in Nagoya knew it.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Southeast corner turret (Important Cultural Property)東南隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Southeast corner turret東南隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Southeast corner turret (Important Cultural Property). Also called the Tatsumi Yagura turret. It has bay windows to drop stones. 辰巳櫓 東南隅櫓Jan 21, 2006
|
|
To East GateJan 21, 2006
|
|
East Gate ticket gate. Nagoya Castle admission is ¥500 for adults. Open 9 am to 4:30 pm. Closed Dec. 29–Jan. 1.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
As you walk toward the castle entrance, you see this Sotobori outer moat.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Bridge across the Sotobori moat to East Gate 東門Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Near the station is Nagoya City Hall (Shiyakusho) which also sports a castle motif.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Sister City Pledge between Inuyama and Davis, CaliforniaDisplayed at Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude."Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude"Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Meitetsu Inuyama Station, west entranceJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude"RestaurantJan 21, 2006
|
|
Meitetsu Inuyama Station, east entranceJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama International Sightseeing Center "Freude" 犬山国際観光センター“フロイデ”Near Meitestu Inuyama Station, a community center for international exchange, sports, and cultural activities.
犬山国際観光センター“フロイデ”Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jo-an tea ceremony house, a National Treasure. Built in 1618 by Oda Uraku, one of the greatest tea ceremony masters and younger brother of warlord Oda Nobunaga.Jo-an is one of Japan's three most famous tea ceremony houses. 如庵Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Inside tea ceremony houseJan 21, 2006
|
|
Tea ceremony houseJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inside Jo-an tea ceremony house, a National TreasureJan 21, 2006
|
|
Entrance to Urakuen GardenThis garden has a few tea houses including one called Jo-an, a National Treasure. THe garden is close to Inuyama Castle and worth a visit. Admission 1,000 yen.
有楽苑
営業時間 9:00〜17:00（3/1〜7/14 ・ 9/1〜11/30）
9:00〜18:00（7/15〜8/31）
9:00〜16:00（12/1〜2/末日）
休日 無休 入場料 大人1,000円（呈茶別500円）
〒４８４−００８１
愛知県犬山市御門先１
ＴＥＬ ０５６８（６１）４６０８
交通 名鉄犬山線犬山遊園下車徒歩７分Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Urakuen Garden tea ceremony houseJan 21, 2006
|
|
Urakuen Garden水琴窟Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Karakuri Doll MuseumThe karakuri dolls, set atop ornate floats, are controlled with strings.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Karakuri Doll Museumからくり展示館Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama Cultural History Museum犬山市文化史料館Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama Yuen Station. Closest station to Inuyama Castle on the Meitetsu Line.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Reconstructed turret永勝庵Jan 21, 2006
|
|
O-sugisama Sacred Cedar TreeThis tree existed even before the castle was built over 650 years ago. It stood 24 meters tall, higher than the castle tower. It absorbed hits by lightning in place of the castle and also protected the castle tower from high winds. The tree then came to be worshipped as castle guardian.
The tree was severely damaged during the Ise-wan typhoon in 1959, and died in 1965.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Lord's Room (Jodan no Ma)This room was used by the castle lord.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Foundation of the Nana Magari-mon GateJan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama Castle roofJan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Castle photo exhibitionJan 21, 2006
|
|
Kiso RiverJan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
View of castle groundsJan 21, 2006
|
|
View of Kiso RiverJan 21, 2006
|
|
Top floor verandaThe fence is quite low and anyone can easily fall over...Jan 21, 2006
|
|
VerandaJan 21, 2006
|
|
Top floorThe top floor was called the Koran Room.
高欄の間Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Portraits of castle lords and owners on top floorEleven generations of the Naruse Clan are shown here.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Inside castle towerJan 21, 2006
|
|
Very steepJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inside entranceJan 21, 2006
|
|
More stairsJan 21, 2006
|
|
Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Castle tower entranceJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama Castle towerJan 21, 2006
|
|
Castle towerJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama CastleNational TreasureJan 21, 2006
|
|
Reconstructed Honmaru GateJan 21, 2006
|
|
Sanko Inari ShrineThe shrine provides a short cut to the castle.Jan 21, 2006
|
|
Steps to castle gateJan 21, 2006
|
|
Steps to castle gateJan 21, 2006
|
|
Haritsuna ShrineJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama CastleJan 21, 2006
|
|
Inuyama CastleJan 21, 2006
|
|
Kiso River with Inuyama Castle in the distanceJan 21, 2006
|
|
Road to Inuyama CastleJan 21, 2006
|
|
| 1488 files on 6 page(s) |
 |
|
|
6 |
|
