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Introducing western Japan's life

I am a Japanese woman. I introduce western Japan area information and culture. And I will write about my life style. But I am not good at English.This is also for English practice.If you find an error in my text, please let me know.

Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street and Sennen Q Showroom in Osaka

health life Osaka

The Tenjinbashi-suji Shopping Street is Japan's longest shopping street.
It extends from Osaka Tenmangu Shrine in the south to Tenjimbashisuji 6-chome Station in the north.
Since there is a roof, you can stroll around without getting wet in the rain.

As a Japanese person, there wasn't anything particularly unusual there for me, but I walked from one end to the other while I was visiting the mineral show.

I often have curry for lunch in Osaka.

The highlights were the very cheap socks, the delicious croquettes, and the Japanese sweets.
Furthermore, I had an encounter that changed my life.

It is moxibustion.
There is a moxibustion shop called the Sennen Q Showroom.

It is located along the main road one block west of the shopping arcade.
At the Sennen Q Showroom, you can attend moxibustion classes, try out the treatment, and shop for products.When I bought the moxibustion supplies, I also received a booklet on acupoints.

At the shop, you can have moxibustion applied to just one spot on your hand.
I was stimulating the *Hegu* acupoint—a versatile point effective for a wide range of issues, including eye strain.
I had been exhausted from walking, but my fatigue faded and my vision cleared.

Having once again experienced the benefits of moxibustion firsthand, I have continued to incorporate it into my daily life.

Low-smoke moxibustion

I want to stop New Year's customs

Hyogo life

New Year's customs vary depending on the region and household.
For example, in Kansai, people eat white miso soup with round mochi rice cakes during the New Year.　However, in the Kanto region, mochi is square and miso is not used in soup.
In Japan, there are many New Year's customs, and preparations for them keep people busy at the end of the year.The preparations are a lot of work, and it's also annoying to have my activities restricted during the New Year holidays.
Many stores are closed during the New Year holidays. So even though it's a holiday, I can't go to the store I want to go to.The hospitals are also closed.

 

These are my customs👇️

On New Year's Eve, we have to watch music shows on TV, and what's more, we are shows paid for with the high viewing fees that are forcibly collected.

I have to eat soba on New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, I can't fall asleep until I hear the temple bells ringing late at night.

I need to go shopping for New Year's preparations at the end of the year, but the shopping district is crowded.

On New Year's Day, we have to give New Year's greetings.

I have to eat Japanese food every day during the New Year holidays. It is hard to prepare traditional New Year's meals called osechi ryori. To pray for a healthy year, I must eat unpalatable nuts on New Year's Day. I have to eat zoni during the New Year. Zoni contains mochi rice cakes, and many people have died from choking on them.

This is Uonotana shopping district in Akashi city. There is a huge crowd under many beautiful flags. 

 

Anjikamo jinja in Himeji

Hyogo Travel Shrines and temples

After radon therapy in the mountains of Himeji, we went to a shrine.

Anjikamo jinja in Himeji

 

Radon therapy in the mountains of Himeji

Hyogo

I went to the mountains, far north of Himeji Station, where there is no mobile phone signals, for radon therapy.

https://tomisunosato.net/

Tomisunosato

I think this facility only speaks Japanese.No foreign language guides.
There is a shuttle bus from Himeji Station, but we went by car.

Inside there are changing rooms, a dining room, a bath, and a cave.
After paying at the reception and changing clothes, I entered the cave for radon therapy.

Entering a mountain cave

The cave is filled with radon fog.


Inside map

Radon mist is emitted from the remains of a gold mine.
Apparently inhaling radon mist is good for your health. For example, back pain, gout, cancer, etc.
It wasn't very hot, so I didn't even sweat.

1 Please be quiet.
2 Please relax and enjoy your time.
3 After about an hour to an hour and a half, come outside.
4 Don't keep leaving your luggage to reserve space.

