I'm scary!!

I went to the temple on my way to my home from the university.

The name of the temple is "巣林寺". There is a tower in the temple. A dragon is displayed on the top of the tower. You can see the dragon very well even from the distance. The temple is very beautiful.

I would like to enter the temple, but it was scary and was not able to enter because it was night and dark. There seems to be a guardian deity of children in the temple. I would like to go at noon and to watch the guardian deity of children.　maro

＜巣林寺＞〒615 京都市西京区上桂東ノ口町４５

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The grave of famous samurai

I found 瑞泉院(Zuisen-in). 瑞泉院 is a grave of Hidetsugu Toyotomi.

Hidetsugu Toyotomi is a child of the older sister of Hideyoshi Toyotomi. Hidetsugu became an adopted child of Hideyoshi. When a child was born of Hideyoshi, Hidetsugu was disliked by Hideyoshi. Then Hidetsugu was called " cruel kampaku". Because Hideji murdered many people to try the sharpness of the sword.

However, nobody knows the truth. As for Hideji, it was commanded Hideyoshi to do seppuku at the age of 28 years old and died after all. The neck of Hideji was exposed to 三条（where is plase'name in Kyoto） of riverbanks.

This is a story before about 400 years.

瑞泉院 has the old history.

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Nishi-Hongan-ji of rain

It has gone near Nishi-Hongan-ji. It is high school days to see Nishi-Hongan-ji for the first time. Kyoto was visited in the school excursion. I remember having been overwhelmed to the size anyway at that time. Though it was not by thinking at that time even if it will live in Kyoto for four years, and the diary of Nishi-Hongan-ji will be written surely. It seems not to end yet though repair work was done when seeing for the first time.

Nishi-Hongan-ji seems to have been originally a name of Hongan-ji. Ieyasu Tokugawa, who is well known for his luck in surviving this turbulent age while successively serving famous warlords, gave the temple estate in the east to owner of Hongan-ji in Edo period. And, when Hongan-ji divided into two sections in 1602, the temple where 12 generation owner had opened was called Higashi-hongan-ji. And, Hongan-ji seems to have come to be called Nishi-Hongan-ji today. After that, it has become the base ground of Shinsen-gumi, who was a group of samurai warriors based in Kyoto, at the end of Edo Period. It seems not to have moved from this land for years of 400 thereafter.

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Kyoto meisui Tale

Samegai with KameyaYoshinaga

Hi!

We have coverd about the 3 Kyoto water.

The 3 Kyoto water is Somei,Agatai and Samegai.

This report is written about the third serise of Kyoto with water,Samegai.

Samegai is located in Shijo-Horikawa and there is Japanese sweets factory now

It turned out that the water of Samegai is still pumped up from underground and is used for Yoshinaga's Japanese sweets.

Then, two persons of HIRO & Lawrence in which a character is quite deep have interviewed KameyaYoshinaga.

We have missed Kanji of Samegai!?

Let me show you Samegai now.

This is the Samegai well located in front of the Kameyayoshinaga.
Water floaating the bottom of this picture was pomped up from undreground.

We found the signboard of samegai!


Samegai existed next to the Kyoto Tokyu Hotel with diferent Kanji from now.
there is monument of　old Samegai.


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Now,we were interviewed to the representative director, Ms. Yoshimura.

HIRO＆Lawrence（HL）：How lonｇ did you use the Samegai water?

Ms.Yoshimura(Ms.Y):It since 1803.We're use tap water only Samegai well was withered when the construction of Hankyu line.16years ago,when this building was built we start to use Samegai well water again.

HL：Where is the origin of Samegai?

Ms.Y:This street next to our shop called "Samegai" is the place where water is beautiful.You can find the same name place at Shiga prefecture.Then,this water has same seawey of origin Samegai,we called this well Samegai.

We entered kameyayoshinaga,various sweets are welcomed us!

It seems very yummy!!!

The water without taste and the smell is delicious!!

HR : What kind of taste is this water?

Ms. Y: Water does not have taste and a smell. Would you like to drink the water?

<<HR drank the water…>>

HR : water does not have taste and a smell surely!!

Ms. Y : My boss says that I like that.

HR :Are all Japanese cakes made by the well-water?

Ms. Yoshimura : Yes. We make all Japanese cakes with the well-water.

HR go in the factory…!!

“Could I go in the factory that makes Japanese cakes?”

Hiro said that suddenly. But Ms. Yoshimura let us go in the factory that usually you can’t go in!!

All merchandises are made in the factory.

Of course, those are made elaborately.

When I went in there, craftsperson remade Japanese cake because they hadn’t been able to be satisfied with the crop of the Japanese cake.

We could interview the craftsperson who has made the Japanese cake for 40 years.

HR : The well-water stopped temporally that was used to make the Japanese cake from the establishment of a business. And The well-water is used again since 16 years ago. Are there differences between the well-water and city water?

The craftsperson : the well-water don’t have scents. It’s good for making the Japanese cake, because when I cook bean pastes, I use lots of water.

