By James Jomo and Tomoko Hara
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| Painting of the Hakone Shrine |
Monday, 14 October 2013
Tourism in Hakone: Rich Legacy of Shintoism and Mount Fuji
Posted on 05:00 by john mical
MODERN TOKYO TIMES
By James Jomo and Tomoko Hara
JAPAN---Hakone is a very popular tourist destination because you have so many places to visit and the views of Mount Fuji in certain locations are extremely stunning. This certainly applies to Hakone Jinja (Hakone Shrine) whereby the Shinto faith blends naturally with nature. Mystical holy men in the eighth century called yamabushi believed that gods dwelled in mountains that were extremely steep. Hakone Jinja (Hakone Gongen) highlights the natural beauty of Shinto whereby nature and the gods work in unison in this religion. Therefore, you can feel the strong connection between nature and the mystical charms of the Shinto faith. [link]
By James Jomo and Tomoko Hara
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