Togakushi Kodo Road

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Togakushi Kodo 戸隠古道 Togakushi Old Road

source and more photos : blog.goo.ne.jp/heppoco...

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- Trace the footsteps of ancient pilgrims to five shrines.
The Togakushi Kodo Trail
is a pilgrimage route approximately ten kilometers long that connects the five shrines of the Togakushi Shrine:
the Okusha, the Kuzuryusha, the Chusha, the Hokosha, and the Hinomikosha.
The Togakushi Shrine was established on the slopes of Mount Togakushi, which has been a center of Japan’s traditional mountain worship since ancient times. Sometimes called “Togakushi Sanzembo,” the shrine has been visited by throngs of pilgrims through the ages.
In recent years, the Togakushi Shrine has become popular as a spot endowed with mystical power, but if you want to learn about its history and culture, we recommend that you trace the pilgrimage route that our ancestors followed.
Starting from the base of the shrine, closest to the urban area of Nagano, one comes to the Hokosha, the Hinomikosha, and the Chusha in that order. Farthest into the interior are the Kuzuryusha and the Okusha, which are located in the same area. You can find plenty of enjoyment just by walking the trail and inhaling the fragrances of the natural environment, but starting from the Okusha, you can also climb Mount Togakushi and Happo-nirami as a day trip. The many ridges along the rugged trail to the summit provide a succession of panoramic views that evoke the mystery of the region.
- At the Togakushi Shrine, enjoy nature and cuisine to the fullest!
The Togakushi Shinrin Botanical Park is located close to the entrance to the Togakushi Shrine Oku-sha. Within the 71-hectare park, visitors can stroll along footpaths while getting a close-up feel for how nature breathes in and out from one season to the next. More than 750 plant species can be found in the park, and visitors can enjoy an abundance of flowering plants, including skunk cabbage and spotted bellflower, to name but two. More than 120 species of birds are said to inhabit the park over the course of a year, making this one of the premier birdwatching sites in Japan. One can hear their beautiful songs cutting through the clear air. The park features a number of areas where visitors can get close to nature, including a skunk cabbage patch, a botanical observation area, a pond surrounded by greenery, and a relaxing glade. An educational center near the entrance displays specimens, models, dioramas, and the like as a way to introduce visitors to the nature of the Togakushi region.

Togakushi soba 戸隠蕎麦 Togakushi buckwheat noodles

When one hears the mention of Togakushi cuisine, one immediately thinks “soba!”
History says that soba is the staple food that pilgrims carried with them in ancient times. The distinctive Togakushi style of serving soba is called “batchi-mori,” in which five or six folded handfuls of soba are arranged in a single bamboo strainer. Pungent Togakushi daikon radish is used as a seasoning. This is truly the flavor of Togakushi.
- source : go-centraljapan.jp/route...

. The old Shinano Province 信濃国 / Shinshū 信州 Shinshu Highways .
Hokkoku Kaido 北国街道 Hokkoku Highway Roads
At 柏原宿 Kashiwabara station the highway forkes into the 飯山道 Iiyama road and the
戸隠道 Togakushi road / 戸隠古道 Togakushi Kodo .

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奥社 Okusha, 九頭龍社 Kuzuryusha (Dragon with 9 heads)
中社 Chusha - Middle Shrine, 宝光社 Hokosha,
日之御子社　Hinomikosha

- Homepage of 戸隠神社 the Shrine Togakushi Jinja
- reference source : togakushi-jinja ... -

. Togakushi matsuri 戸隠祭 Togakushi Shrine Festival .
- an Autumn Kigo for Haiku

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Shinshū Togakushiyama
Hiroshige II

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. Legends and Tales from Japan　伝説 - Introduction .

.................................................................................　Nagano 長野県
戸隠 Togakushi

. 鬼無里村 Kinasa Mura, "Village without Demons" .

. 戸隠山の鬼 Togakushiyama no Oni Demons .
kijo momiji　鬼女紅葉 The Female Demon called "Momiji"

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- reference : nichibun yokai database -
42 戸隠 collecting

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Tr. Gabi Greve

里宮も戸隠道も葛の秋
sato miya mo Togakushi do mo kuzu no aki

the shrine in the village too
the Togakushi road too
arrowroot in autumn

西本一都 Nishimoto Ichito

戸隠の奥社に甘き岩清水
Togakushi no Okusha ni amaki iwashimizu

at the Okusha
of Togakushi is sweet water
trickling from the rocks

須賀允子 Suka Tadako

Togakushi no shimizu 戸隠の湧水 clear water from Togakushi - a local speciality

戸隠やもとより霧の宮柱
尾崎迷堂

戸隠の奥社に甘き岩清水
須賀允子

戸隠の社家の軒にも麻の束
三宅まさる

戸隠はやうやく中社余花の道
皆吉爽雨

戸隠や社家なる宿の走り蕎麦
加藤多眠王

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8/14/2019

Togakushi Kodo Road

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