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taigaa001 Says: Ieyama, about 15 kilometers northwest of Shimada station, is the central district of former Kawane town, now a part of Shimada city. The town thrived as a post station of ancient pilgrimmage road to Akiha Shrine, known as the god of fire prevention. Former pilgrimmage trail...
taigaa001 Says: Kanaya is now a part of Shimada city. It is best known by the great landscape of Oigawa river, and you can see the landscape similar to Utagawa's Hiroshige's Kanaya of Tokaido Series. The town's biggest draw is Ocha No Sato tea museum with world tea museum and a nice...
Plants In Chimanji and Mt. Chiba
taigaa001 Says: When I went to Chimanji in 9th of July I found Hosta Montana blooming around July and August. Hosta Montana is often cultivated because its budding leaves are used for local cuisines during April and May. Japanese name for Hosta Montana is OOBAGIBOUSHI.
taigaa001 Says: One of the most popular temples in Shimada is located at the northern part of Shimada deep in lush cedar forest. The temple is best known by the thatched-roof Main Hall and ten huge and old cedar trees. I first went there as a high-school excursion about thirty years ago. It...
cheesecake17 Says: Unno is a famous local artist of the work of woodblock his house was open to the public in 2000.....You are able to see his home and his work at a next door exhibit hall....His home its a house from the 1890..He is a native of shizuoka and his work been in a few galaries...
Station No. 24: Shimada Post Station
cheesecake17 Says: The Oi River, the difficult spot of the Old Tokaido Highway, had no bridge according to the Government policy, and was provided with an official control house, carriers' inn and shops around here under the river crossing system by carriers. Now the official control house,...
cheesecake17 Says: In the Toko Temple , the monkey dance is held on April 14...Two children wearing masks of male and female monkeys dance to the music of flute and drum. This is nationally unique folklore performance played at the festival of Hiyoshi Shrine, which houses the "guardian god of...
cheesecake17 Says: This museum is a great stop, IS VERY close to the KAWAGOSHI RELICS, its regular exhibition features "travel and travelers" under the question "why do people travel?", and introduces the history and culture of Shimada city, illustrating the scenes of the Oi River, Shimada...
cheesecake17 Says: This shrine is supported by the local people as the "god of water".Free of charge (except for praying) Open all year Opening Hours 8:30 - 17:00
cheesecake17 Says: There are 8,700 roses planted in the garden . You can enjoy the greenhouse and the walking path ...You can also purchase the kind of roses that grow in the park....I did but they never live that long..:(.....they seem very difficult to grow..The "rose house" in front of the...
cheesecake17 Says: This bridge construction was completed on January 13, 1879. It is completely made of wood and destroyed every time their where a flood, the bases were rebuilt by using concrete in April 1965. From the entrance to the bridge It takes about 15 minutes to walk over ......While...
cheesecake17 Says: This is a Typical scenery in the summe all over Japan and in the area I live in.... about 8,000 fireworks on the Oi river....in shimada...on August 10...The fireworks are really gorgeous and spectacular, get there early and save a space...it get very crowded....So , dont...
cheesecake17 Says: Third Sunday of SeptemberShimada-mage is the most popular traditional womens hair style originated by Tora-gozen. It is a beautiful scenery to have about 50 beauticians of the city parade the town wearing Shimada-mage and Yukata, and the festival attracts many viewers from...
cheesecake17 Says: Shimada is also famous for the origin of Shimada-mage, a traditional hair style for women during the Edo period. It is said that yujo or prostitutes in Shimada shuku created the hair style.
cheesecake17 Says: Bamboo is a very strong plant that grows very straight, very tall and very quick....Its a symbolic of prosperity, purity and innocence...Bamboo figures in many ancient tales from both China and Japan ...There are many festivals around bamboo...TANABATA, on July 7, includes...
The Shimada Obi Festival held every three years is one of 3 curious festivals in Japan.
"obi matsuri" (Obi means a broad sash, and matsuri is a festival). In the festival people wear a gold ornament apron (you can see this in sumo tournaments), unusual waraji, or straw sandals, two 2-meter long-swords with obi of brocade on each, and a chinese umbrella walk on the street.
The festival originally comes from a traditional wedding ceremony in Shimada. In very old days, brides in fine kimono used to visit Oi shrine first and then inns district.
However, people in Shimada thought that brides from different places felt embarassed to show themselves in front of so many people.
Therefore, ohyakko, guards of a portable shrine started to show only brides' obi during the shrine's festival.
Later, the festival became very big and, there was a very long procession (currently 3km long!) consisting of ohyakko, daimyo procession, portable shrine, dancers of kashima, and procession of famous singers from Edo.
HOW TO GET THERE
From the JR shimada station, walk 5 minutes to the OI SHRINE
Written May 13, 2005
Riverty, full marathon race course along the Oigawa river is a popular place for jogging, biking, and walking for Shimada residents. There is a distance sign in every 500 meters.
Written Aug 13, 2011
Shimada, five miles southwest of Fujieda, was a particularly important station because of its location on the bank of the Oi River.
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