Raiku Shrine|The serenity of the sacred tree

Year 2025February 2025Februarydeified treeKuromiya ShrineVarious SceneryShizuoka prefecture (Chuubu area)
This photo was taken at Raikyu Shrine, where I felt the "quiet beatitude of the sacred tree".

This photo was taken in the quiet atmosphere of the shrine to capture the divine beatitude of the sacred tree. Raiku Shrine is a historic shrine located in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and is particularly famous for its sacred "Ookusu" tree, which is over 2,000 years old. It is said that circling around this camphor tree "prolongs one's life" and walking around it while making a wish in one's heart "makes one's wish come true," attracting many worshippers.