先日の仙台行きの帰路、長かった会議と視察から脳味噌を小休止させたいとのブラブラ。
　まぁ、そんな配慮はしなくても脳味噌は完全休止状態なのかも知れませんが（笑）一応疲れもあったので、巌美渓やこの蔵王などの自然造形の場所を彷徨いたくなっておりました。蔵王というのは、北海道人はあんまり馴染みはありませんが、東北中央にあっては一種の「神の領域」的な地域信仰の場なのでしょう。
　本当は遠刈田温泉の「神の湯」のじっと熱さに耐えるしかない湯に浸かって、呆然とするのが主な目的の道行き。午後には飛行機で札幌に帰還する予定だったので、その前にちょっと「どうだったかなぁ」とクルマを走らせ、蔵王の山頂付近を拝んでみようとしたのです。たしか以前にも一度向かった記憶があり、その「消去された風景印象」を追体験して見たかった次第。
　しかし、思った以上にクネクネの急坂道・急カーブの連続。対向車とのすれ違いに厳重注意の難所続き。「おっとっと」とこちら側車線にツッコミ気味の対向車も多数あって気がまったく抜けない。
　で、まだ奥には蔵王山神社があるけれど、高齢ドライバーにはもう限界ということで停まった噴火口。場所の名は賽の磧（さいのかわら）ということになるのかどうか、通りすがりの旅人なので不明。ですが、噴火口はまことに「大自然」そのものの迫力で、わが身の小ささを叩き込まれるような思いで過ごしておりました。
　で、その噴火口を見晴らす場所の山道脇に、ふと見ると「賽の河原」の光景が少々。
　親より先に亡くなった子どもが行くと言われる冥途の三途の川のほとりにある河原。子どもたちが父母供養のために小石を積み上げて塔を作ろうとするが、完成する前に鬼が来て崩してしまうという仏教地蔵信仰。
　150年程度の歴史積層しかない北海道では、まんま「地獄谷」というのが噴火口の代表地点ですが、さすがに蔵王にはこういう光景がマッチしているのでしょうか。つい手を合わさせていただいていた。
　まぁわたしはすでに父母を順序通り送らせていただき、振り向けば自分がNEXTになってきているので、賽の河原というのは本来違うのでしょうが・・・。しかしたくさんの先人がこうした石積みに託しただろう「思い」には自然と手が合わさってしまいます。合わさる、という他力「温顔」的な道産子的表現の方が適切か。

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[The Psychology Behind Stacking Stones at “Sai no Kawara” on the Summit of Mount Zao]
As a traveler, I was unaware of Mount Zao’s reputation as a “sacred site,” but the human desire to stack stones around the crater—which is likened to a cauldron of hell—in the hope of erecting at least a “memorial for one’s parents”…

　On my way back from Sendai the other day, I felt like taking a leisurely stroll to give my brain a little break after a long series of meetings and site visits.
Well, my brain might have been in complete shutdown mode even without that (lol), but since I was actually feeling a bit tired, I found myself wanting to wander around places with natural formations like the Iwami Gorge and this Zao area. Zao isn’t a place Hokkaido locals are very familiar with, but in central Tohoku, it’s probably a sort of “sacred realm”—a site of local religious veneration.
My main purpose for the trip was actually to soak in the “God’s Hot Spring” at Togatta Onsen, where you have no choice but to endure the intense heat and just zone out. Since I was scheduled to fly back to Sapporo in the afternoon, I decided to drive up to the vicinity of Mount Zao beforehand, just to see what it was like and pay my respects. I distinctly remember having gone there once before, and I wanted to relive that “erased impression of the landscape.”
However, the road was a continuous series of winding, steep inclines and sharp curves—far more so than I had anticipated. It was one perilous stretch after another, requiring extreme caution when passing oncoming traffic. There were also numerous oncoming cars that veered slightly into my lane with a “Whoops!”—so I couldn’t let my guard down for a moment.
　So, although Zao Shrine lies further ahead, I stopped at a crater, deciding that this was the limit for an elderly driver. I’m not sure if the name of this place is “Sainokawara” or not—I’m just a passing traveler, after all. But the crater possessed the sheer power of “Mother Nature” itself, and I spent my time there feeling my own insignificance driven home.
　Then, as I looked around the mountain path overlooking that crater, I caught a glimpse of a scene that reminded me a bit of “Sainokawara.”
It’s a riverbank on the banks of the Sanzu River—the river of the afterlife—where children who died before their parents are said to go. It’s a Buddhist Jizo belief that children try to build towers by piling up small stones to honor their parents, but before they can finish, a demon comes and knocks them down.
　In Hokkaido, with only about 150 years of history, “Hell Valley” is the quintessential volcanic crater site, but perhaps this scene is actually a better fit for Mount Zao. I found myself instinctively folding my hands in prayer.
Well, since I’ve already seen my parents off in the proper order and am now the “next” in line, “Sai no Kawara” isn’t really meant for me… Yet, when I think of the “feelings” that countless predecessors must have entrusted to these stone piles, my hands naturally come together in prayer. Or perhaps the Hokkaido-style expression “warm-faced” (a sense of being supported by others) is more appropriate.

