Mishima Shrine is a small shrine north of the Nishinasuno area. I have been there before, but a while back. It looked pretty today with the lush green of summer, so I stopped by to take some photos. While I was there a couple of people came and opened it, and so I got a… Read More Mishima Shrine
Ema are small wooded plaques that you can buy at many Shinto shrines and write on the back of them your wish, or hope and you leave them hanging at a specific place in the grounds of the Shrine so your wish may come true. The Ema usually has an image on one side that… Read More Ema
Today I went to visit both a Shrine and a Temple and I realized that in fact I do now know the difference, although I have spent a lot of my time in Japan not being certain.. There are two main religions in Japan, Shintoism and Buddhism and one of them has shrines and… Read More Shrines and Temples
Just Life in Japan 