Vojian Daohe shrine is a headquarters of more than 30000 Daohe shrines all over Japan, and it is also one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto. Here, the God of rice and lotus, who bless the prosperity of business and the prosperity of grain, is enshrined. It is very lively every first month or on the first day of each month. Countless tourists from all over the world are attracted by it.
Introduction to the scenic spot.
Let's briefly introduce the scenic spot, which must be understood before going.
1. Overview
Vojian Daohe shrine is a headquarters of more than 30000 Daohe shrines all over Japan, and it is also one of the oldest shrines in Kyoto. Here, the God of rice and lotus, who bless the prosperity of business and the prosperity of grain, is enshrined. It is very lively every first month or on the first day of each month. Countless tourists from all over the world came here to witness the most famous qianben bird house in Daohe University.
2. Main scenic spots
There are few major scenic spots. Most tourists come to live with thousands of birds.
2.1. Front door
Located at the entrance of the scenic spot, there is a stone tablet with the words "Fu Jian Dao He Da she" and a huge vermilion bird house. This is the first photo taken by many tourists after they came to the scenic spot.
Tips：
There are two roads in Daohe Dashe scenic area. One is the main gate and the other is the commercial street. It is recommended to take the main gate. There are few people and it is suitable for taking photos
2.2 building door
It is said that this building was built by FengChen Xiuji in the 17th year of Tianzheng (A.D. 1589). It says "if the wish to pray for the healing of the mother of FengChen Xiuji's great government hall is realized, donate 10000 stones" and the "prayer for life" has spread to this day. In front of the door is also one of the popular photo spots.
2.3 main hall
It is recorded in the social records that 'five gods are worshipped in the main hall. They are made in order to beat the flow. The four sides are covered with corridor decoration, with a size of 10.6 meters on each side', which is called 'made of rice and Lotus'. Due to the war in Yingren 2 years (AD 1468), all the halls, halls and towers in the territory were burned down. Soon after, the temporary temple was rebuilt. After soliciting funds from various countries, it was finally rebuilt in the 8th year of Mingying (AD 1499). Many tourists come here every day to ask for a visa.
2.4. Qianben bird house
In order to express their prayers and gratitude, the worshippers participated in the Taoist worship of the bird house in the Mingfu society, which rose in the Edo era, and then formed today's famous scenery "qianben bird house". It is one of the most representative landscapes in Kyoto and has also appeared in the film Memoirs of a Geisha. Hundreds of vermilion bird houses form a passage to the top of Daohe mountain, in which there are dozens of fox stone statues.
As everyone's favorite scenic spot, there is an endless stream of tourists every day. It is almost impossible to find an empty bird house to take a group photo.
3. Tickets and opening hours
Admission: free (don't believe all the fees about admission)
Opening hours: all day (try not to come at night)
Traffic guide
There are three modes of transportation to meet Daohe University, which are selected according to personal preferences
1. Bus
Take Nan 5 or 105, start from Kyoto Station, get off in front of Inaho Da she, and walk east for 7 minutes. As the most convenient transportation mode in Kyoto, it is the first choice for most tourists, but it takes about 100 meters more than the other two modes.
2、JR
Take Jr Nara Line and get off at Daohe station (the second stop from Kyoto Station, 5 minutes' drive). Jr station is the nearest, directly opposite the main gate, and the fastest.
3. Kyosaka line
Take the jingbanben line, get off at fujianahe station and walk east for 5 minutes. The platform is close to the bus station, which has the style of Daohe University.
What should be done
1. Leave a group photo of yourself in qianben bird house
2. Ask for autograph
Since ancient times, many imperial courts have kept records of praying for rain or rain stop, as well as praying for bumper grain and national peace. In the era of peace, people will also come to pray for a good marriage, and Toyotomi Xiuji sincerely prayed that his mother would recover from illness and be blessed by God. In later times, it was the patron saint of commercial prosperity, industrial prosperity, family safety, traffic safety and skilled skills. These beliefs continue to exist today.
3. Climb the mountain to find the end of the bird house and breathe the fresh air
4. Understand that the messenger of fujiinahe society is a fox, not a dog
Tips：
The messenger (relative) of the rice lotus shrine is the fox. However, the relatives of the great God of rice and lotus are not foxes in the mountains. They are the same as the great God and are not visible to the naked eye. Therefore, it is also honored as' white (transparent) fox '(Japanese pronunciation is the same as byakko SAN). Of course, 'rice and Lotus' is not a fox.
5. Understand the price of building a bird house
Tips：
The belief of worshiping the bird house originated from praying for "the wish can be realized" or thanking "the wish has been realized". This was very popular in the Edo era, so it formed a scene of numerous bird houses in the rice lotus shrine. At present, there are about 10000 birdhouses of different sizes built continuously along the Royal ginseng road.
Introduction to shooting qianben bird house
This is the entrance of qianben bird house and the place where people flow. The bird houses here are tall, spaced and crowded, so they are not suitable for taking photos.
So how can we get the feeling like this? One thing was omitted before. Qianben bird house has two roads, one is up the mountain and the other is back down the mountain. Then most photos are actually produced from this way back.
Tips：
How to know which way is back? In addition to looking at the banners, you can also observe the bird house: those with words are the reverse and those without words are the front
The road back is basically sparsely populated. It's easy to find a corner where there is no one. As long as we get out of the habitual thinking that the more people go to the mountains, the less scenery, the more beautiful scenery, we can find this extremely beautiful way of photography.
At this time, the kimono brought by cooperation can be posed and photographed at will. Only a few passers-by will pass by occasionally and wait. Kimono with thousands of bird houses is a very local Kyoto style.
If you want the right light, wait until about 9 o'clock or about 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
If you want to avoid the flow of people, get up early in the morning and come. There is almost no one around seven o'clock.
Timid friends don't come at night. It's sparsely populated. Vermilion birds will be a little gloomy at night.