[Shizuoka] Full of photogenic spots! Many annual events and the famous dango are also very popular!

[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 🕰️Opening hours: 8:30-16:30 ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ In addition to the wind chimes, the hydrangea spot is also popular. About 3,000 hydrangeas are planted in the grounds, and at "Hydrangea Square," where blue hydrangeas bloom, umbrellas are lined up in a row, making it a photogenic spot that often appears on social media. There is also an umbrella with a hydrangea painted on it in front, so you can take a nice shot with the umbrella. It was early July, so the hydrangeas were starting to wither, so it wasn't a spectacular view, but it was still beautiful. In front of the Niomon Gate is a rainbow of colorful teru teru bozu. The Yakushido Hall is a temple for beautiful skin, skin diseases, and skin troubles. The current Yakushido Hall was rebuilt, and in front of it there is a tunnel of colorful wind chimes. Right next to it is the Benzaiten Pond, and next to it is a seated Acala Buddha. Most of the Buddhas have short hair and wear jeweled crowns. 《Hotasan Specialty Dumplings Business Association》 🕰️Business hours: 8:00-16:30 Dumpling shop in the temple grounds One of the specialties of Hotasan is the "evil-warding dango," which is so popular that almost everyone who comes to worship buys one. It began during the time of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Edo Shogunate. It all started when Ishikawa Yazaemon presented handmade dango to the shop. Lord Iesada liked the taste so much that he named them "Kushi-dango". They were sold at the ticket machine for 200 yen for two skewers. The bite-sized skewers were smothered in a generous amount of lightly sweet bean paste and were delicious. There was a beautiful umbrella sky set up in front of the shop. #Shizuoka #Shizuoka sightseeing #Wind chimes #Hydrangea #Photogenic spots #Teru-teru-bou #Umbrella #Absolutely free trip