Izumo Taisha
Izumo-taisha is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Okuninushi (Okuninushi-no-mikoto), famous as the Shinto deity of marriage.
A style of architecture, taisha-zukuri, takes its name from the main hall of Izumo-taisha. That hall, and the attached buildings, were designated National Treasures of Japan in 1952. According to tradition, the hall was previously much taller than presently. The discovery in the year 2000 of the remains of enormous pillars has lent credence to this.
Several other buildings in the shrine compound are on the list of Important Cultural Properties of Japan.
Japan Travel: History, Happiness, Heart at Izumo Taisha, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
Japan Travel: History, Happiness, Heart at Izumo Taisha, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
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One of Japan’s oldest shrines, Izumo Grand Shrine, Izumo Taisha (出雲大社) lies in Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture. No one knows the exact date of when the shrine was constructed. However, the existence of the shrine was apparent in the early 700s according to Japan’s oldest chronicles.
Izumo Taisha’s main deity (kami) is the Okunininushi no Okami. According to legend, Okuninushi was creator of the land in which Japan lies as well as the ruler of Izumo. He also has another role, which is the deity of good relations and marriage. At Japanese shrines, before a prayer, we clap twice. However, at Izumo Taisha, we clap four times—twice for ourselves and twice for our partner, present or future.
The Kamiari Festival is held at Izumo Taisha every year, from the 10th to the 17th day of the 10th lunar month. During this period, it is said Shinto’s eight million deities from across Japan gather at Izumo Taisha. The 10th lunar month is known as Kamiarizuki (“month with deities”) in Izumo and Kannazuki (“month without deities”) elsewhere in Japan.
Izumo Taisha’s grounds are quite large and spacious. There are many torii gates and halls, that visitors can explore the grounds to see and experience the magnificence of this shrine.
Some places of special importance:
Matsu no Sando: walking north of the large wooden torii gate (entrance into the shrine), the road divides into 3 paths by the pine trees. Please do not use the center path, as it is said this path is reserved for the deities.
Shimenawa in Worship Hall (Haiden): as visitors enter the main shrine grounds, they will see a wooden structure with a huge sacred straw rope (shimenawa) hung across the structure. The shimenawa signifies the presence of a deity and separates divine space from the mortal world. Large shimenawa are a characteristic of this region, found also at other shrines in Izumo.
Main Hall (Honden): behind the worship hall, Honden is 24 meters tall. It is the tallest shrine building in Japan. The current structure, built in 1744, is constructed architecture style is called Taisha-zukuri. Taisha-zukuri is a purely Japanese style which predates the entry of Buddhism into Japan.
Jukusha: in the outer fence area there are two long wooden structures on both sides of the main sanctuary. Jukusha is where the deities meet when they gather for their yearly meeting.
Access Information:
Izumo Taisha is located in the outskirts of Izumo City, about one hour west of Matsue. Izumo's main railway station is called Izumoshi Station.
From Izumoshi Station
From the railway station, Izumo Taisha can be reached by either train or bus.
*By Train:
**Via Ichibata Railways. Transfer trains at Kawato Station. Disembark at Izumo Taisha-mae Station. The journey will take about 20 minutes and the one way fare is 490 yen.
From Izumo Taisha-mae station, it takes about 5 minutes on foot to the shrine.
*By Bus:
**Board the bus from bus stop number one. There is a bus departing the station every 30 minutes or so. The bus ride should take about 25 minutes and the cost is 520 yen one way.
From Matsue City
From Matsue, Izumo Taisha is most easily reached by Ichibata Railways:
*By Train:
**Board the train from Matsue Shinjiko Onsen Station. Transfer trains at Kawato Station. Disembark at Izumo Taisha-mae Station. The journey will take about 60 minutes and the one way fare is 810 yen. (Visitors have the option of purchasing a one day pass for unlimited usage of Ichibata trains for 1500 yen)
From Izumo Taisha-mae station, it takes about 5 minutes on foot to the shrine.
**For Japan Rail Pass holder, taking a JR train from Matsue to Izumoshi Station (25-40 minutes) may be better. For access information from Izumoshi Station, refer to the above “From Izumoshi Station” section.
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Izumo Taisha
Izumo-taisha (出雲大社 Izumo Grand Shrine?, also Izumo Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi (Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto), famous as the Shinto deity of marriage.
A style of architecture, taisha-zukuri, takes its name from the main hall of Izumo-taisha. That hall, and the attached buildings, were designated National Treasures of Japan in 1952. According to tradition, the hall was previously much taller than presently. The discovery in the year 2000 of the remains of enormous pillars has lent credence to this.
Several other buildings in the shrine compound are on the list of Important Cultural Properties of Japan. mor info visit
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20090419 Izumo-Taisha Shrine 出雲大社 : Part 2/3
From Wikipedia Izumo Taisha (also called as Izumo Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan. Its name means The Grand Shrine of Izumo. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Taisha, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto, famous as the shinto deity of marriage.
