This time I was in Shimizu, a town north of Shizuoka City, which is connected with Shizuoka. Although it can be said that Shimizu is the harbor part of Shizuoka, since it was originally designed in this way. With my trip to Shimizu I actually wanted to visit several places. Unfortunately, I could not find two more places, a traditional house and a temple that would be worth visiting. I do not constantly show pictures of temples or shrines, otherwise I would have to call the name of my homepage “Spiritual Japan – Spiritual Journey Through Temples and Shrines” …. An old name of Japan is not in vain “The Land of the Gods”, one reason are the myriad gods that exist here. Even if the term is no longer commonly used. After all, I was able to visit the Verkehr museum (yes, a German name), which shows a little about the ship transport, especially in Shimizu. But it was not worth. The smallest museum so far and I even had to pay full admission, no student bonus.
But my main goal was the Hagoromo no Matsu, the pine tree of the “Hagoromo” robe. This stands in a more or less narrow pine forest section directly on the Shimizu coast and also has a wind and tsunami protection function. In addition, from the beach you can see the beautiful Fujiyama, which is also a World Heritage Site. Not only the Fuji itself has been declared a World Heritage Site, but also large areas around the mountain or which have a strong connection to Fuji, as this (beach) section. This beach is also often mentioned in the literature in combination with the Fuji. Back to the tree: Legend is that a fisherman once found a beautiful robe on the tree and took it. Suddenly a heavenly maiden appeared and asked if she could get this robe back. The fisherman in turn wanted to keep the robe, because he had found it, so the maid despaired and cried because she could not return without this robe. The fisherman now consented to give her this robe as long as she performed the celestial dance for him with this robe. The maiden happily agreed and danced for the fisherman, but as soon as she finished the dance she vanished into the air.
This is the Kami o Michi, the way of the gods. This sacred pine-lined 500-meter path leads directly from Hagoromo no Matsu to the Miho Shrine.
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