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Posted on 6月 16th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　昨日夕刻午後６時過ぎに新千歳空港に着陸。そこからわが家まで約２時間で帰還。
　旅に出るとどうしてもあちこちと「飛び回る」性格をしているので、やはり日常生活よりもずっと「刺激的」な体験が積層してします。知らず知らずのうちにそれが「精神的疲労」として蓄積されてしまう。
　ということで、帰ってきてから若干の整理整頓をして即就寝、元気に目覚めであります。
　で、今回の旅行集中期間、計算してみたら5/20〜6/13までの25日間で18日間旅に出ていたことに気付かされた。チョットなぁ・・・であります。なんですが、今回の東北仙台行きでは、やはり長年の対人関係や地縁にいろいろと呼び止められ、呼び覚まされ、の連続。
　写真は帰りの飛行機から眺められた「雲海」ぶりですが、その下界の地形に目を向けると、そういった呼び覚まされが脳内に頭をもたげてきてたまらない。「あ、あそこのあの人、まだ元気にしているかなぁ」。
　そんな旅路でしたが、いろいろとてんやわんやも出来していた（泣）。
　旅先ではだいたいレンタカーのお世話になるのですが、そうするとカーナビ操作がほぼ日常の最大のヘルプ装置になる。最近のニッポンレンタカーでは、その店舗の電話番号も記載されていないケースが多い。っていうか、全国各地に移動しているので各支店ごとの連絡先などまったくアタマに入っていない。
　そんななか、今回は出発店舗と返却店舗が違ったので、出発店舗の方に最後の返却店舗を入力してもらって最後の「目的地」設定にしていた。その直前まである「てんやわんや」事件があってそれをアタマから整理した後、クルマを走らせたらその目的地はただの空き地。オイオイ。
　で、電話番号情報を必死で探して出発店舗に連絡。
　結果、そこからスタッフが飛行場まで来てくれてようやくレンタカー返却。
　どうも、ユーザーにはまったく不明な「マップコード」（合計11の数字・マーク入力）を利用しているので出発店舗のスタッフにそれを入力してもらっていたのです。どうもそれが入力ミスだった可能性。まぁ、飛行場周辺ではあったので、若干搭乗手続きがギリギリになった程度でなんとか危機はクリアできた。
　ふ〜、であります。この直前の別の「てんやわんや」事件についてはまた別記したい。
　ようやく帰還できたわが家の「庵」暮らしに復帰して、ありがたみにウットリであります。

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[Finally back from an 18-day/25-day intensive trip (phew)]
On a trip through Tohoku, it’s impossible not to end up adding more and more stops to the itinerary, thinking, “I want to see this and that, and go there too.” Unsurprisingly, things got pretty chaotic along the way (sob)…

