Visiting shrines to purify yourself
Visiting shrines to purify yourself
GTK recommends you to visit some shrines especially this month.
June is said to be the month when people think their past six months of the year and visit shrines to purify their sins.
At some shrines in Kyoto, the ancient Japanese purification to pray for our health in the remainder of the year is held.
You will be surprised to see a big wreath after entering a shrine. It is said that if you pass through it named Chinowa made of a kind of rush in the grounds of some Shinto shrines, you are guaranteed to spend a healthy life in the latter year.
Yoshida Shrine, Heian Shrine, Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine, Goo-jinja Shrine, Kamigamo Shrine, Kibune Shrine, Nonomiya Shrine etc.
Chinowa is being displayed at each shrine from the beginning of June.
If you visit Yoshida Shrine, you can enjoy a short mountain walk on Mt. Yoshida. (105m)
On the way to the summit, there is a nice cafe named Moan, so you can take a break with a nice cup of coffee there.
(the webpage of Moan: http://www.mo-an.com/)
Also, we’d like to introduce a good dessert. This is called Minaduki, if you eat this special dessert on the same day (June 30th), you are guaranteed a healthy life as well!
