Kinosaki and novelist Naoya Shiga

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Hyogo, Japan, Kinosaki, photography, travel

The great names in literature had come to Kinosaki, for example, novelist Naoya Shiga, Musashi’s master priest Takuan, Novelist and poet Toson Shimazaki, poet Tekkan and Akiko Yosano, novelist Takeo Arishima, Soho Tokutomi, Roka Tokutomi, Kyoka Izumi, Ryotaro Shiba, poet Isamu Yoshii, Seishi Yamaguchi, Mokichi Saito, Kyorai Mukai, folklorist Kunio Yanagida and so on. Shiga loved here and had visited more than 10 times in his life. He said the reason why he liked Kinosaki because hot spring is clean and good for medical care, and mountains green is beautiful. I can eat tasty fish from Japan Sea every meal, and then it is plleasure for me. Moreover people’s heart is warm and wooden buildings keeps in harmoney well. After his injured by the train accident, Shiga visited Kinosaki and wrote a short story about the life and death, “At Kinosaki”. It is very famous that is appeared in the school Japanese textbook. So Kinosaki became more famous in Japan.

Kinosaki Bungeikan Museum’s shop curtain is designed storks.

Kinosaki Bungeikan Museum’s mat is crab and jinrikisya. Kinosaki is near Japan sea which is the famous for catching crabs.

Bungeikan Museum (Literary museum) at Kinosaki. They have free foot bath in the front yard.

Novelist Naoya Shiga’s Literature monument of “At Kinosaki”

Jinrikisya at Kinosaki literary museum

Japanese style hot spring hotel at Kinosaki

Satonoyu hot spring at Kinosaki one of 7 hot springs

Top of Satonoyu, stork ornament

Stone statue of Jizo at the roadside of Kinosaki

In Kansai area, they paint Jizo’s face like this.

Stone bridge and willow at Kinosaki