　I landed at New Chitose Airport a little after 6:00 p.m. yesterday. It took about two hours to get back home from there.
Since I have a tendency to “flit around” all over the place whenever I travel, I inevitably end up with a much more “exciting” experience than in my daily life. Before I know it, that builds up as “mental fatigue.”
So, after getting back, I did a bit of tidying up and went straight to bed, and I woke up feeling refreshed.
　So, I calculated the duration of this travel period and realized that out of the 25 days from May 20 to June 13, I was actually traveling for 18 of them. That’s a bit much, isn’t it? However, on this trip to Sendai in Tohoku, I was constantly being called back and reminded of long-standing personal relationships and local ties.
　The photo shows the “sea of clouds” I saw from the plane on the way back, but when I looked down at the terrain below, those memories kept popping into my head, and I couldn’t help but think, “Oh, I wonder if that person over there is still doing well.”
It was a trip like that, but there were also plenty of chaotic moments (sigh).
　I usually rely on rental cars when traveling, and when I do, the car navigation system becomes my biggest lifeline. Lately, with Nippon Rent-A-Car, the branch phone number isn’t listed in many cases. Or rather, since I’m moving all over the country, I don’t have the contact information for each branch memorized at all.
　In this case, since the pickup and drop-off locations were different, I had the staff at the pickup location enter the drop-off location as my final “destination.” Right before that, I’d had a bit of a “chaotic” incident, and after sorting that out in my head, I drove off—only to find that the destination was just an empty lot. Come on.
　So, I frantically searched for the phone number and called the rental office.
As a result, a staff member came all the way from there to the airport, and I was finally able to return the rental car.
Apparently, they use a “Map Code” (a combination of 11 numbers and symbols) that’s completely unfamiliar to users, so I had the staff at the rental office enter it for me. It seems there was likely a typo in that entry. Well, since it was still in the vicinity of the airport, I managed to clear the crisis—though my check-in was a bit of a close call.
　Phew. I’ll write about another “chaotic” incident that happened right before this in a separate post.
Now that I’ve finally returned home and resumed life in my little “hermitage,” I’m utterly enchanted by how grateful I feel.

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Posted on 6月 14th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　人間が生きて行くのには、それぞれの個人の思いというものがあり、それが集積する人間社会のるつぼが存在する。そしてときにそういう営みをはるかに超える地球規模の「無常」が勃発する。
　そういう人間の力の及びえない巨大パワーの前で、人間は立ち止まらされ転身していくことになる。
　この東日本大震災は、わたしという人間の生き様にとって巨大な無常の事態だった。
　札幌の事務所のなかで「なにか遠くから波動が伝わってくるなぁ・・・」と意識が目覚めていた。やや静寂な時間が経過して、そこから一気に情報が飛び込んできて、信じられない光景が映像として、いろいろなメディアを通して爆発してきていた。わたしは翌々日に仙台出張予定で、幾人かとのビジネス上のアポイントを取っていたが、その仙台空港に巨大津波が押し寄せていた。
　「あ、こりゃぁムリ」というアラートが鳴り続けていた。

　今回、あの時間から15年を経て、現在時間との重ね合わせの中で、自分自身も大きな環境変化を経てきて、お誘いを受けたことで、各地を歩かせていただいていた。諸行無常の旅路。東北に来ると松尾芭蕉さんの「奥の細道」という民族精神資産を感じさせられるけれど、現代を生きる多くの人間は、芭蕉さんとはまったく異なった心象を抱き続けてきたに違いない。現代の奥の細道。
　また、そういう現代までの継続した時間を住宅建築の世界で営み続けてきたみなさんとの再会は、これもまた「諸行無常」感にあふれかえさせられた。みなさん元気にこの時間を生き抜いてきた様子が、言葉の端々から交感させられた。住宅建築を担っている現場の感覚とふれあうことで、さまざまに「覚醒」するものがあって、新生する部分も大きかった。
　こうした情報の整理整頓にはちょっと時間を掛けて、札幌の庵空間で取り組みたい。
　多くのみなさんとの道行きであり、さまざまに情報交換が積み上げられて得がたい時間を過ごさせていただいた。多少の飲酒による疲労感もあり、早めにホテルに戻るべく帰ってきたけれど、まったく初めての場所なのに結構正確に帰路選択できていた。まだまだ認知機能は元気そうであります（笑）。
　すこし東北ブラブラ時間を、過ごしていたいです。・・・

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[Fifteen Years Since That “Impermanence”: A Modern-Day Journey Along the “Narrow Road to the Deep North”]
Come to think of it, even though Hōsai considered Hiraizumi his ultimate destination, his descriptions of the journey through the surrounding areas were rather brief. Where will the epic travelogues of modern people end up? …

