A Walk Around Kyushu
Day 49, Tamana to Arao
Sabbatum Dec 21st, 2013
The Sun is non notwithstanding up, today beingness the wintertime solstice in addition to so the shortest twenty-four hours of the year, but I run across several joggers out in addition to about. By the fourth dimension I cross the river into the town the Sun peeks out from the clouds. In the middle of the town is a large Hachimangu shrine amongst a real impressive gate amongst a tower. Within the gate a pair of rock Nio, the Buddhist temple guardians removed from most shrines when the regime separated Buddhism in addition to Shinto inward the Meiji Period.
In 1877 Saigo Takamori's youngest blood brother was killed hither inward a battle of the Satsuma Rebellion. Not far out of town in addition to I come upwardly to the offset pilgrimage temple of the day, disclose 57, Rengein Tanjoji in addition to what a surprise it is.
Across a span is a massive novel gate gleaming golden amongst fresh wood. Instead of the common 2 Nio guardians at that spot are instead 4 statues of the Shitenno, the "Heavenly Kings." They are real ornate in addition to likewise await new. The temple covers a lot of area, in addition to at that spot is a vermillion pagoda, likewise seemingly new.
There is plainly coin here, but it all seems a piffling sterile inward the agency majestic shrines do, lacking inward the signs of passing of fourth dimension in addition to lacking whatsoever chemical cistron of human use. I behave on along the master copy road, passing through a cluster of love hotels in addition to and so an abandoned pachinko parlor.
On closer inspection I regard a door is opened upwardly so I perish within to explore, but at that spot is absolutely cypher of involvement inside, only the trounce of a standard, cheap, light-industrial/commercial structure. When I offset came to Nippon I noticed that pachinko parlors disappear at a phenomenal rate, beingness torn downward in addition to oft straightaway replaced amongst a novel one, in addition to I couldn't figure out why.
Apparently it is to produce amongst taxes, amongst it beingness cheaper to tear downward a five twelvemonth onetime construction in addition to supervene upon it. Obviously expert for that foreign god worshiped inward modern Japan, "The Economy."
At Nobara I function out the master copy route in addition to start to caput north, offset stopping inward at a prissy Hachimangu shrine that has a fine pair of old, wooden komainu. I chat amongst the priest for a patch who is busy setting upwardly lanterns in addition to mostly getting the shrine develop for the busiest fourth dimension of the year, the coming New Year.
The route rises in addition to dips, amongst a chip to a greater extent than rising than dipping, in addition to on the horizon I tin regard what looks similar a multicolored tower or chimney. An lx minutes or so after equally my angle changes I regard that it is a Ferris Wheel.
Looking at it end-on made it appear equally a tower. As I larn closer the traffic increases in addition to it becomes apparent it is a large entertainment common called Greenland, i I had non heard of before.
To larn to the side yesteryear side pilgrimage temple, Taisho-ji, disclose 101, I accept to walk around the boundary of the entertainment common listening to screams emanating from the roller coasters. Kongoji turned out to locomote unusual. It's real large, but at that spot are no tall buildings. Everything is depression in addition to constructed out of concrete, quite Chinese or mayhap Burmese inward appearance.
As I perish far a car-blessing is going on inward front end of the temple. Its quite busy in addition to at that spot is enough of statuary in addition to it seems the temple is fairly wealthy. From hither I caput downhill towards the coast, stopping inward at a brace of shrines. In Arao I respect the 3rd pilgrimage temple of the day, disclose 58, Kongo-ji. It's a small, urban temple in addition to my terminal halt of the twenty-four hours equally my hotel is nearby.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 48
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Day 49, Tamana to Arao
Sabbatum Dec 21st, 2013
The Sun is non notwithstanding up, today beingness the wintertime solstice in addition to so the shortest twenty-four hours of the year, but I run across several joggers out in addition to about. By the fourth dimension I cross the river into the town the Sun peeks out from the clouds. In the middle of the town is a large Hachimangu shrine amongst a real impressive gate amongst a tower. Within the gate a pair of rock Nio, the Buddhist temple guardians removed from most shrines when the regime separated Buddhism in addition to Shinto inward the Meiji Period.
In 1877 Saigo Takamori's youngest blood brother was killed hither inward a battle of the Satsuma Rebellion. Not far out of town in addition to I come upwardly to the offset pilgrimage temple of the day, disclose 57, Rengein Tanjoji in addition to what a surprise it is.
Across a span is a massive novel gate gleaming golden amongst fresh wood. Instead of the common 2 Nio guardians at that spot are instead 4 statues of the Shitenno, the "Heavenly Kings." They are real ornate in addition to likewise await new. The temple covers a lot of area, in addition to at that spot is a vermillion pagoda, likewise seemingly new.
There is plainly coin here, but it all seems a piffling sterile inward the agency majestic shrines do, lacking inward the signs of passing of fourth dimension in addition to lacking whatsoever chemical cistron of human use. I behave on along the master copy road, passing through a cluster of love hotels in addition to and so an abandoned pachinko parlor.
On closer inspection I regard a door is opened upwardly so I perish within to explore, but at that spot is absolutely cypher of involvement inside, only the trounce of a standard, cheap, light-industrial/commercial structure. When I offset came to Nippon I noticed that pachinko parlors disappear at a phenomenal rate, beingness torn downward in addition to oft straightaway replaced amongst a novel one, in addition to I couldn't figure out why.
Apparently it is to produce amongst taxes, amongst it beingness cheaper to tear downward a five twelvemonth onetime construction in addition to supervene upon it. Obviously expert for that foreign god worshiped inward modern Japan, "The Economy."
At Nobara I function out the master copy route in addition to start to caput north, offset stopping inward at a prissy Hachimangu shrine that has a fine pair of old, wooden komainu. I chat amongst the priest for a patch who is busy setting upwardly lanterns in addition to mostly getting the shrine develop for the busiest fourth dimension of the year, the coming New Year.
The route rises in addition to dips, amongst a chip to a greater extent than rising than dipping, in addition to on the horizon I tin regard what looks similar a multicolored tower or chimney. An lx minutes or so after equally my angle changes I regard that it is a Ferris Wheel.
Looking at it end-on made it appear equally a tower. As I larn closer the traffic increases in addition to it becomes apparent it is a large entertainment common called Greenland, i I had non heard of before.
To larn to the side yesteryear side pilgrimage temple, Taisho-ji, disclose 101, I accept to walk around the boundary of the entertainment common listening to screams emanating from the roller coasters. Kongoji turned out to locomote unusual. It's real large, but at that spot are no tall buildings. Everything is depression in addition to constructed out of concrete, quite Chinese or mayhap Burmese inward appearance.
As I perish far a car-blessing is going on inward front end of the temple. Its quite busy in addition to at that spot is enough of statuary in addition to it seems the temple is fairly wealthy. From hither I caput downhill towards the coast, stopping inward at a brace of shrines. In Arao I respect the 3rd pilgrimage temple of the day, disclose 58, Kongo-ji. It's a small, urban temple in addition to my terminal halt of the twenty-four hours equally my hotel is nearby.
Jake Davies
A Walk Around Kyushu Day 48
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