 Last additions - Mishima Taisha Shrine 三島大社 |
Hiroshige's woodblock print of Mishima in his Tokaido Road series. Mishima Taisha's torii can be seen.Apr 24, 2011
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Mishima Taisha Shrine roofNov 11, 2010
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Mishima Taisha Shrine Honden is an Important Cultural Property.Nov 11, 2010
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Mishima Taisha Shrine's Honden was destroyed by an earthquake in 1854. Rebuilt in 1869.Nov 11, 2010
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Famous and very old sweet olive tree (kinmokusei) キンモクセイ 金木犀Nov 11, 2010
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Buden Hall where sacred dances are performed. 舞殿Nov 11, 2010
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Shinmon Gate reconstructed in 1867. 神門Nov 11, 2010
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Shrine gate.Nov 11, 2010
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Sacred Horse Stable. No real horse though. 神馬舎Nov 11, 2010
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Purification was basin.Nov 11, 2010
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Statue of Yatabe Moriharu who helped to finance the reconstruction of Mishima Taisha after the great earthquake in 1854. 矢田部盛治の銅像Nov 11, 2010
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Somon Gate 総門（外構えの門）Nov 11, 2010
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MIshima Taisha museum. 三嶋大社宝物館Nov 11, 2010
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Path to shrine.Nov 11, 2010
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Carp in Shinchi Pond. 神池Nov 11, 2010
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Itsukushima Shrine dedicated to Hojo Masako. 厳島神社Nov 11, 2010
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Bridge to Itsukushima Shrine in Shinchi Pond.Nov 11, 2010
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Tatari-ishi rock was used to separate foot traffic on the Tokaido and Shimoda Kaido roads. Each time it was removed, something bad happened. So they left the rock in place. たたり石Nov 11, 2010
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Bokusui poetry monument. 牧水歌碑のずえなる 三島のまちのあげはなび 月夜の空に 消えて散るなりNov 11, 2010
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The shrine has numerous monuments.Nov 11, 2010
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Mishima Taisha Shrine in Shizuoka Pref. This is the main torii. Townsend Harris, US consul to Japan, visited here when he was on his way to Tokyo from Shimoda.Nov 11, 2010
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