　For humans to live, each individual has their own thoughts and feelings, and there exists a melting pot of human society where these accumulate. And then, at times, a global-scale “impermanence” erupts that far surpasses such human endeavors.
Faced with such immense power beyond human reach, we are forced to pause and undergo a transformation.
The Great East Japan Earthquake was a massive event of impermanence for my own way of life.
　Inside my office in Sapporo, I became aware of a sensation: “I feel a vibration coming from far away…” After a brief moment of silence, information suddenly flooded in, and unbelievable scenes exploded onto the screen through various media outlets. I had a business trip scheduled to Sendai two days later, with appointments lined up with several people, but a massive tsunami was surging toward Sendai Airport.
　An alarm kept ringing in my head: “Oh, this is impossible.”

Now, 15 years have passed since that time, and as I overlay that past with the present—having undergone significant changes in my own circumstances myself—I accepted an invitation to travel to various places. A journey of impermanence. When I come to Tohoku, I feel the national spiritual heritage of Matsuo Basho’s *The Narrow Road to the Deep North*, but I’m sure many people living today have held mental images completely different from Basho’s. The Narrow Road to the Deep North of the modern era.
Furthermore, reuniting with everyone who has continued to work in the world of residential architecture through this continuous span of time up to the present day also filled me with a profound sense of “impermanence.” I could sense from every word you spoke that you have all lived through this time with vitality. Coming into contact with the sensibilities of those on the front lines of residential architecture sparked various “awakenings” within me, and I felt a significant sense of renewal.
I plan to take some time to organize and sort through all this information at my studio in Sapporo.
It was a journey shared with so many of you, and I was able to spend a truly invaluable time exchanging a wealth of information. I was feeling a bit tired from having had a few drinks, so I headed back to the hotel early, but even though it was my first time there, I managed to find my way back quite accurately. It seems my cognitive functions are still going strong (laughs).
I’d like to spend a little more time wandering around Tohoku…

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Posted on 6月 12th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　昨日は昼頃から移動開始して午後３時前に仙台着。本日からの「東日本大震災」関連イベント参加の前乗りでありましたが、ついつい「あそこもここも」と歩きまわってしまった（泣）。写真は仙台を中心に活動していた時期に、参観していて「今度じっくり見たいな」と思っていた「地底の森ミュージアム」。
　約2万年前、石器時代の頃にこの仙台市南部のこの場所に３人の石器時代人が獲物を追ってやってきて、キャンプをしていた痕跡が発見され、それが一般に公開されている施設。ちょっとマニアックすぎないかと不安に駆られるほどの「歴史遺物」ミュージアムなのですね。
　人間の行動履歴痕跡としてはキャンプをしていただけなのですが、その痕跡が２万年の時空を超越して発見されてしまった、という奇跡。わたしも日本中をあちこち歩いているけれど、そしてこういう博物館記念館の類いは数寄なのですが、さすがに石器時代痕跡というのは他に知らない。いわゆる「歴史」というスパンを超える人類痕跡ですが、非常に刺激的。ついつい閉館時間までじっくり参観。しかしそれでも「２万年前の森の復元ぶり」までは時間がなくて見られなかった。また再チャレンジ要・・・。
　空港鉄道線と地下鉄線を乗り継いで移動していましたが、昨日は朝はふつうに札幌の自宅周辺で「朝散歩」6,000歩超は歩いていて、なるべく公共交通機関利用で移動していたのでドンドン歩数が増える。

　そこからさらに仙台中心部・仙台駅に来て駅そばのホテルに投宿後、さらにあちこち駅周辺で行脚してしまっていた。さすがに疲れを感じて恐る恐る歩数を確認したら、ごらんの数値。ヤバい。
　最後はさっさとホテルで身体を休める一択。
　やはり「歳相応」と言うことを考える必要がありますね。
　本日からの視察がメインなので頑張りたいと思います。
　わたしは、東日本大震災に際しては「東北の住まい再生」という雑誌を県の公共情報誌としてそのルートで被災者のみなさんに「住宅再建」のための情報をお届けする活動を３年間、行っていました。
　知人から今回誘いを受けて、その「ボランティア」的活動のひとつのケジメ機会とも思えた次第です。15年の時間を超えて、被災地域の状況をしっかり目に焼き付けたいと思います。