A style of architecture, Taisha-zukuri, takes its name from the main hall of Izumo Taisha. That hall, and the attached buildings, are National Treasures of Japan. According to tradition, the hall was previously much taller than presently. The recent discovery of the remains of enormous pillars has lent credence to this.
Several other buildings in the shrine compound are on the list of Important Cultural Assets of Japan.
Izumo Taisha! Exploring the Grand Shrine - May 5, 2009
We went to Izumo Taisha! The place was huge, and the length of this video reflects that, I'm sure. There was so much to see though.
Thanks to Lisa who does a fair share of the narration in this video. She lived in Izumo for two years so we relied on her to guide us through.
Here is a piece of the wikipedia article:
Izumo-taisha (出雲大社, Izumo Grand Shrine?, also Izumo Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important Shinto shrines in Japan. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Taisha, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi (Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto), famous as the shinto deity of marriage.
A style of architecture, taisha-zukuri, takes its name from the main hall of Izumo-taisha. That hall, and the attached buildings, were designated National Treasures of Japan in 1952. According to tradition, the hall was previously much taller than presently. The discovery in the year 2000 of the remains of enormous pillars has lent credence to this.
20090419 Izumo-Taisha Shrine 出雲大社 : Part 3/3
From Wikipedia Izumo Taisha (also called as Izumo Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan. Its name means The Grand Shrine of Izumo. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Taisha, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto, famous as the shinto deity of marriage.
A style of architecture, Taisha-zukuri, takes its name from the main hall of Izumo Taisha. That hall, and the attached buildings, are National Treasures of Japan. According to tradition, the hall was previously much taller than presently. The recent discovery of the remains of enormous pillars has lent credence to this.
Several other buildings in the shrine compound are on the list of Important Cultural Assets of Japan.
20090419 Izumo-Taisha Shrine 出雲大社: Part 1/3
From Wikipedia Izumo Taisha (also called as Izumo Ōyashiro) is one of the most ancient and important of the Shinto shrines in Japan. Its name means The Grand Shrine of Izumo. No record gives the date of establishment. Located in Taisha, Shimane Prefecture, it is home to two major festivals. It is dedicated to the god Ōkuninushi-no-mikoto, famous as the shinto deity of marriage.
A style of architecture, Taisha-zukuri, takes its name from the main hall of Izumo Taisha. That hall, and the attached buildings, are National Treasures of Japan. According to tradition, the hall was previously much taller than presently. The recent discovery of the remains of enormous pillars has lent credence to this.
Several other buildings in the shrine compound are on the list of Important Cultural Assets of Japan.
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Nodokeya Guesthouse - MMTV32 【Travel in Mima, Tokushima, Shikoku & Japan!】
Welcome to Mamma Mima TV season 2! On this channel, we will introduce you to the city of Mima, Japan! Every episode, a local Dutchman named Pyke, who works at Mima city hall, will talk about Mima's famous landmarks and traditions.
This week, Pyke visits a very popular spot for tourists and travelers form Japan and abroad: the Nodokeya guesthouse in the Udatsu street!
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【English】All about Hiraizumi #68 Japan's earliest New Year
At the end of November, the making of the shimenawa (twisted sacred straw ropes) was held at Gokusho, Takkoku no Iwaya. Although it is a little early, every year around this time, the town folk gather to prepare for the greeting of the New Year. They say the technique to twist the shimenawa is passed down only by observing how the senior members do it. It took them 2 days to complete the shimenawa for dedication.
Spiritual barriers made of bamboo grass called 'kekkai' are set up to prevent impurity from intruding into the precinct. They are tied before the sunrise of November 23rd as part of the New Year ceremony.
Why are the preparations for greeting the New Year held so early at Takkoku no Iwaya? At Takkoku no Iwaya, the New Year Greeting Festival of Bishamon-sama is held on December 2nd as the first of all services for the New Year. It is said that this is the earliest 'New Year' celebrated in Japan. All the deities enshrined here greet their own individual New Year within December so Takkoku no Iwaya celebrates New Year twice along with January 1st.
Why don't you visit Takkoku no Iwaya, a rare place that greets the New Year twice?
