#Otoyo Shrine

[tenjin-no-shinja]

Cute Animal Statues at Ōtoyo Shrine

This shrine is kinda unique in that the 3 main Gosaijin are Sukunabikona no Mikoto, Emperor Ōjin, and Sugawara no Michizane. :D

also check out this huge sacred tree they had on the grounds

And of course the really cute Goshuin with little mice on it!!

[studentofshinto]

京都　大豊神社　🌸桜&椿🌸

kyoto otoyo-jinja temple

🌸cherry blossoms & camellias🌸

[hollymrichards]

Artwork Spotlight - Kitsune

As we came across the beginnings for this piece in yesterday’s post I thought it would be worth connecting all the dots that led to this artwork. Like the Komainu piece that I did, this kitsune statue can be found at the Otoyo-jinja shrine in Kyoto. I loved the way these statues balanced with nature around them and that led to some really interesting textures with the brush pen. There was…

[darklightsworld]

Happy New Year with the mouse guardians of Otoyo Shrine in Kyoto! This is (or will be) the year of the rat, but since it’s the same as mouse in Japanese these guardians will do ^^ 🎉🐭🎊🎍

[airisu7425]

Otoyo shrine, Kyoto (2)

[lifelifeadore]

otoyo shrine

[lesnicos]

[heartisbreaking]

Otoyo Shrine　大豊神社 by Patrick Vierthaler

[costonatravel]

2021 京都桜の名所 哲学の道 桜・散り始め 疏水を歩く Kyoto Cherry Blossom Viewing Spot

京都桜の名所「 哲学の道」 桜の季節も終わりを迎え、この日、哲学の道の桜も散り始めていました。琵琶湖疏水の川面はたくさんの桜の花びらが流れていきます。前回動画にあった花筏がもっと長く連なっているものと思い訪れたのですが、残念ながら流れてしまっていました。それでもこの光景は美しかったです。 銀閣寺橋から大豊神社前、銀閣寺西橋から銀閣寺駐在所裏の疏水上を歩くように撮ってみました。 また来年も美しい桜が咲きますように。 

 Tetsugaku-no-michi(Philosopher's Path), a famous cherry blossom spot in Kyoto The cherry blossom season is coming to an end, and the cherry blossoms on the Tetsugaku-no-michi were beginning to fall on this day. Many cherry petals were flowing down the surface of the Biwako Sosui River. I thought the flower rafts in the previous video would be longer, but unfortunately they were gone. Still, it was a beautiful sight. I took this video as if I was walking on the canal from Ginkakuji Bridge to the front of Otoyo Shrine and from Ginkakuji West Bridge to the back of Ginkakuji Station. I hope the beautiful cherry blossoms will bloom again next year.

[weirdfish26]

Watch "The "RAT" Shrine - Otoyo Jinja - 大豊神社 | Must visit spot in Kyoto" on YouTube

[maiko2018]

Kyoto : marcher sans jamais s'arrêter Après Osaka, Himeji, nous voilà à Kyoto. Niveau transport on est au top ! Pas un loupé (enfin juste un mais c'est pas vraiment notre faute, cf. Article "les plans foireux"). On va vous donner notre secret mais chut ;) c'est plutôt simple, Thomas demande confirmation à 8 personnes différentes : les points d'information touristes en gare, les helper des bus, les mecs qui gèrent les files de bus, les mecs qui font monter dans le bus, le premier vieux à portée de main, etc. et puis bien sûr 24 allers-retours sur les panneaux d'information pour le quai, puis les panneaux avec le parcours du bus/train/métro et enfin 12 ouvertures du LonelyPlanet ! Chapeau Pipé, on s'est pas planté une fois ! 4 jours à Kyoto logé chez Kyoko dans une petite maison de style japonais. Petit déjeuner préparé avec amour, rencontres de voyageurs et discussions à n'en plus finir ! On a pu partager de beaux moments et échanger sur nos cultures respectives. Ah et Kyoko parle bien anglais contrairement a beaucoup de japonais ! Au programme : 1er journée dans le sud de Higashiyama : Le LonelyPlanet annonçait 4h de promenade on aura pris la journée ! C'était sans compter sur notre curiosité à fouiner, à contempler les paysages et prendre des chemins improbables. Plutôt une bonne idée pour éviter la foule et découvrir des lieux moins touristiques mais tout aussi incroyable. Notre premier temple est THE temple à voir aussi bien pour son architecture, que son environnement boisé et en hauteur : le Kiyomizudera Temple. On continue sur le Kodaji Temple, assez féerique grâce à son superbe jardin, puis moment de flânerie dans les rues de Ninnen-Zaka, Nene-No-Michi et Ischibei-Koji. Ces rues sont hors du temps, avec des façades en bois, des portes d'entrées typiques japonaises, des jardins travaillés et de belles voilures qui flottent au vent. Interdiction de prendre des photos mais bon, marseillais un jour marseillais toujours... on a envoyé le bellagio. On continue sur un petit temple et cimetière sans aucun touristes : Chokakuji Temple puis Seiryu-den- Hall. Même si les cimetières ne sont pas attrayants d'une manière général, ils font clairement penser à Mulan et ça c'est une plong��e au cœur de notre enfance ;) Le parc de Maruyama est sympa avec ses chats qui se baladent partout et son petit sanctuaire (Yasaka Shrine) qui sent bon la brochette grâce à ses vendeurs à la sauvette ! Normalement on aurait pu s'arrêter là, mais vu qu'il devait pleuvoir le lendemain la décision est prise de profiter au max, direction la promenade des philosophes pour le coucher du soleil. On est quasiment seul, à la nuit tombée, c'est un pur régal entre le bruit de l'eau et la forêt environnante. C'est encore le moment de découvrir des petits temples qui jalonnent le parcours, Otoyo Shrine et ses statuts de petites souris, un temple tout en simplicité et calme, Reikanji Temple et Anrakuji Temple. Ce dernier est un vrai coup de cœur, l'atmosphère est onirique avec son allée d'arbres aux racines seyantes, son toit végétal, ses portes en bois et des lanternes qui diffusent une douce lumière. Pas un bruit si ce n'est celui des corbeaux et leur prise d'envol. Il est 20h la nuit est bien noire direction la gare de Kyoto pour manger. Épisode culinaire à venir, je n'en dis pas plus !