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[Back in Sendai after a long time. Walked all over the place—over 20,000 steps (lol)]
Fifteen years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. It was the ultimate manifestation of “impermanence” I’ve ever encountered in my life. An opportunity to reconnect with my feelings from that time, transcending time and space…

　I set out around noon yesterday and arrived in Sendai just before 3:00 p.m. I was there early to attend the “Great East Japan Earthquake” related events starting today, but I couldn’t help wandering all over the place, thinking, “I want to see this and that” (sigh). The photo shows the “Underground Forest Museum,” which I visited during the time I was active in the Sendai area and thought, “I’d like to take a closer look at this next time.”
It’s a facility open to the public where traces were discovered of three Stone Age people who came to this location in southern Sendai about 20,000 years ago—during the Stone Age—to hunt and camp. It’s a “historical relic” museum that makes me worry it might be a bit too niche for the average person.
　As traces of human activity, it’s just a campsite, but the fact that these traces were discovered after transcending 20,000 years of time and space is a miracle. I’ve walked all over Japan, and while I’m quite the enthusiast for museums and memorial halls like this, I honestly don’t know of any other Stone Age traces. These are traces of humanity that go beyond the span of what we call “history,” and it’s incredibly stimulating. I ended up spending the entire day there until closing time. Even so, I didn’t have enough time to see the “reconstruction of the forest from 20,000 years ago.” I’ll have to come back for another try…
I was getting around by transferring between the airport railway line and the subway, but yesterday morning I took my usual “morning walk” around my home in Sapporo, walking over 6,000 steps. Since I was trying to use public transportation as much as possible, my step count kept rising.

　From there, I made my way to central Sendai and Sendai Station, checked into a hotel near the station, and ended up wandering all over the area around the station. By then, I was definitely feeling tired, so I cautiously checked my step count—and there it was. Oh no.
In the end, my only option was to head straight back to the hotel and rest.
I guess I really need to start thinking about acting my age.
The main focus of my trip is the inspection starting today, so I’m going to do my best.
　In the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake, I spent three years working on a magazine called “Tohoku Housing Reconstruction,” published as a prefectural public information journal, to deliver information on “housing reconstruction” to disaster victims through that channel.
When I received this invitation from an acquaintance, I felt it was an opportunity to bring closure to that “volunteer” work. Fifteen years later, I want to take in the current situation in the disaster-affected areas with my own eyes.

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Posted on 6月 10th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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　さて今回の旅路の大きな目的地・広島県の故地への早朝４時からの日帰り弾丸往復について触れてきました。追ってまた、訪れることになると思いますが、今回は九州の旅路が主眼。カミさんはこの日は別行動だったのですが、旅路日程の中間的な「拠点」として宗像を選んでくれて宿泊地とした。
　２年前の頃にも宗像大社は訪れていたのですが、今回は本州・広島地区との往復の拠点として利用させていただけた次第。なんですが、やはり日本史の中でも神々しい「神宿る」地域として世界遺産にも登録されている神聖なるお社。謹んでご挨拶させていただいていました。いちばん上の写真は参詣させていただいた宗像大社の「高宮祭場」。沖ノ島と並び宗像大社境内で最も神聖な場所の一つ。神社に社殿が構築される以前の祭祀形態である神籬〜ひもろぎの場。岩や木々など万物に神々が宿るという神道の根源である自然崇拝を今に伝える、全国でも稀な古代祭場。
　北海道人にはあんまり身近ではない世界遺産ですので、要旨を以下に。
　〜世界遺産「神宿る島」宗像・沖ノ島と関連遺産群　玄界灘に浮かぶ沖ノ島と、それを崇拝してきた宗像三女神（宗像大社）および古代豪族の墳墓群からなる世界文化遺産。古代の貴重な祭祀遺物が手つかずで残る信仰の地。主な構成要素は １沖津宮：沖ノ島全域が対象。4世紀から9世紀にかけて古代祭祀が行われていた神聖な島。一木一草たりとも島から持ち出せさず上陸前の禊など現代でも厳しい禁忌が守られる。大社の神職が約十日間ごとの交代でたった一人で神に奉仕している。 ２宗像大社 沖津宮遙拝所　福岡県福津市にあり沖ノ島を本土から遙拝する場所。３中津宮：大島に鎮座し市杵島姫神を祀る。 ３辺津宮：宗像市本土側にあり三女神を祀る中心的神社。 ４新原・奴山古墳群：沖ノ島での祭祀を執り行った古代豪族「宗像氏」の墳墓群。〜
　・・・という日本開闢以来と思える伝承がいまも保持されている神域。ありがたくも、その風景の端で４日間の休息時間を得ていたワケです。広島からの帰還後、感謝の念を込めてこの「高宮斎場」に詣らせていただいていた。わたしは左翼少年だったので学生運動のひとつの拠点であった國學院大学に学んだのですが、國學院は神職養成が基幹だったので、こういう「ひもろぎ」の場には不思議な親和感もある。変わった人生模様を生きたなぁと深呼吸（笑）・・・

