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    • TravelerNepal-Japon à vélo
      Day 257

      Sanctuaire géant (Izumo)

      November 22, 2019 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Au-delà de la beaute intrinsèque du site et de ses bâtiments massifs en lisière de forêt, cette visite m'a donné un nouvel aperçu de ce que font les Japonais dans un sanctuaire shintoïste : faire la queue pour prier et se recueillir devant les autels, écrire leurs voeux sur des plaquettes, acheter des porte-bonheur et des calligraphies, honorer des animaux, ici beaucoup de statues de lapins (?), emmener leurs enfants habillés en Kimono...
      Activités plus spécifiques : se marier en tenue traditionnelle et prendre des photos (mais le couple en question n'a pas apprécié que je me joigne au photographe pour les immortaliser, oups. Je me suis platement excusée puis enfuie !). Ce sanctuaire est l'un des plus anciens et importants au Japon et a donné nom à un style architectural distinct (lien pour les férus d'architecture traditionnelle : https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taisha-zukuri). Il y a ici quelques touristes occidentaux (première fois que j'en croise depuis une semaine, hormis un Suisse dans une guesthouse), mais ma présence semble tout de même susciter l'étonnement.

      Avant cela, j'ai participé à une enquête dans un centre touristique, ce qui m'a fait gagner des bonbons, et déambulé dans les nombreux magasins avoisinant le temple. Un site touristique attire toujours tout un arsenal de commerces : restaus, glaciers et ce que je qualifierais de "magasins souvenirs de pâtisseries japonaises et divers trucs à manger jolis et suremballés". Les Japonais en sont friands, pour offrir à leurs proches et collègues. Je repars dans une très belle lumière le long de la mer, mais ne trouverai le soir qu'un site de bivouac moyen, entre un parking et un équipement sportif.

      PS : pardonnez la qualité moyenne et le cadrage étrange des photos. Ce sont des "selfies externes" ou "inversés" (nouveau concept !), donc sans voir ce que je prends et avec un objectif peu adapté à la longue distance/ aux paysages...      Read more

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    • TravelerJapan
      Day 29

      Day 28-29

      March 29 in Japan ⋅ 🌬 18 °C

      Day 28

      I woke up this morning feeling exhausted so we just had a very chilled out day today to relax and recharge. We wandered around the city looking at a few shrines and temples and Jacob had a go using my camera and then decided he liked it so much he wanted to buy his own! So we found a camera shop and spent ageessss choosing a good camera which he is now chuffed with so it was worth it and then we spent a while playing with it and it’s such a nice camera - I’m a little jealous!

      We visited the Shimane prefecture art museum and wondered around the exhibitions including one showing Hokusai who is famous for doing “the great wave” which I’m sure all of you have seen at one point and his “views of Fuji” sequence which is really interesting. As well as another collection of silk scrolls that had been painted on which were gorgoeus!

      After wandering around the city for a little while longer we finished the day off with a delicious curry and then settled in for an early night.

      Day 29

      Today we headed to Izumo city which is famous for Izumo Taisha shrine which is said to be the oldest shrine in Japan and is deeply set in Japanese mythology which suggests that the gods would meet at this shrine. It was set in some beautiful gardens where Jacob and I enjoyed watching the birds bathing in the river and spotting the koi fish in the pond and trying to get some good snaps of the birds which always proves a challenge!

      We then wandered up through the Tori gate with an absolute massive one in the distance which we later discovered was the Izumo Taisha Otorii.
      After strolling around the huge grounds and the many temple buildings which was equipped with the most HUGE flag of Japan- (slightly random?!) I led us around the back of the temple and into the woods behind. After walking for a while we came across a small very simplistic shrine tucked away in amongst the trees. Beautifully peaceful apart from the flowing river it was a very nice spot to relax and enjoy! We then found a man made waterfall and went off the path to try get closer to it which we did manage to do but we weren’t able to go right up to it like I wanted but it was a very picturesque background!