[lisairinajjong-blog]

August 2nd

Today is another special day: My best friend’s birthday (Happy Birthday!), so we skyped quite long with various problems this evening/morning. I really enjoyed it a lot! This morning, I had amazing breakfast, which really surprised me, since this whole variety was labelled “simple breakfast” while to me “simple” means what I also had: toast, one kind of jam, coffee, tea. No butter, no sugar, no milk, nothing else. This breakfast had three kinds of bread, different sweet breads, croissants, potato salad, rice, curry, jam, butter, peanutbutter, coffee and tea. So much! And it was delicious~ Having eaten, I planned my trip and got pranked by google maps, telling me I#d need about 1:40 h for walking freaking 23km. I simply believed it and just noticed there was something wrong when I arrived at my first spot after 2 hours of walking. The first was Myoshin-ji Temple. A nice, huge temple complex with beautiful buildings, helping you forget you are in a big city and providing silence and spirituality. From there, I walked on to Ninna-ji, which had a beautiful pagoda and some nice small temple buildings inside a large garden area. I rested a little there and enjoyed the nature around before continuing to Ryoan-ji. Having looked at maps, the temple ground didn’t seem to be that big and when I arrived, it said there was an entrance fee of 500 yen, so I decided to just leave it be and continue to my next spot. However, after walking so much, I really didn’t want to take another 8-10 km to my next detination, especially because of the heat and humidity, which are killing me these days. So, I took a bus that saved me about half of the distance, so I only had to walk 4km to my next destination: The philiosopher’s walk. It was a path next to a river, surrounded by trees and bushes. Strolling around there was really nice and somehow relaxing, since the temperature seemed to be at least 5 degrees lower than elsewhere. Next to this path were some temples and shrines located, containing Honen-in and Otoyo-jinja. I also made a stop there before getting back to the path. At the end of the philosopher’s walk, I decided to continue to Nanzen-ji temple, which was close by as well. It had two very impressive, huge buildings (the main hall and the gate) and I stood there and just stared at them for a few moments before I could continue. Now I only wanted to head back, because I was thirsty (and I already drank 3 litres just on my way!), tired, sweaty and exhausted. However, I spotted a Yukata shop on my way, which had a huge “SALE” sign in their window. Of course, I couldn’t resist and walked there, just to have a look. And I found some beautiful Yukata for an amazingly great price. I took pictures, tried them on, took more pictures and then asked to guys there to put them to the side for me. Then I went, searching for wifi connection, to an underground shopping center, where I asked various people about the yukata I just had tried. I ended up deciding to try on more and then decide. So, I walked back, picked another Yukata I liked, tried it on and decided for two out of three and one Obi. The guys started talking and I understood a little: adding tax, summing it all up, lowering the price for me. So, I thought, they’d lower the price by 100 maybe, if I’m lucky 500 yen. Then, one of them sat down with me, calculating the price, telling me what it would be with tax. I nodded and then he said something really unexpected: “And we’re giving you the third Yukata as a present”. At first I didn’t know what to say. I was shocked – in a good way – and my brain stopped working for a few seconds before I thanked them several times for such an amazing present. After this, I am now happy owner of 4 Yukata and 2 Obi in total. I guess I won’t ever get enough of these. Seriously I am very happy about this.

[chitaka45]

京都　達磨寺(法輪寺) 干支土鈴

kyoto daruma-dera

京都　大豊神社　狛巳　干支土鈴

kyoto otoyo-jinja

京都　下鴨神社　絵馬

kyoto shimogamo-jinja

京都　護王神社　絵馬

kyoto goo-jija

[kyotographic]

Otoyo Shrine 大豊神社 von Patrick Vierthaler

[airisu7425]

Otoyo shrine, Kyoto (1)

[lesnicos]