HR : How do the guests say about the Japanese cake?

The craftsperson : The guests say that the Japanese cake made by the well-water is better.

HR : If the well-water had run dry, how do you think?

The craftsperson : It is troubled.
The interior of the japanese-style confection is very deep.

Finally, I asked Ms. Yoshimura the japanese-style confection. HR: What is the most popular japanese-style confection?' Ms. Y: It is Ubatama. (photograph the below) Externals soberly have the deep-rooted popularity. It is a taste that doesn't change since the institution's formation.
Additionally, Sakuramochi (It is a cake of encompassed Japan in the leaf ofcherry blossoms) is popular among spring.
Mizuyoukan(soft adzuki-bean jelly) is popular among summer.
The cake of the chestnut is popular among autumn.
Hanabiramochi(It is one of the cakes of the tradition gotten in Kyoto only at the New Year.) is popular among winter.
It is a cake that feels all each season.
Moreover, there are a lot of people who become feelings "It is summer" when the cake to have fish's shape is served.
(The fish shows cool. )Therefore, the one that the season is felt is popular.
Moreover, there are a lot of people who become feelings "It is summer" when the cake to have fish's shape is served.
(The fish shows cool. )Therefore, the one that the season is felt is popular.

Ubatama has the smell of black sugar.　
It keeps shortly being made from establishment for 200 years. 　Moreover, the　Urasennkeiemoto prize (prize received from the grand tea master with a long and distinguished history) has been received in the nationwide cake exposition in 1989. 　It is a japanese-style confection that feels nostalgia somewhere.

HR:Please teach something to sticking to to the japanese-style confection. Ms. Y :The japanese-style confection is very deep though the person today tends to flow to western-style cakes. The japanese-style confection is made not only the season but also feeling it for the season and the season. There is a thing that can be used all the year round by changing the color because the japanese-style confection expresses the season by slight coloring, too. For instance, Kinton(It is a pastry made like the clothes moth of the chestnut straining bean jam. ) shows the red and white at the New Year. Spring is expressed in the pink of cherry blossoms. Summer is expressed in the purple of the hydrangea, and autumn is expressed in red of the autumn tint. Green of Kinton made in autumn is thick first. Red is gradually applied to the japanese-style confection. To the dead leaf color when becoming it in the vicinity in winter. White is put in winter. However, red is put commemorating the camellia flower during white. I think that expressing it rich like this is a point where the japanese-style confection is good. The new one wants to be good, and to value a traditional japanese-style confection. I want you to know not only eating the japanese-style confection but also significant. We can express our gratitude for it if eating thinking so. I think that the japanese-style confection goes out of use gradually if such feelings are not valued.
HR: Indeed,Is there wanting to say something at the end?
Ms. Y: If the PET bottle and the kettle are brought, the well water is put in. There are a lot of people who come to dip the well water many times at the summer time because tap water is stinky. Please come once.

Kameyayosinaga(亀屋良長)
Higasiiru Horikawa Sijyou Simogyo-ku Kyoto-city Kyoto-hu 600-8498 Japan　
TEL 075-221-2005 Map

〒600-8498　京都市下京区四条堀川東入ル（醒ヶ井角）
電話・・075-221-2005

It is a photograph when covering. Please look by all means.

KYOTO-famous-water STORY@SOMEI

We collected information of SOMEI, is a KYOTO-famous well at NASINOKI Shinto-shrine.

NASINOKI Shinto-shrine & SOMEI
NASINOKI shrine is in the KYOTO Imperial palace. It enshrine “Sanetumu-Sanjo” and “Sanetomi-Sanjo”, are great noblemen. The shrine which named “NASINOKI” is the only of Japan. Then shrines enshrine noblemen are rarely. dyeing-well in Japan, is derived from that there is place for dyeing near th
The name of SOMEI, means e shrine, but it is not obvious.

NASINOKI shrine take place tea-ceremony of Japanese-style periodically. This tea-ceremony follow for about 50 years, and has about 200 collars in a day.
And then, it’s able to take place the wedding, is about five times monthly.　A season of recommendation for the wedding at the shrine is autumn.

Water of SOMEI is not for drinking!?
At first we thought to try to drink and compare it with other water. But after that we knew water of SOMEI is not for drinking!! Water of SOMEI is primarily for purifying, not drinking. Moreover nobody knows why SOMEI is KYOTO-famous and who decide SOMEI is KYOTO-famous.
A stuff of NASINOKI shrine don’t even know them. Therefore SOMEI which is used for purifying is best. If you will go to SOMEI, please consider these.

Right how to purifying
1. At first, have a dipper by the right hand and wash the left hand.
2. Shift it to the left hand and wash the right hand.
3. Shift it to the right hand again and pour the left hand water and gargle with the water.
4. At last, do the dipper lengthwise for washing the dipper’s handle.

This is right how to purifying by SOMEI. Needless to say, you can use this method at other Shinto shrines. Please purify you by this method when you go to Shinto-shrine next time. If you dose that, you must be popular！

IMA-JUN