• Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜) and Around shrine

    The beach which God is said to gather

'Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)' is sandy beach located in the west 1km side of 'Izumo Taisha (出雲大社)'.
This Beach is, the stage of the Japanese myth (日本神話).

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)

Please turn left of the road in front of 'Izumo Taisha (出雲大社)' Torii.

we will glad you when refered in sight-seeing.

Around the Inasanohama Beach

To walk about 20min just straight, the sea come into view.

Around the Inasanohama Beach

'Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)' and 'Ishi-dōro' (stone lantern).

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)

If you were walking down the big road (Route 431), you will see Bentenjima (弁天島).

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)

These are few part of many ' Around the Inasanohama Beachn' photos.

Here is the 'Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)'.

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)

Worshiping the sea where the gods come, collect drops of sea water and go around to 'Izumo Taisha shrine (出雲大社)'.

It is enshrined 'Toyotamahiko no Mikoto (豊玉毘古命)' in Bentenjima island (出雲大社).

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜) Bentenjima (弁天島)

'Inasanohama (稲佐の浜)' is Japan's 100 Most Beautiful Beaches.

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)

* However, in winter, it is not so beautiful.

Next go to the 'Inasanokamino yashiro (因佐神社)'.
The road in front of 'Inasa Beach', to walk to the north (Prefectural road no 29).

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)

This signbord will appeared. And then we will walk down this back street.

Please walk toward the mountain.

Inasanohama Beach (稲佐の浜)

Here is 'Inasanokamino yashiro (因佐神社)' shrine.

Inasanokamino yashiro (因佐神社)

You must not speak out after you pass through the 'Torii (鳥居 / gateway at the entrance to a shrine)'.

It is enshrined 'Takemikazuchi no kami (建御雷神)'.
it is deity of heroic, and known as the deity of academic.

Inasanokamino yashiro (因佐神社)

Next go to the 'Shimo no miya (下の宮)'.

Shimo no miya

It is enshrined 'Amaterasu Omikami (天照大御神)' in 'Shimo no miya (下の宮)' shrine.   She is seen as the goddess of the sun, but also of the universe.

Shimo no miya

According to the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki in Japanese mythology, the Emperors of Japan are considered to be direct descendants of 'Amaterasu'.

Next, 'Kami no miya (上の宮)' shrine.

Kami nomiya

This shrine is 'Kami ari zuki' (around October), It is said that 'Yao yorozu no kami' (eight million gods) will hold a meeting of matchmaking.

During that period, the gods will hold a meeting here during the day.

Kami nomiya

The gods seem to go to bed at night at Izumo Taisha's "Juku sha (十九社)".

Next, at the 'Miyako Inarisha (都稲荷社)', near by 'Izumo Taisha (出雲大社)' parking.

Miyako Inarisha

It is enshrined a portion of the divine spirit by 'Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社)'. From at the end of the Edo period.

Miyako Inarisha

Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is a popular shrine for foreign tourists in Kyoto.

It is enshrined god of success in business.

Miyako Inarisha

A fox is a messenger of the god, and enshrined fox in the Inari shrine.

Let's pray at the 'Izumo Taisha Shrine (出雲大社)' at the end.

Izumo Taisha

photographed on Feb. 2016.

This worship route was introduced on TV.
And on the 1st of every month, events are held that walk this route.

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