Late afternoon outside Kichijoji shrine

July 28, 2011Culture, Temples and shrines, trees, Walking and transitafternoon, 神社, 道路, 雰囲気, 静かさ, 農園, farm, field, grounds, inviting, Itsukaichi Kaido, Kichijoji, late, Musashino Hachimangu, old, outside, quiet, shadow, Shinjuku, suburb, summer, Western, wooded, 古い, 吉祥寺, 新宿, 木, 木陰, 武蔵野, 武蔵野八幡宮, 五日市街道palmsundae

この吉祥寺の神社の木陰と静けさはとても良い雰囲気です。武蔵野八幡宮という神社は大きくて、木がたくさんあります。神社の前は五日市街道という古い道路です。この道路は新宿と西の街をつなげます。百年前、武蔵野や中野は農園だけでした。

I love this large shrine and wooded grounds in Kichijoji. Towards the end of a summer afternoon, the shadows and quiet are very inviting. The shrine is called Musashino Hachimangu (武蔵野八幡宮), and it’s on an old street that connects Shinjuku with the (now) inner western suburbs called Itsukaichi Kaido (五日市街道). A hundred years ago, Musashino and Nakano were farms, and you can see the kanji for “field” in both of these town names.