Tomisaki Shrine

Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri (Doll’s Festival)

An event in which 30,000 Hina dolls collected from throughout Japan are displayed throughout the city. Visitors can see various kinds of Hina dolls by touring the various venues. Numerous other events...

Visited during Hinamatsuri

Back on March 3rd, several years back, I found myself in Katsuura for a martial arts seminar. It takes place every year for any foreigners in Japan, who are black belts or at least more than just begi...

Nice shrine, especially around girls' day

An attractive shrine in the middle of Katsuura. They are famous for their doll exhibit around Hinamatsuri (girls' day). At night the stairs leading up to the shrine are lit by the lampions lining the...

feeling divine!

first, you see Torii (red Shinto gate) and long stairs going up on the hill. after you climb up on those stairs and go through another Torii, you see the a little narrow path still going up. you bas...

There is a ６０ staircase famous for the big Hina Festival.

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It is about １０ minutes walk from Katsuura Station. It is located in the middle of Asaichi Dori Shimomotomachi Dori in the first half of the month. There is a ６０ staircase famous for the big Hina Festival. There are no hina decorations in front of the Hinamatsuri, but I climbed the steep stone steps and the stone steps of Saki to the upper shrine. I climbed quite a bit. I could see Katsuura Bay on the way and it was beautiful. There is a shrine on a hill, and there is a sculpture of a local masterpiece in Mukai. Also, when I climbed the stairs in front of the shrine, there was a square and the cherry blossom season was a place where I could see the cherry blossoms while looking at the sea. However, ...