We took on a one-time radon therapy course, but many other guests took on courses that involved entering the cave multiple times throughout the day.

After about an hour we went outside, changed, and had lunch.


Oden, barley rice, grated yam soup, tofu, miso soup, dessert

Online shoping ; Himeji castle Lego

Super Market review in Westjapan

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Gyomu Super by Kobe Bussan

The symbol color is green.Many imported foods.Low price.

 

Ropia

Overall, the price is low.
Pizza and meat are the cheapest compared to other supermarkets.

Meats are cheapest on February 9th and the 29th of every month.

 

Ikari
luxury

 

Misugiya
It's not cheap, but there are many high-quality items.

 

Pantree

It's not cheap, but there are many high-quality items.
They are often close to the station.

 

Yamada store
It's not cheap, but there are many high-quality items.
They also stock delicious food from nearby areas.

 

Seijouishii
It's not cheap.
Many imported foods.
A wide selection of prepared dishes.

 

Maruai
Soso cheap

 

Maruhachi
Soso cheap

 

Mandai
Standard price. But ready-to-eat curry is cheaper.

 

Khoyo
Standard price. 
A wide selection of bento boxes.

 

Max value
Standard price.

 

Coop
Standard price.

 

Yunotsu Onsen in Shimane

Shimane Travel

West of Izumo, Yunotsu Onsen

I got off at a small station with a row of cherry blossom trees.

Old Townscape

 

After checking in at the traditional Japanese Inn,I went to a traditional public Onsen.
That is Motoyu Onsen.
Although it is small, the quality of the spring water is excellent and it is also used for therapeutic bathing.The hot springs are extremely hot.

I returned to the inn and had dinner in my room.


Simmered high-quality fish, Nodoguro

Breakfast at the inn,the next morning

After check-out, I went to a public hot spring ”Yakushiyu”.

Because there were few trains, I had lunch in time.
The breakfast was big, so I had multigrain bread and medicinal soup at a stylish cafe.

I walked to Yunotsu Station, took the train, and then took an express bus from Izumo Station back to Kobe.

 

Inasanohama, Izumotaisha in Shimane

Shimane Travel Manner Shrines and temples

I headed to Izumo from Tamazukuri Onsen.
Trains are infrequent so you need to plan well.

On the train is Shimanekko, a local mascot for Izumo.
The picture in the bottom left of the photo is of a magatama.
Magatama are ancient accessories made from Izumo green stone (agate).
It is still produced in small quantities today.Izumo green stone is expensive.However, souvenir shops and stonemasons sell affordable agate magatama from overseas.
I thought the magatama looked cute and seriously considered buying one.

I called a taxi from Izumo Taisha-mae Station and went to Inasahama Beach.

Inasa Beach is a very sacred place.This is the place where the previous ruler handed over the country to the next ruler.
There is a god in the rock, so people pray in front of the torii gate.
The proper way to pray is to bow twice and clap twice.
Pick up sand from the shore and take it to Izumo Taisha Shrine.

It takes about 30 minutes to walk from Inasa Beach to the entrance of Izumo Taisha Shrine.

I walked further into the shrine from the entrance.

　

There are several houses of the gods.
At the Izumo Taisha Shrine, the proper etiquette is to bow twice, clap four times, and bow once.
Among the Japanese gods, there is one who is particularly great here.

At the very back is the shrine of Susanoo-no-Mikoto.
Susanoo-no-Mikoto was a mischievous god, but he was a great god who defeated Yamata no Orochi. He has the power to ward off evil spirits.
There are piles of sand on the sides and behind the shrine.
I placed the sand I had collected earlier from Inasa Beach there and took a smaller amount of sand.
If you sprinkle this sand on your house land, it will purify.

This is the stage, famous for its very large shimenawa rope.

I returned to Izumo Station and ate the wariko soba.

Next, I head further west to Yunotsu Onsen...

On the right is Susanoo-no-Mikoto. His hairstyle is unique.