Kyoto Tanukidaniyama Fudo-in Temple:the New year Goma-Kito praying

Kyoto Tanukidaniyama Fudo-in Temple:the New year Goma-Kito praying



I would like to introduce the Hatsumode-Goma Buddhist prayer festival of the Tanukidaniyama Fudo-in temple, which is held from early morning on New Year's Day.

From Kyoto Station, I ride a five route bus and get off at "IchiJoji Temple Down to matsucho"
I pay the entrance fee ¥ 500, and when I go up the stone steps I will arrive at the main temple in about 10 minutes.

250 stone steps are pretty tough, so please prepare for climbing.
On the way, Kobodaishi's "Pick up Ambassador" will welcome you.

You can overlook the Kyoto basin from the main hall.



"Hinode Big Goma-Hoyo" will be held seriously from 7am on New Year's Day.
After that, New Year 's first pray are held every 30 minutes at Tanukiyama Fudomyo-King.

From the 8 AM to 5 PM of the New Year's three days, we can wish a stable year as Buddhist prayers.



It is a bit far from Kyoto station, but why not try going to a strict Goma prayer that is different from the ordinary New year’s pray.

That’s it.

Christmas tree of Kobe Meriken Park

I would like to inform 30m high Christmas tree at Meriken Park.

Get on at JR from Osaka, get off at Kobe Motomachi station and walk to the south for about 15 minutes and arrive at Meriken Park.

The tree of Asunaro of 150 years of age in Toyama prefecture is cut down from the root and the Christmas tree carried to Kobe, is rising.


There is a Starbucks next to the tree, and tourists are lining up.
From here you can watch the tree with coffee.


This tree is not covered with many decorations like ordinary trees, tree leaves are
light up and colored.
Lights start at 17:30, and it is crowded with tourists.



This tree is also like the Hanshin Awaji great earthquake disaster version of Iwate prefecture that remained in the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Why this event cut down trees at Toyama prefecture.
I think, it is better to plant trees that live near Kobe's disaster area, and use this live tree every year at Christmas tree.

But, setting the tree in Meriken Park make travelers to see the wonderful landscape of ​​Kobe.
So many travelers are visiting this tree.

There is also "tunnel of aerial plants and light" in front of the tree.


Lights will be held until 12/26.
Please visit this Christmas tree with warm clothes.

New Umeda City's Christmas Market

I would like to introduce the Christmas market of New Umeda City.

From the JR Osaka station go west to the north side of the Grand Front South Building on the north side and go over the JR to see the Umeda Sky Building.

This area is New Umeda City.
A Christmas market is held here.
There is a Christmas tree in the center, and 24 stalls surrounding this are like genuine German stalls.
Stalls sell hot wine, sausage, cake, Christmas decorations, mugs, dolls and so on.



The German market is crowded with the participation of all the citizens, but in Japan's market there are many young people who are taking the photographs for the instagram with male and female couples and young people the leading role.

In front of the Christmas tree, performances by entertainers are also held.
The Christmas tree can walk on the bottom.

Christmas tree, antique · merry-go-round, is illuminated by illumination at night and is beautiful.

Admission is free.
It reproduces the authentic German Christmas market fairly faithfully.

An air garden is also held, climbing elevators are in rows.

Since you can see the whole venue from the hallway connecting the east and the west of the Umeda Sky Building
Please go check it out.

With Christmas illumination in Japan, Shin Umeda City is No. 2 and popular.
Please drop this Christmas market, when you have a time, or after job.

That’s it.