Yachts Offshore
Yachts from Australia, Japan, Great Britain, New Zealand, Poland, and the USA.
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#sailing #sailboats #SagamiBay #Route134 #ShichirigahamaBeach #Kamakura #Japan
#セーリング #ヨット #相模湾 #国道134号 #鎌倉
Rounding the Bend
Shot of a west-bound 300 series train on the Enoshima Electric Railway (founded in 1902). The line basically runs along the coastline between Fujisawa and Kamakura on a single track. There are several passing loops along the line, which allow both east-bound and west-bound trains to run simultaneously.
On weekdays, the train is crowded with office commuters and students. On weekends and holidays, the trains are crowded with tourists enjoying seascapes while going to and from Kamakura, which was one of the ancient capitals of Japan between 1192 and 1333.
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#電車 #江ノ電 #相模湾 #国道134号 #鎌倉
End of Tunnel
Riding the east-bound train on the Enoden Line heading to Kamakura. The Yuigahama Beach near this tunnel has very calm waves and is a popular site for windsurfers.
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#電車 #江ノ電 #相模湾 #由比ヶ浜 #鎌倉
A giboshi is the onion-shaped ornamental finial used on the tops of railing posts of a shrine or temple. Giboshi can also be seen on bridge posts in a traditional garden. Most giboshi that I have seen are made of brass or bronze and have become heavily oxidized. In Japan, this architectural element dates back to the 12th and 13th century making them ubiquitous at almost any shrine or temple.
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#giboshi #giboshikouran #balustrade #railpost #ornamental #finial #shrine #traditional #Shinto #architecture #Kamakura #Japan
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Torii Gates
These torii gates line a narrow stone path leading to Sasuke Inari Shrine, which is tucked away between where two hills meet lined with sharp cliffs and a dense green canopy. The shrine was established 800 years ago by Minamoto Yoritomo, the first Shogun of Kamakura, in gratitude to a white fox that advised him on battle victories, which allowed him to become Shogun. Each torii gate has been donated by individuals or companies praying for their own victories in business. The flags next to each torii gate show the name of the shrine and the names of each donor.
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#鳥居 #指物 #幟 #稲荷神社 #佐助稲荷神社 #神社 #日本の伝統文化 #神道 #鎌倉
White Foxes
According to legend, Minamoto Yoritomo (1185–1333) had a dream where an Inari Fox messenger appeared and gave him strategic battle advice. Minamoto won his battles and gained the power to establish a new government in Kamakura where he became Japan's first shogun and to establish a new class of warriors called samurai. Nowadays, visitors to Sasuke Inari Shrine (established by Minamoto) offer prayers with a small white porcelain Inari Fox in hopes of achieving their own personal "battle" victory, which can range from giving birth to a child to winning an important business contract. The forest canopy enveloping the shrine has created a lush, green landscape where every last inch of every carved stone and wooden structure is covered in moss. This stands in stark contrast with the shiny new little white porcelain Inari Foxes that crowd every flat surface near the shrine.
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#fox #inariokami #foxdeity #InariShrine #SasukeInariShrine #shrine #traditional #Shinto #Kamakura #Japan
#キツネ #稲荷大神 #大稲荷 #稲荷神社 #佐助稲荷神社 #神社 #日本の伝統文化 #神道 #鎌倉
Inari Fox Messengers
Traditionally, white foxes were believed to deliver messages to man from the Inari deity. Over time, the foxes themselves have become the objects of worship themselves. In modern times, many patrons to an Inari Shrine are more likely to be tourists (like me) who buy a porcelain fox and place it next to the shrine as a kind of good-luck charm in hopes of having a wish fulfilled. The Sasuke Inari Shrine is off the beaten path and not a popular destination for the hordes of tourists. It’s great to visit such a shrine and have the whole place to myself. One can sit and ponder the rich history surrounding the shrine, relax and take deep breaths of the fresh air, mellow in the aroma of the dense forest, and try to imagine the clothes, conversations, and feelings of other visitors to this same shrine over the past 800 years.
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#fox #inariokami #foxdeity #InariShrine #SasukeInariShrine #shrine #traditional #Shinto #Kamakura #Japan
#キツネ #稲荷大神 #大稲荷 #稲荷神社 #佐助稲荷神社 #神社 #日本の伝統文化 #神道 #鎌倉
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