May 6, 2008
....this shrine is adjacent to the Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan...so while you are inside its grounds, don't forget to drop by this shrine as it is informative..and who knows..you just might have some extra love charms to tuck into your sash after your visit..
Throughout the year this shrine is chock-full (I wonder why? *ehem, ehem*) with students on school excursions and couples and other visitors who come to pray for good luck in love. *hearts for eyes*
This shrine is dedicated to Okuninushi-no-Mikoto who is known as a god of love or matchmaking..okay..so its the Japanese version of Cupid or Venus?
There is a pair of small rocks placed apart in this shrine. I think these were called "love stones". (It does sound funny when I repeat it a couple of times...as opposed to kidney stones?).
The rocks are believed to tell the fortunes of love and you can see many visitors trying it out - one has to walk from one rock to another with one's eyes closed.
If you arrive safely or get to the other half of the pair of rocks without any hitch, then this means that you will fall for each other or you will find your good match. If you need to be assisted by someone else to reach the rock, you will need to have some other advice to have your wish granted.
All kinds of good-luck charms for a good match are sold here. But.. you can aksi buy other charms such as for a happy marriage, success in passing an examination and even for the easy delivery of a child (I see this sometimes in anime).
Free admission. Shrine closes at 5 pm.
You will just be tempted to buy all these charms being displayed on the place hehehe...and no I didn't buy..coz for me, everything in Japan is expensive!
....this shrine is adjacent to the Kiyomizu-dera Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan...so while you are inside its grounds, don't forget to drop by this shrine as it is informative..and who knows..you just might have some extra love charms to tuck into your sash after your visit..
Throughout the year this shrine is chock-full (I wonder why? *ehem, ehem*) with students on school excursions and couples and other visitors who come to pray for good luck in love. *hearts for eyes*
This shrine is dedicated to Okuninushi-no-Mikoto who is known as a god of love or matchmaking..okay..so its the Japanese version of Cupid or Venus?
There is a pair of small rocks placed apart in this shrine. I think these were called "love stones". (It does sound funny when I repeat it a couple of times...as opposed to kidney stones?).
The rocks are believed to tell the fortunes of love and you can see many visitors trying it out - one has to walk from one rock to another with one's eyes closed.
If you arrive safely or get to the other half of the pair of rocks without any hitch, then this means that you will fall for each other or you will find your good match. If you need to be assisted by someone else to reach the rock, you will need to have some other advice to have your wish granted.
All kinds of good-luck charms for a good match are sold here. But.. you can aksi buy other charms such as for a happy marriage, success in passing an examination and even for the easy delivery of a child (I see this sometimes in anime).
Free admission. Shrine closes at 5 pm.
You will just be tempted to buy all these charms being displayed on the place hehehe...and no I didn't buy..coz for me, everything in Japan is expensive!
- Jul 2, '08 7:51 PM
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chiarajulieann wrote on Jul 4, '08
Neko means?
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 4, '08
neko = cat
adding -chan suffix to a name is used for small kids, pets, and between friends who are already familiar with each other..hence in other posts, I used "neko-chan in japan"...
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chiarajulieann wrote on Jul 4, '08
how come they close shop so early???
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 4, '08, edited on Jul 4, '08
yun nga rin tanong ko..huhuhu...imagine...there you are expecting 9:00 pm na maka-ka-banat ka pa sa kain sa restos nila pero eek, sara na pala...!
one time I backtracked to find a good resto aroiund 8 pm na yata yon...and I went thru some dark roads and places just to get there...(ok lang, safe naman even if you just walk)...kc nabasa ko mga 10 pa open pa daw...e..pagdating ko don mga before 9 pm...last call na...
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chiarajulieann wrote on Jul 4, '08
weird noh... 8P
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 4, '08
well like in HK, di ba they stay open late..but in the mornings you don't see them open at 8 am...maybe its like that..hehehe...
I suppose I got used to the late night life here in Makati...
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meannlim wrote on Jul 4, '08
wow! ke daming pusa ng theme mo cat girl...parang kinilabutan ako...*not a cat lover kasi....* pero lab kita cat girl!
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faitherasmo wrote on Jul 5, '08
So anong reading sa iyo sa matchmaking shrine?
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bananaking69 wrote on Jul 7, '08
Well, you never know, Okuninushi-no-Mikoto might grant your wish Neko.
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 7, '08
meannlim said
wow! ke daming pusa ng theme mo cat girl...parang kinilabutan ako...*not a cat lover kasi....* pero lab kita cat girl!
thanks MeAnn for the luv/lab...*grin*
...hehehe...si Chiara kc binuhusan ako ng pusa...joke only...
am a dog lover myself, I never had a pet cat would you believe...although I like looking at their inscrutable eyes and wala-akong-paki na expression..
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 7, '08
faitherasmo said
So anong reading sa iyo sa matchmaking shrine?
di ako nag pa reading or anything coz di ko naman maintindihan...and secondly, I don't really believe in it...
ever since the time when I was in elementary yata..tapos may fortune teller daw or reader ng cards...fake siguro yon...
akalain mo sinabi ba naman na maaga daw akong mag-asawa tapos Chinese or may Chinese blood ang mapapangasawa ko...
as you can see...we make our own future with our own hands...*wink*
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 7, '08
bananaking69 said
Well, you never know, Okuninushi-no-Mikoto might grant your wish Neko.
kaso lang BNK, yung wish ko don was more food-related eh...
seriously, I didn't wish anything there, I just enjoyed looking at the colorful shrine...orange really seems to be prevalent...
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 8, '08
tidbit: The two stones are placed 30 feet apart
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cuh888 wrote on Jul 8, '08
you write your troubles on a piece of paper and then plonk it down in a pail of water...supposedly, it will cause both paper and your troubles to be washed away or dissolved..