Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine

Do you know the Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine?
This Shrine has strange cause of Shrine’s name.
Kurumazaki means stop a car.
Long long time ago, when Japanese emperor’s cow carriage gone along in front of this Shrine, the cow carriage suddenly stopped there.
The people of the followers of emperor pushed and pulled cow carriage, but this cow did not move an inch.
People called this Shrine Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine after this matter.

I found small spring at Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine.

There close spring!




An access to Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine from Arashiyama.
If you use Randen railway company, Randen Arashiyama station – Saga station – Rokuouin station – Kurumazaki jinjya station, 4th station from Arashiyama station.
About 5 minutes ride.
One way 200yen.

Kyougen night in Daikakuji temple 2009 March

Do you know the Kyogen?
Kyougen is one of the Japanese traditional arts from the history over 650 years ago.
Kyogen is called Noh comedy in English.
Kyogen is part of Noh, but Kyogen is formed as one thing now.

Kyogen's actor is succeeded their boy by their father (patrimonal), they were keeping and protecting their traditional arts and they were changing their style to be correcting in the present age.

Kyogen's actor wraps the body in Kimono and plays funny content.

This event was played by SHIGEYAMA Kyougen family, they keep and protect their tradition in Kyoto.

This event's place is Daikakuji temple with keep and protect their tradition and the histry too.
Daikakuji temple is noble temple, with having strongly relations Japanese royal family.

It held the Kyogen in Daikakuji temple's hall, after night special visit and the sermon of the high priest.

The Daikakuji of traditional temple, the SHIGEYAMA Kyogen of traditonal arts and the Togetsutei's traditional Kyo-Kaiseki dinner!
It was wonderful night of Kyoto.


SHIGEYAMA Kyougen, Noh comedy.




Daikakuji temple.

KADOMATU

KADOMATSU consist of 2 words, KADO and MATSU.
KADO means gate, KADOMATSU are put at the entrance.
MATSU means pine, KADOMATSU are made pine, bamboo and others.

The Japanese thought that God dwelled in KADOMATSU in old days.

A Happy New Year 2009

↑This is Japanese New Year style.


↑This is KADOMATU.


↑This is KADOMATSU and HABOTAN.


↑This is SHIMENAWA.


↑This is KAGAMIMOTI.


↑This is MOTIBANA.

To tell the truth, I want to explain that things, but I cannot explain in English.
I regret it.

Kyoto Arashiyama Hanatouro 2008

The word, Hanatouro is made two words, Hana mean flower, it is called Ikebana flower arrangement is displayed in spots Saga-Arashiyama area, and touro mean lighted up road, it is lighted up the Saga-Arashiyama area’s road by Japanese lamp.

Highlight is lighted up Togetsukyou bridge, bamboo forest, Saga-Arashiyama’s nature and flower arrangement.

Please enjoy Kyoto Arashiyama’s night.

Date from 12, Decenber to 21, Decenber.
Time 17:00 to 20:30.


Togetsukyou bridge


Bamboo forest

Hanatouro’s perfect English website.
http://www.hanatouro.jp/e/index_a.html

Kyougen in Togetsutei

A Noh comedy called Kyougen is traditional entertainment of ancient Japan.

Originally this traditional art were part of Noh, but now Kyougen is becoming the independent art

Kyougen is simple, plain, and fun.

Would you feel the Kyougen?
You will surely feel Japanese tradition!

Next time Kyougen.
Planning March 2009.

Thank you for your time.
Sorry my English.

Access to Kansai-Airport Station from Kansai International Airport by Railway.

When you go through the immigration, you will see a signboard.

You will go along a signboard to second floor.

A signboard to a connecting passageway.


You will see a Kansai-Airport Station’s building from a connecting passageway.


When you go to Station’s inside, you will see a ticket vendor machine of left side and a ticket barrier of right side.


When you go through a ticket barrier and go down the stairs, you will see a JR Haruka express.


[ Access to Kyoto Station from Kansai International Airport by JR Haruka express ]