Royal to his majesty the Emperor...

There is always the answer 

To know the answer

Courage

Effort

Belief

Will always be tested

必ず答えはある

その答えを得るには

勇気

努力

信念

それが常に試される

I constantly visited shrines and temples last year, and will do it this year as well basically paying a monthly visit on Oomiwa Shrine along with Mt. Miwa and Tobi Fudoin Temple both in Sakurai, Nara. I'm not going to Shrines and Temples randomly, but targeting on the places where I intuitively feel connected with.

Our Emperor's throne will be handed over to our Crown Prince this Spring. Speaking of Imperial Family's History, their lineage was split into 2 dynasties; the Northern dynasty and the Southern dynasty almost 1000 years ago, and it is said that our current Imperial Family is a descendant of the Northern dynasty, and it seems to be still controversial in which dynasty was a orthodox lineage.

For some reasons, I visited 2 shrines more than usual which worship 2 ancient worriers as the shrine God who were a father and a son. They were loyal to the Emperor Godiego from the Southern dynasty.

Minatogawa Shrine and Shijyonawate Shrine. Back number：Guidance

去年はなんだかんだと頻繁に神社や寺院を巡っていた。今年も大神神社と三輪山、外山不動院を基点んに神仏の縁をつなげていこうと思う。とはいっても、意識的にあそこに行こう、ここに行こうというわけでもなく、何か流れを感じる場所に絞ってだ。

今年の春に天皇皇位が現皇太子に譲位されるが、皇族の歴史については、今から1000年程前に系統が北朝と南朝に分かれていた。現皇室は北朝の系統だ。そしてどちらが正統か未だに議論になっている。

最近どういうわけだか、その南朝の当時の帝、後醍醐天皇に仕えていた二人の親子の武将を祀る神社に行く機会が重なった。

湊川神社と四条畷神社だ。過去の投稿：Guidance

Since I already visited both of the worrier's shrines, and I'm strongly feeling that I should visit Yoshino Jingu Shrine in Yoshino, Nara which worship the Emperor Godiego as the shrine God. As following these historical connections, I might be encountering wonderful moments and awareness, and could capture them in my DSLR. It is going to be a simple composition, but hopefully impressive enough to get someone inspired.

何か不思議な縁を感じ、それならその帝、後醍醐天皇が祀られている奈良・吉野の吉野神宮にも行ってみるべきだと最近強く感じ始めている。そんな流れのなかで、また素敵な瞬間に出会えるんじゃないか。そして、その瞬間や気づきに出会えるんじゃないか、そしてそれらを写真に収めることができるんじゃないかと思う。大作とはいかないが、シンプルな構図で、かつ印象的に表現できればと願う。

In order for that, I go through Shrine and Temple gates as many times as possible. And I'm going to keep making efforts to become a person who deserves to encounter those moments.

2019 has just begun.

And one Era is about to end again in Japan...

その為に、何度も何度も鳥居と寺門をくぐり、その瞬間を捉えるにふさわしい心を持てるよう努力を怠ってはいけない。

２０１９年が始まった。

日本の一つの時代がまた終わろうとしている・・・。