東浪見の鳥居

五輪会場のど真ん中に鳥居が聳えることになるんですかね。どんな風景になるのか今から楽しみです。 一帯は「南宮神社」の私有地だそうで、この鳥居も管轄しているのかもしれません。

星空の写真撮影で行ってみたが、言われるほど写真撮影スポットとして名所ではなかった。 有名な分、深夜なのに人の出入りが多くて、駐車場からの車の光が入りまくってた。そもそも光の邪魔要素が多くて、あまり写真には適してない場所かなと思う。 人が少ないときにまた行ってみたい。

この場所が憧れでした。上総一ノ宮駅から歩いて約1時間…ついたよ。風は強くて砂塵が舞ってたけど、この景色見るためにきたんだよ。惚れ惚れする。

「補陀落渡海」の僧侶たちが、 「西日本」から「小舟」で辿り着いた 場所です。 ここには、 「玉依姫という名前の神様が 陸に上がってきた場所」 という伝説が残っています。 「九十九里浜」は、 「九十九人の王子のグループが 辿り着いた浜」 こういう意味です！ この「九十九里」という漢字を 分解すると、 「九」＋「十」＋「九」＋「十」＋ 「口（くに）」＋「土」 となります。 意味は「三十八の国土」。 着く場所はどうして港ではなく、 ただのビーチだったのでしょうか？ 砂浜だからいいのです。 砂浜だと大きな船は接岸できません。 沖に錨を下ろして 小舟で来ることになります。 砂浜という地形は 小舟じゃないと上陸できないのです。 大きな船が接岸できる港だったら、 すぐに追っ手に見つかってしまいます。 このプロジェクトは、 秘密裏の脱出劇だったことを 忘れないでくださいね。 ここで「天照派」の僧侶が 「小舟」から仲間によって救助されて 上陸したと思ったら、大感動でした。 「九十九里浜」に上陸した後、 僧侶たちは下のルートを歩いたようです。 「浜鳥居」 →「神洗神社」 →「中原玉崎神社」 →「玉前神社」

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Great and beautiful place.

If you do surfing or body board, then it is your always-good-to-be-there place. No swimming, no family beach trips, it's a pretty focused place.

Official Venue for the 2020 Olympic Surfing Event Shidashita, Chiba, Japan (志田下) Official Surf Venue for the 2020 Games Welcome to Shidashita Surf Venue for the 2020 Tokyo Games Set in the middle of the Chiba coast line, Shidashita is a surf magnet and one of the center points of Japanese surfing. Shidashita is at the bottom end of a long stretch of sandy coast that winds in an even curve all the way up to Ioka and Chiba at the top. The beach is made up of black volcanic sand which can get very very hot under foot in the summer months. The entrance can be found shortly after the main Tatio Traffic light heading north on the right side of the road. The entire road and car parking area are paved all the way to the sand edge and have free showers and a toilet block. A very Japanese style of localism is alive and well at this beach. It has a very definite pecking order to it but does not really affect who gets waves, so if you are in the right spot and take off cleanly it's yours (and with possibly 3 or 6 others who decide to join with you). Kinda old California style! As long as you play by the rules and keep to standard surfing etiquette you should not have a problem. You will know that you have arrived at the right place as you will find the Japanese Tori Gate, which you may recognise from, many photos standing tall in front of the main break. The break itself is clearly marked out by two very large concrete breakwaters either side which project approximately 70m out into the ocean. helping to maintain the sand. Be warned there can be very very strong rip currents close to these on bigger swells and only advance surfers should enter on these occasions. Due to the setup there are normally 2 or 3 clearly defined peaks as well to the right, the left, and the centre. On occasions, and with the right swell direction, both the left and the right will line up with the centre and create one seriously heavy dredging beach break barrel. However, for most of the time, the wave very much has a skate park feel to it with fun beach break peaks and ramps which the locals boys tear to shreds. Top Japanese Pro riders can always be found here and the likes of Reo Inaba & Horoto Oohara (Us Open Champion) very much make this place their home. Shidashita & Taito area is fed by a northerly current and has dark green water that is much colder than the southern beaches of Hebara and Onjuku which are blessed with a warmer southerly current. Below is a general guide to water temperatures and wetsuits you will need if you are thinking of surfing here. January - April - 5/3mm Suit + Boots + Gloves (even a hood for those colder days) April - May - 4/3mm Suit + Boots (warmer sunny days will allow for a sealed 3/2mm Suit) May - July - 3/2mm Full Suit August - September - Spring Suit or Board Shorts with a Tupper October - December - Gul Wetsuit or short leg depending on outside temps Typhoon Season - Late July through Late December Generally Japan will receive between 1 and 25 Typhoons in a season and not all will come up the pacific side Shidashita will often close when the storm gets close and any folks will head down to the breaks of Hebara & Katsuura which hold the size a lot better. Please check our Hebara page for more information on these breaks The local area is also blessed with multiple surf shops and restaurants which are only a short drive or walk away from the break, but many locals choose to have a bicycle to ride around on. Some surf shops also have surf bikes for rental or these can be included in your stay. Best Tide: Shidashita works on all tides - however, low & incoming is better Best Swell Direction: SE ~ NE Best Size: 2 to 7 feet (knee to 2 ft overhead) Best Wind: SSW ~ W