Hie Shrine

Mummified monks demystified

We loved visiting sakata on our princess cruise but the highlight for me was the mummified monks. Our local guide was so passionate about retelling their story and it is fascinating to hear what the m...

A magnificent shrine

Original Text

First of all, you can see the magnificent vermilion-painted torii gate standing at the entrance, and beyond that you can see the very magnificent Zuijinmon. There is a stone wall at the end of Zuijinmon, and turn right to the approach. Normally, there is a temple on a straight line from the mountain gate, but why is it swung? The magnificent hall of worship is elaborately sculpted. I would like you to look up at the dragons wrapped around the pillars and the monkeys supporting the beams! It is recommended to visit with Hiwayama Park as a set, and if you stop at the second parking lot of Hiwayama Park, both are easy to go ...

It's a big portal.

Original Text

The vermilion torii gate is normal, but there was a rare accessory like a roof on the torii gate. The Zuijinmon is also big and magnificent. I was able to worship comfortably.

Here is the rare Sanno Torii and the Sui Shinmon, which echoes when you hit Kashiwate.

Original Text

If you are going to [Kaimuji Temple (Immediate Buddha)] or [Hiwayama Park], it is very close, so we recommend that you stop by. There is a torii called "Sanno Torii (a thing with a gassho placed on a Kasugaki) attached photo", which is a syncretization of Shinto and Buddhism (Shinto and Buddhism), and a torii that can only be seen at shrines related to Sanno Gongen. Rarely said that the echo will return There is a gate of a shrine called "Sui Shinmon". In addition, compared to "Sui Shinmon" in [Haguroyama], this is called "Sui Shinmon" and there is something uncomfortable ...

Impression of detail

Original Text

It is a torii with a unique shape. You can also enter from the side of Hiwayama Park. It was a concrete torii gate that collapsed in 1961 and rebuilt 20 years later. There is a magnificent mountain gate and a shrine for a moment? temple? I think. It seems to be Zuijinmon, but in Sakata City, the notation "Zuijinmon" is unified. It seems that the origin of the letter "Shiseitsujin" on the forehead is the voltage of Heihachiro Togo, but the letter "Susai" of the marshal on the explanation board is wrong. In addition, the stone pillars in front of the torii are filled with two characters of "Kansha". Sakata no Hito 々...