Take a break for a moment

Hello everyone.

It has been a little while, but I hope you are all well.

I noticed that it has been a year since I started posting my blog.

Wow, a year goes by so fast.

 

Well, this time, I went for a short walk to Shibamata Teishakuten Temple.

It takes less than 30 minutes by train, but I took a short break.

 

First, a brief description of Shibamata Teishakuten is in order.

 

Shibamata Teishakuten is a Nichiren Shu temple founded in 1629 (Kan'ei 6) in the early Edo period by two priests, Nichichichu Zenna-in and Nichiei-in, and became known as Shibamata Teishakuten at the end of the 18th century, when the temple's Teishakuten became a religious site since the ninth chief priest, Nikkei (Nikkei). The temple was also known as "Shibamata Teishakuten". Since the latter half of the 20th century, the temple has been known as the temple associated with Tora Jiro Kuruma (Tora-san), the main character played by Kiyoshi Atsumi in the popular movie series "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo". The temple is very crowded at the beginning of the year and on holidays, and after the production of the "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" movie series, it has become a regular tourist attraction in Tokyo. The "Otoko wa Tsuraiyo" series is a humanistic comedy in which Tora Jiro Kuruma, a.k.a. "wandering tora," who makes his living as a "tekiya" (a street vendor), returns to his hometown Shibamata for some reason or another and causes a great deal of commotion. This work depicts Tora Jiro's love life against the backdrop of beautiful scenery in various parts of Japan.

Statue of Tora-san installed in front of the station

 

The approach to the shrine stretches from Shibamata Station on the Keisei Electric Railway line, and is lined with stores selling the famous Kusa-dango (grass dumplings) and shio senbei (salt rice crackers), as well as long-established river fish restaurants. Since I visited on a weekday, some stores were closed and the approach was a little quiet, but there were tourists from overseas and groups from other regions. The approach to the shrine is not very long and can be walked in about 2 minutes, but it is a good place to see stores and eat dango (sweet dumplings), so it is a good way to feel the downtown of Japan. I also took a video, which I will upload to YouTube later. Please take a look at the photos of the approach to the shrine and the temple grounds below.

Kusa-dando

 

Mitarashi-dango

This time, I feel that I have written almost only about Teishakuten, as it would be easier to convey the content through photographs than through text, but I would be happy if you are interested in Teishakuten in Shibamata.

 

If I go out again, I will report about it in this blog. I will do my best to see you all next time.