#Kifune shrine

[aestum]

(by riki_s7_)

[kyotodreamtrips]

Kibune, nestled in the mountains just north of Kyoto, is special in Japanese folklore and history. This enchanting village is known for its magical atmosphere and mysterious legends passed down through generations.

[iamhatsue]

貴船神社02/Kifune shrine 02

[filmdreamss]

kifune jinja

[redsamuraiii]

Writing your wishes at Kifune Shrine, Kyoto

It's the last day of 2024 and I got reminded of this place I went to, where people wrote their wishes and hope the gods will favor them and fulfill their wishes.

It's interesting to see many foreign languages on the wishes like Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, etc, each with their own definition of happiness.

If I were to go there 10 years ago, I would have written things like "I want a glamorous job", "I want a fancy house and car", " I want a cute girlfriend I could marry" and the likes.

But now, all I wrote was "I want to be healthy and achieve inner peace." It's a simple luxury that I've taken for granted until I'm "older" and "weathered" now.

[coolmika745]

Shonen Onmyoji Chapter 11 Summary

The chapter began with Masahiro having a dream that Seimei left his five year old self at Kifune Shrine [1]. When Masahiro woke up he noticed Mokkun sleeping on his lap and bonked him on the head.

Masahiro's parents, Yoshimasa and Tsuyuki came into the room to check on him. Tsuyuki can't see Mokkun and the other Twelve Divine Generals though. Mokkun complained to Yoshimasa about Masahiro being unreasonable.

Masahiro went to another subject on how his 'taunki' grandpa tied him to a tree and left him by himself at Kifune. Mokkun was aware of this incident because he was the one watching Masahiro in secret his in humanoid form.

Seimei entered the room and greeted his son, daughter-in-law and grandson. Masahiro told everyone he was leaving. Yoshimasa asked his son where he was going as today was his abstinence [2]. Seimei wondered dramatically how Masahiro could have forgotten that. Masahiro got annoyed and walked out of the room. Seimei's son and daughter-in-law were side eyeing him and Seimei told them that Masahiro was not good at thinking and that he used to be that way too.

The next day Masahiro was undergoning soms onmyoji training and was greeted by the Minister of the Left, Fujiwara no Yukinari. Yukinari went to check up on Masahiro to see how he was doing and Mokkun took advantage of the situation that Yukinari couldn't see him by standing on his shoulder and patting his head.

Yukinari asked Masahiro if Seimei was there as he was thinking of holding a requiem ceremony before reconstruction begin, but Masahiro told Yukinari that his grandfather was not there at the moment.

After Yukinari left Masahiro. Masahiro is put off by what Mokkun did to Yukinari because he couldn't see him. Meanwhile Masahiro overheard some men talking about a oni woman hammering nails every night.

When Masahiro revealed himself they recognized him as Seimei's grandson, which annoyed him, but told them that everything will be fine. He then talked to Mokkun and said that he was going to prepare to head to Kifune Shrine.

Seiryu [3] the Wood General was watching Masahiro and Mokkun and when Masahiro noticed him Mokkun told him to let him be because Seiryu hate hims and he also hates Seiryu

The scene shift where Keiko is talking to the Chinese Yao (妖) [4] about getting revenge on Akiko and the yao was pleased that Keiko would help him bring Akiko to him.

The chapter ended with Masahiro visiting Akiko and she informed him that she really needed his help to save Keiko.

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[3] I also want to add that Seiryu is the Japanese Name of Azure Dragon whose Chinese name is Qinglong.

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[wildbeautifuldamned]

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[elenasparks1305]

So I went to Kyoto

[tingenti]

Thanks to Maureen2musings 🌹

Kifune Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

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[tenjin-no-shinja]

Kifune Shrine

I went way out into the mountains of northern Kyoto where there's many rivers that flow into the bigger ones down south. It was quite lovely. Kyoto gets quite hot so many people will retreat to areas like this to escape the summer heat. They even have restaurants where you sit on platforms right over the water which helps keep you cool.

Of course the actual shrine of Kifune is here as well. It enshrines a kami of water called Kuraokami, who has some of the coolest kanji for their name: 闇龗, and is also a dragon. When you enter the shrine you see a row of standing lanterns (I talk more about lanterns here) and stairs up to the main shrine.

This shrine actually has an English website, which you can read here. Which is always nice to come across.

Also at the train station was a neat mural showing all the shrines and temples in the area as well

The main event that was occurring was a festival called Mizu Matsuri or the Water Festival, which occurs on the same date as Tanabata, so they combine the two festivals. The day opens with a Tea Ceremony, and they do Bugaku performances. The highlight is a cooking display by top chefs. All in all a fantastic event to go to. [x] [x]

Of course I got my final Goshuin for the collector book which I'll show the results of later:

[wanderingcure]

Teaser for a page I'm doing for a Tanabata themed Witchwood date! This took me four hours. I used Kifune Shrine in Kyoto, Japan as a reference, and honestly I'm sure I did not do it justice. But I am incredibly proud of the result!

Two more panels to go! Hopefully not 4 hours each lol!

[kyotodreamtrips]

Kibune, nestled in the mountains just north of Kyoto, is special in Japanese folklore and history. This enchanting village is known for its magical atmosphere and mysterious legends passed down through generations.

[iamhatsue]

貴船神社01/Kifune shrine 01

[filmdreamss]

kyoto made me sad

(kifune jinja, 2024)

[redsamuraiii]

Have anyone been to Kifune Shrine in Kyoto? How do you get there from Kyoto Station? What train line and bus did you took?

[itsmarjudgelove]

Kifune Shrine