原(Hara inn town): Rinzai school Buddhism’s sacred place

 According to a YouTuber who completed all Tokaido route, locations of Hara inn town changed periodically, due to tsunamis. 

It’s just my opinion. There is not much to see in Hara inn town. But it could be because of lack of my knowledge. 

Edo-side guard gate of Today. There is a sign to explain. 
Seibonji temple seems to root back to 8-9 centuries, according to Numazu city official website. 
This is where Watanabe Honjin VIP inn used to be. 
This temple, Tokugenji, goes back to 1193, established by lord Yoritomo Minamoto, while he was playing falconry nearby. 













The red circle on bottom right is the birthplace of a Buddhist monk Hakuin, who was apparently a significant figure of Rinzai school Zen Buddhism. He was born here in 1685. 
The red circle on bottom left is Taishoen Japanese garden. It was popular during Edo period to Meiji period. 


This warehouse is looking old. But it looks more of concrete structure. I’ve seen this kind of old warehouses before. According to Wikipedia, this kind of warehouses is called Misegura(見世蔵), which is not designed to be used as warehouse per se, but more for living. There are several types of Misegura, and the one made with concrete is obviously new, built in late 1800-1900s) 
This Takashima brewery has over 200-year history. Local rice wines in Shizuoka are excellent in general, so I would love to try some day. 








I have skipped other places not mentioned on my blog. Hara inn town is one of the most difficult inn towns to research online so far. 

JR Tokaido line Hara station is the closest station. Here you can see Mt.Fuji halfway up. 


References: 

Numazu Official Visitor’s Guide. Numazu City.(in Japanese)  https://numazukanko.jp/ (Accessed in 5/5/2925)

























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