All regular, express, and limited trains stop at Jimmuji on the Keikyu Line. Speaking of Jimmuji Station, Jimmuji! So looking at the map...
No way, the hiking course on the Ikego side entrance (Jimmuji station exit side) is closed due to a fallen tree🤣 (As of April 8, 2023) Unfortunately, I don't have the stamina to go around from Omotesando, so I will climb it at a later date
Ikego Shrine
Alright, let's move on. Ikego Shinmeisha will be visible on the left hand side as soon as you exit Jimmuji Station and turn right.
【address】
2-10-11 Ikego, Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture
【construction】
1192 (Kenkyu 3rd year)
【Enshrined deity】
Amaterasu Omikami (Dainichi Reiki Mikoto)
【History】
1192 Built at the request of Minamoto no Yoritomo.
1713 Renovation of the shrine building.
1820 The Mito Tokugawa family restores the shrine.
1873 Ranked as village shrine. In 1877, small shrines were merged according to the Daijokan Decree (shrine consolidation order).
→Suga Shrine, Inari Shrine, Rokkyo Shrine, Child Shrine, Kasuga Shrine, Kamio Shrine, Mishima Shrine
1912 Moved to the current location where Suga Shrine and Mishima Shrine were enshrined, and abolished the above seven shrines.
1988 The current shrine building is completed.
You can see the precincts immediately after climbing the stairs. It was a Saturday and Sunday, but there were few people, and it was a cozy atmosphere😁
Watch out for traffic on the left! I couldn't find the priest, so if you want a goshuin, I think you should contact me in advance 🙆♀️ Also, I wrote that there was a parking lot, but I couldn't find it😅
Shingon Buddhism Tosho-ji Temple
Well, next is Tosho-ji Temple! Today, April 8th, is Kobo Daishi's birthday, and it was a celebration day called "Hanamatsuri". This temple gate was built in 1740 and is the oldest structure in Tosho-ji Temple, which has a history of nearly 300 years!
【address】
2-8-33 Ikego, Zushi City, Kanagawa Prefecture
【history】
It is said that it originated from Tosho-ji Temple, which was built in Nishigaya (Komachi, Kamakura City) in Kamakura by Hojo Yasutoki as a family temple for successive regents during the Kamakura period.
【parking】
can be. free.
A goldfish welcomes you on the right hand side of the entrance☺️
Limited to 4/8, you can have sweet tea. On the left side of the main hall, an aunt was handing out sweet tea. It is a very valuable experience to be able to enter the main hall, so please don't miss it! I want you to carry your feet😍
※Amacha is a beverage made by steaming, kneading, and drying young leaves of a variety of hydrangea (scientific name: Hydrangea macrophylla), a deciduous shrub belonging to the family Hydrangea, and brewing them.
This custom is based on a historical fact that when Buddha was born, the Eight Dragon Kings celebrated by pouring nectar into the bath water.
And here is the five-ring pagoda, an important cultural property, which was once located in the cemetery of a Shingon sect temple called Keizoin in Horiuchi, Hayama-cho.
The main hall collapsed in the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 and was rebuilt in 1934. Please feel relieved by the detailed wooden construction in the precincts, and then enter the main hall and be impressed by the gorgeous gold Buddha 🎶 According to the aunt, the number of foreign tourists has increased since the foreign talent was released on YouTube. I wonder who it is...lol Keikyu line Jimmuji, I think it's a minor station that you don't get off easily, but there is a wonderful temple and shrine, so please come and visit! There are no restaurants nearby, so I recommend walking from Jimmuji Station to Zushihayama and looking for restaurants! 🙆♀️ By the way, there are men's and women's restrooms and multi-purpose restrooms inside the ticket gates of Jimmuji Station, which are designed to be barrier-free.