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Restoration work of centuries-old Aso Shrine in Japan begins - ANI News
Kumamoto / Chennai, Oct 5 (ANI): Aso Shrine, a historical shrine in Kumamoto prefecture built 2300 years ago suffered heavy damage in the Kumamoto earthquake of April 2016. Shimizu Corporation begins the restoration work of the Romon Gate (Tower Gate) of Aso Shrine. Founded more than 200 years ago Shimizu Corporation has an experience of building traditional architectures. To restore Important Cultural Properties is no easy task. Among the Tower gate-covered roofs (elementary roof), Shimizu has been working on dismantling the materials that supported the roof by skilled carpenters. Dismantling the collapsed Tower Gate is important. There are many things to be aware of when repairing important cultural properties. The missing or lost parts, and burnt parts that cannot be recovered and many measures must be taken to prevent theft and fire of other parts. It is one of the manufacturing skills training programs promoted by the Japanese and Indian governments. This program proposes to develop a Japanese level of manufacturing talent of 30,000 persons within ten years. After enrollment at Yamaha Motor Chennai plant, combined with practical training, the trainees also learn Japanese-style manufacturing in the classroom. The Chennai plant of India Yamaha Motor has reached a milestone of producing a million units of two-wheelers.
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Bon Odori @ Shimane Japan August 14, 2016
Bon Odori originates from the story of Maha Maudgalyayana (Mokuren), a disciple of the Buddha, who used his supernatural powers to look upon his deceased mother. He discovered she had fallen into the Realm of Hungry Ghosts and was suffering.[3] Greatly disturbed, he went to the Buddha and asked how he could release his mother from this realm. Buddha instructed him to make offerings to the many Buddhist monks who had just completed their summer retreat, Bon Odori (盆踊り), meaning simply Bon dance is a style of dancing performed during Obon. Originally a Nenbutsu folk dance to welcome the spirits of the dead, the style of celebration varies in many aspects from region to region. Each region has a local dance, as well as different music.
The music can be songs specifically pertinent to the spiritual message of Obon, or local min'yō folk songs. Consequently, the Bon dance will look and sound different from region to region.
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Hoshido & Traditional Japan - Character Development Special
Fire Emblem Fates has become quite the popular game as of late, some of this popularity stemming from how striking its new aesthetics are, between the highly traditional Japanese kingdom of Hoshido and the Roman/Gothic/Celtic blend of the kingdom of Nohr.
In wanting to see just how far both of these aesthetics go, I've decided to devote two special episodes of Character Development to the kingdoms of light and dark, with today's focus being on the light kingdom of the east, Hoshido!
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Japan Trip 2014: New Years and Hatsumōde (Visiting a Traditional Shrine)
This video shows how I spent New Years and my trip to a Traditional Japanese Shrine.
Sorry if anyone was expecting a crazy party!! for New Years Eve but this is traditionally how I spend my New Years with my family in Japan :)
Japanese Festival (Matsuri) - Awa Odori Part 1
There are so many local festivals (called Matsuri in Japanese) throughout the Year in Japan. Almost each Matsuri is tied to a shrine to celebrate its deity or a seasonal or historical event. Some festival are held over several days and are repeated annually.
This kind of Matsuri is called awa odori.
Awa is the former name for Tokushima Prefecture while Odori means dance. These Festivals are usually held in August and are amazing to watch!
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Hatsumōde (初詣) is the first Shinto shrine visit of the Japanese New Year (starting on 1st January).
Although most people visit on the first, second, or third day of the year (as most are off work on those days), typically, we visit our local shrine a couple of minutes after midnight on 1st January - just as the new year is starting.
Prayers are made for the year ahead. New Omamori (charms or amulets) are bought, and the old ones are returned to the shrine so they can be burned.
A common custom during is buying a written prediction called Omikuji. If your omikuji predicts bad luck you can tie it onto a tree on the shrine grounds, to minimise any bad luck.
Here's what happens at each step during this film:
0:09 - Walking to the shrine
0:15 - Passing the exit of the shrine
0:30 - Streets nearby are closed and police guide traffic and worshippers with lighted battons
0:45 - Approaching the shrine
1:00 - Passing a Tōrō (decorative stone lantern) in front of the shrine entrance
1:02 - Behind the Tōrō to the right is the Chōzuya - where you purify yourself by washing your hands before entering the shrine (we did this but I did not film it)
1:13 - Standing beneath the Torii (gate) entrance
1:28 - Lanterns in front of shrine
1:36 - Map of the shrine - indicating where prayers can be made
2:00 - Standing in line on the Sandō - the approach to the shrine
2:20 - 360° view of the shrine
2:46 - Queing for our turn at the Honden - the main hall where the kami (spirits) are believed to exist
3:22 - The bell ringing is part of making the prayer
3:27 - Painting of a dog to commemorate this is the Year of the Dog
3:35 - 360° view of the shrine
4:21 - Ema (wooden plaques bearing prayers/wishes), charms and amulets for sale
4:53 - Omikuji are predictions for the year ahead.
5:25 - Tying the omikuji to a tree or frame is thought to minimise any bad luck in the prediction
6:10 - A look at one of the Setsumatsushaa (smaller shrines) where prayers are also offered
6:25 - Leaving the shrine
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