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[A 4-Day Stay in Munakata, a World Heritage Site Where the Gods Dwell]
Although my trip was primarily focused on Kyushu, I stayed in Munakata as a base for a quick round trip to my hometown in Hiroshima. I offered my gratitude here at this sacred site…

　So far, I’ve talked about my whirlwind round-trip to my hometown in Hiroshima Prefecture—the main destination of this journey—which began at 4:00 a.m. I expect I’ll visit again in the future, but the focus of this trip is Kyushu. My wife had other plans for the day, but she chose Munakata as a “base” midway through our itinerary and stayed there.
　I had visited Munakata Taisha about two years ago, but this time I was able to use it as a base for my round trip to the Hiroshima area on Honshu. That said, it is, after all, a sacred shrine registered as a World Heritage Site, revered throughout Japanese history as a “divine dwelling place.” I paid my respects with the utmost reverence. The top photo shows the “Takamiya Festival Grounds” at Munakata Taisha, which I visited. Along with Okinoshima, it is one of the most sacred places within the grounds of Munakata Taisha. It is a site for “Himorogi”—a form of ritual practiced before shrine buildings were constructed. It is a rare ancient ritual site in Japan that preserves the natural worship at the root of Shinto, the belief that deities dwell in all things, including rocks and trees.
Since this World Heritage Site is not very familiar to people from Hokkaido, here is a summary:
　~ World Heritage Site “Island Where the Gods Dwell”: Munakata, Okino-shima, and Associated Heritage Sites. A World Cultural Heritage site comprising Okino-shima, floating in the Genkai Sea, the Munakata Three Goddesses (Munakata Taisha) who have worshipped it, and a cluster of ancient noble tombs. A sacred site where precious ancient ritual artifacts remain untouched. The main components are: 1. Okitsumiya: The entire area of Okino-shima. A sacred island where ancient rituals were performed from the 4th to the 9th centuries. Strict taboos are still observed today, such as the prohibition against removing even a single tree or blade of grass from the island and the requirement for purification rites before landing. A priest from the Grand Shrine serves the gods alone, rotating every ten days or so. 2. Munakata Taisha Okitsumiya Remote Worship Site: Located in Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, this is a place for remote worship of Okino-shima from the mainland. 3. Nakatsu-gu: Located on Oshima Island, it enshrines the deity Ichikishimahime. 3. Hetsu-gu: Located on the mainland side of Munakata City, it is the central shrine enshrining the Three Goddesses. 4. Niihara-Nuyama Kofun Group: A cluster of burial mounds belonging to the ancient powerful clan, the “Munakata clan,” who conducted rituals on Okinoshima. ~
　…a sacred precinct where traditions seemingly dating back to the dawn of Japan are still preserved today. I was fortunate enough to spend four days resting on the edge of that landscape. After returning from Hiroshima, I visited this “Takamiya Funeral Hall” with a heart full of gratitude. I was a left-wing youth, so I studied at Kokugakuin University, which was a hub of the student movement. However, since Kokugakuin’s core mission was training Shinto priests, I feel a strange affinity for places of “himorogi” like this. I take a deep breath, thinking, “I’ve certainly lived an unusual life” (laughs)…

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Posted on 6月 8th, 2026 by 三木 奎吾
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