Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka: May 3, 2022

I visited Shizuoka City during my Golden week holidays.

I could not see Mt. Fuji from the city as it was light cloudy. Still, the weather was not so bad.

I visited the Sengen Shrine in the center of the city.

The shrine has a long history. There are tens of small shrines in the site.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, the ruler of Japan in the early 17^th century, had a ritual to be an adult in the 16^th century. He was in Shizuoka at the time as a hostage.

 I saw people making prays at one of main shrines. The building stands at the foot of a hill.

 

There is a kofun or ancient tomb on the hill near the shrine. It was built in the 6^th century.

 

Shopping street spread around the shrine.

The Miyagasaki Street is one of such streets. The street is busy when they have a histrical festival in spring. Today, there wer few people there.