Kagoshima Shrine

Japanese shrine with big /old trees.

This Japanese shrine with a lot big & old trees surrounding. It's also with an ancient story about the born of God's grandchild here, quite interesting. Highly recommended to take a walk and pictures...

Little shrine with huge trees

This is a small shrine in Hayato-cho. The area is not that small. But, there is a driveway until the parking lot and the real shrine starts from there. I liked to see huge trees. And there's nothing m...

a small paradise south of Japan

Original Text

It is a very quiet city, very quiet night and day. To travel it you can use the tram that has travelled by the most beautiful tourist sites. Cross the island with the active volcano ...

I came to Kagoshima, so I'm going to visit you first.

Original Text

It was a bigger and magnificent shrine than I expected. It is said that it is designated as a national important cultural property. Perhaps it was because it was afternoon on weekdays, there were no worshipers other than me, and the large precincts had a slightly lonely atmosphere. Personally, I like this shrine.

Osumi kuniichinomiya enshrining hikohohodemi

Original Text

It is one of the largest shrines in southern Kyushu that enshrines Hikohohodemi, known as Yamayukihiko. The current shrine is a building from the Edo period, and the decoration such as national important cultural properties, sculptures, and the food of plants on the ceiling are beautiful, and the huge shrine felt magnificent. It was interesting because it was different from the relatively close Kirishima Jingu Shrine.