      After taking hundreds of pictures we headed back to the main centre and enjoyed the market shops before heading back for the night!      Read more

    • TravelerJapan
      Day 22

      Izumo

      December 20, 2022 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

      I arrived in Izumo as this is where my night train would be leaving from, to get back to Tokyo. I had 4 hours or so, so I put my gear in a locker and jumped on the first bus I saw without knowing where it would take me.
      I had a thought last night about planning vs impulse due to heading to that island and not expecting deer. Where it got me to was, when I plan I get my hopes up and often get more excited for something than it deserves thus inevitably letting me down. When I just do something random it may not be the best but it's always a surprise and that's the best bit.
      It dropped me off in a temple so I headed that way and called mum and dad on the way. It was a nice park to walk through and the air was cool and crisp, as I had not walked much today I decided to walk down to the beach.
      As the sun was setting it was a very nice and calm place, it seemed quite a small town with very few tourists or cars.
      I only had a few hours so I grabbed some Starbucks sandwich for the train and headed back to the train station. When I got back I could not find anywhere with power or wifi to spend the hour I had remaining so I went to mos burger and got dinner for later.
      Back at the station again and there were some missionaries playing Christmas carols on the piano. They were from America and 18-21. They were here for a couple of months just spreading the word so it seems, it was nice to hear them play though.      Read more

    • Barrable TravelsGlobal Wanderings 2017
      Day 13

      Izumo taisha and Matsue in Shimane

      May 9, 2017 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      Light rain this monring as I head off to Izumo taisha, reputedly the oldest Shinto Shrine and the birthplace of Japan. It is said that all the kami, or gods, visit here together one month in every year, known as the 'month of the gods'. In the rest of Japan that month is known as the 'month without gods'.

      It is a spectacular shrine in a spectacular setting with superb buildings in the 'hioku-irimoya-zukiri' style which I really find appealing for its simplicity, grace and sense of mystery and magic. This place is also known as the shrine of marriage and relationships and is dedicated to Okuninushi no Mikoto the god of marriage. When worshipping here it is common to clap four times, rather than twice, two for you and two for the other; the object of your heart.

      The light rain actually adds a bit of atmosphere and grey skies are always good to bring out the colours in a photograph, especially the greens, of which there are multiple shades in this forested, mountainous place. The central compound is unfortunatly inaccessible to us mere mortals but what can be seen is spectacular and the main compound with its arched roofs and flying cross pieces is ringed by smaller shrines and other things like lots of statues of bunny rabbits in various poses. How cute or 'kawai' as they would say here.

      In the afternoon its back to rainy Matsue and I figure I'll visit the Shimane Art Museum and head of in the pouring rain with my trusty travel umbrella... only to find on arrival that the Museum is closed on a Tuesday...duh! Oh well I'll save it for tomorrow, I think, and promptly head off to the nearest giant shopping mall; sprawling multi floored temples to mass consumption which every city has many of.

      Tomorrow is another day and I hope the weather clears as I want to visit Matsue Castle and take a boat tour around the city on its many canals and rivers. Matsue is known as the Venice of Japan. Its also known for its amazing sunsets over lake Shinji so it would be pretty ironic if I come all this way and don't even see the sun let alone a good sunset.

      Fingers crossed!      Read more

    • TravelerJapan während den Kirschblüten
      Day 7

      Izumo

      March 26, 2014 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      Mit dem Zug fuhren wir weiter nach Izumo. Dort wollten wir den Izumo-Taisha Schrein besichtigen, welcher als der älteste Shinto-Schrein von ganz Japan gilt.

      Da an diesem Tag aber leider eine Zeremonie stattfand, durften wir die Hauptanlage nicht betreten. Deshalb sind wir einfach einmal um die gesamte Anlage herumgelaufen.Read more

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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Taishachō-kizukikita, Taishacho-kizukikita, 大社町杵築北

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