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cheesecake17 Says: A SPECIAL FEATURE OF THIS COMMUNITY IS THE EXOTIC ROW OF TENEMENT HOMES..WHICH IS UNIQUE TO THIS AREA .. IT IS SAID THAT THE FARMING HOMES TOOK ON THIS SHAPE DURING THE END OF THE MEIJI ERA (1868-1912)..DURING THE NARA (710-784) AND HEIAN (794-1185) PERIODS, THE TOKAIDO...
Lucky Charms and Fortune Telling
cheesecake17 Says: At Hokkenji TEMPLE....you will find a little table just outside the main door....this one was a "selfserve". selling talismans to bring good luck or keep evil away ... Lucky charms and protective amulets are called o-mamori. Most shrines and Temple also sell o-inori,prayers...
cheesecake17 Says: A VISIT TO HOKKENJI Temple
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cheesecake17 Says: This grouping of 6 jizo are found commonly in Japan, Jizo Bosatsu vowed to protect all beings in the 6 realms ...they are quite common to see sometimes placed at busy intersections or at graveyard..like in this case....these I found were in Hanazawa village ... Jizo often...
cheesecake17 Says: While walking up the path at Hanazawa town you will see many stone statues of Batou Kannon (Kannon with Horse's Head) they are usually set up along dangerous paths and byways to protect travelers and their horses from injury. Batoo Kannon has been known in Japan since 7th...
cheesecake17 Says: A visit to any graveyard in Japan is full of mystery.Specially the Tomb Stones that are very different to the western worldThis gravestone found at a Temple in hanazawa..has a shape call Gorintou , which means five-ring pagoda or five-tier tomb..Whatever you may call it is...
cheesecake17 Says: While walking the path at Hanazawa village you will see many of these sign....translated into different languages...english, portuguese, korean, chinesse....The sign reading.."becasue slope failurres are likely to occur, please take great caution in the event of a heavy...
taigaa001 Says: One of the objectives of visiting Hanazawa is to see what remains of Hanazawa Castle ruins, a mountain fort ruled by Imagawa Clan in mid 16th century. It is just for experienced fort ruins hunters. The only thing that shows there was a castle is a wooden monument poll that...
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Hanazawa, Mt. Mankanho and Mt. Takakusa Hikes
The next visit will be scheduled on a fine day in January, February or March... Hiking on Tokai Nature Trail By-Pass Route: Sakashita(Okabe) ...Meiji Tunnel...Utsunoya...Mt. Mankanho...Nihonzaka...
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