Most viewed - Inaba Shrine on New Year's Day 伊奈波神社 初詣 |
Inaba Shrine is near the foot of Mt. Kinkazan (Gifu Castle) and Gifu city's most popular shrine for worship during New Year's. I visited on Jan. 1, 2011.170 views
|
|
Serving hot ama-zake here.141 views
|
|
137 views
|
|
Inaba Shrine is Gifu city's main shrine. The path to the shrine is lined with food and souvenir stalls.131 views
|
|
Pretty crowded, but it proceeded smoothly.127 views
|
|
Inaba Shrine's Haiden Hall was where we could pray.126 views
|
|
Approaching another gate called Shinmon. 神門125 views
|
|
Chukonhi Monument for the war dead from the Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War. 忠魂碑124 views
|
|
Inaba Shrine worships a god named Inishiki-Irihiko-no-mikoto who was a member of the Imperial family during the Kofun Period. The present shrine was built here in 1539.123 views
|
|
We had to wait a while...121 views
|
|
118 views
|
|
107 views
|
|
99 views
|
|
Kibi Shrine 吉備神社96 views
|
|
94 views
|
|
Inside Inaba Shrine's Haiden Hall.92 views
|
|
Offertory box91 views
|
|
91 views
|
|
91 views
|
|
From here, we had to wait in line.89 views
|
|
The line proceeded fast enough.89 views
|
|
89 views
|
|
89 views
|
|
88 views
|
|
Inaba Shrine's taiko bridge. 神橋88 views
|
|
88 views
|
|
88 views
|
|
The second torii.87 views
|
|
87 views
|
|
87 views
|
|
86 views
|
|
86 views
|
|
86 views
|
|
86 views
|
|
86 views
|
|
86 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
The first torii to the shrine.85 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
Lining up to pray at Haiden Hall.85 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
Inaba Shrine has a few other lesser shrines.85 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
85 views
|
|
Inari Shrine torii. 楓稲荷神社85 views
|
|
Arched bridge too steep to cross over.84 views
|
|
People buying good luck charms.84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
84 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
Banners read Inaba Shrine.83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
83 views
|
|
82 views
|
|
82 views
|
|
View from Romon Gate.82 views
|
|
82 views
|
|
81 views
|
|
81 views
|
|
View of Romon Gate from Shinmon Gate.81 views
|
|
81 views
|
|
Sign reads, "Hatsumode" or New Year's worship.80 views
|
|
80 views
|
|
80 views
|
|
80 views
|
|
黒龍社80 views
|
|
Inaba Shine is a short bus ride from Gifu Station. Get off the bus on the main road, then walk through this path to the shrine. Can't miss it during New Year's.79 views
|
|
For the Year of the Rabbit.79 views
|
|
79 views
|
|
79 views
|
|
Romon Gate side view.79 views
|
|
78 views
|
|
76 views
|
|
Romon Gate 楼門76 views
|
|
|
|
|
|