[Shizuoka] The annual wind chime event "Enshu Sanzan Wind Chime Festival"

[Hotasan Son'eiji Temple] 📍Location: 2777 Toyosawa, Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture 《Access》 Bus stop: South Exit of Aino Station / 36 minutes on foot from Akiba Bus 🕰️Business hours: 8:30-16:30 ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ One of the Enshu Sanzan Every summer, an event using wind chimes, the Enshu Sanzan Wind Chime Festival, is held. This year, it will be held from Saturday, May 24th to Sunday, August 31st, 2025 This Niomon Gate is a nationally designated important cultural property. It is said that the world will change when you pass through the gate. This is a majestic and magnificent three-bay, one-door tower gate, worthy of being the main gate of Hotasan. The fresh greenery of the trees is refreshing, and after walking for a while, a gate made of cypress appears on your left. The "Kuromon" is also registered as a city designated architectural cultural property. Today, there is only one temple at Hotasan, Son'ei-ji, but in the past, there were as many as 12 temples lined up within the grounds. The central presence among them was "Gakutoin Shobo." It takes about 15 minutes to walk from the Niomon Gate to the main hall. The rows of cedar trees and green maples are wonderful, and I think the autumn leaves are a spectacular sight. Wind chimes add a refreshing sound to the Japanese summer. In the summer at Hotasan, wind chimes are displayed all over the corridors and Tsubasa Hall, and the pleasant sounds are soothing. In the main hall, "wishing wind chimes" are displayed, on which you can write your wishes on wooden strips of paper. The inside of the east wing to the right of the main hall is surrounded by a blackout curtain and lit up with transparent wind chimes. When you face the main hall, you will see the Chatan-ji Hall on the right. Many colorful wind chimes are hanging like beads, and the polka dots and pastel colors are very cute. This is the hall that used to be the main hall. Although faded, the compass of the Guardian of the Zodiac, which is displayed on the ceiling inside the hall, is magnificent. There are also colorful flowers enshrined in the flower water fountain. #AbsolutelyFreeTrip #Shizuoka #ShizuokaTourism #EnshuSanzan #WindChimes #SummerEvent