Visiting Hashihime Shrine
I started a blog, and as a token of my gratitude for being asked to create a video based on the legend of Hashihime Shrine,
I visited Hashihime Shrine in Uji.
The shrine grounds are relatively small, with the water transport shrines “Sumiyoshi Shrine” and “Hashihime Shrine” side by side.
There are no elaborate decorations or souvenir shops, which only adds to the sense of solemnity of the place.
I visited to express my gratitude for the opportunity to create the video for my blog and to pray for its success.
The tree next to the torii gate was in bloom, and I felt as though Hashihime-sama was smiling down on me.
Click here for the legend of Hashihime.
Uji Bridge
It takes about three minutes to walk from Hashihime Shrine to Uji Bridge.
At the foot of the bridge, there was a statue of Murasaki Shikibu. It is believed to have been built in reference to “The Tale of Genji: The Ten Chapters of Uji,” written by Murasaki Shikibu.
TSUJI RIHEI HONTEN
On the way back from visiting the shrine, I enjoyed some Uji tea sweets.
It’s a magnificent gate. We entered from here. The parking lot in front of it was spacious.
It is a magnificent garden. We walk through the garden.
As you walk through the garden, you will finally come across the shop.
The shop was crowded with both foreign and Japanese tourists.
We arrived around 4:00 p.m. and had to wait about 10 minutes to use the café.
There were floral decorations inside the store.
It’s matcha zenzai. It was cold and delicious. It has a subtle sweetness and an elegant taste.
There are large chunks of ice inside.
This is the hojicha parfait “Gozan.” Pour the sauce that comes with it over the parfait
and enjoy. Even without the sauce, the hojicha has a rich aroma, but
pouring the sauce over it enhances the flavor even more.
The yellow jam-like chunks tasted like yuzu.
At the end of a short journey
I went there during the long holiday in July. It was sunny and very hot.
Despite the heat, perhaps because it was a long holiday, there were many tourists around Uji Bridge.
Visiting the site of a legend,
even if the place has changed since the era when the legend was born,
is somehow an experience that makes you feel a little closer to the people of the legend.
From now on, I would like to introduce not only places from the past, but also places where legends are being born in the present day.
I hope you will enjoy reading about them.
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