Mountain climbing

Cuisine and Food Culture

秩父一泊二日|NIPPONIA秩父・三峯神社・秩父神社を巡る旅

東京から一泊二日で秩父へ。NIPPONIA 秩父 門前町に泊まり、地元食材の夕食やイチローズモルトを楽しみ、秩父神社、三峯神社、パリー、泰山堂Cafeまで巡った旅を写真とともに紹介します。
Travel and Food

Why did people from Edo head to Mount Oyama? | Pilgrimage to Mount Oyama and Oyama Afuri Shrine

During the Edo period, Mount Oyama in Kanagawa Prefecture was a popular destination for many common people. This book introduces the culture of "Oyama pilgrimage," including the Oyama-ko (Oyama religious association), Oshi (religious guides), the offering of swords, and the Oyama Highway, along with photographs taken during the actual hike from Oyama Afuri Shrine to the summit.
Travel and Food

Why do people "borrow" wolves? | The worship of divine messengers at Mitsumine Shrine and the pilgrimage to the inner sanctuary

This book introduces the wolf-as-guardian deity worship that remains at Chichibu's Mitsumine Shrine, along with experiences such as staying at the temple lodging Kounkaku, participating in morning prayers, and climbing to the inner shrine of Myohogatake. It also traces the differences between this worship and that of Okuchi Magami of Mount Mitake.
Travel and Food

Walking the "Wolf Amulet" | From Musashi Mitake Shrine, which enshrines wolves, to Mt. Otake and Mt. Nokogiri

Using Mieko Ogura's book "The Wolf's Amulet" as a guide, we head to Musashi Mitake Shrine on Mount Mitake in Tokyo. Tracing the culture of Oguchi Magami "Oinu-sama," the Mitake-ko religious group, and the Oshi (religious guides), we walk to Mount Otake and Mount Nokogiri, contemplating the mountain worship that remains in the Kanto region.