Road Trip to Hakkoda Shrine / 八甲田神社への旅

It was still the middle of winter but since we bought our new car, my wife decided on a spur of the moment road trip. We were heading to Tashirodaira, the site of one of the world's worst mountaineering accident occurred. Over 100 soldiers of the Imperial Japanese army died during a winter training mission. On our way up the road, we found the road still closed for the winter so dejectedly headed back home. But then, we saw that we were near the Hakkoda Shrine so we made a stop there.

まだ冬の真ん中。新しい車も購入して、休日にどっか出かけようとしたら、妻が田代平を目指した。目的は八甲田雪中行軍遭難事件の場所。有名な話で映画にもなってます。でもやっぱり山道はまだ閉鎖されて、仕方なく家に帰るを決心。でも帰りの途中に八甲田神社を発見、お参りに行きました。

Hakkoda Shrine in the Winter / 冬の八甲田神社

Hondo / 本堂

The hand purification basin was wrapped up for the winter.

手水舎も冬の期間使用されてない。

The shrine office / 社務所

The Hakkoda Shrine seal is not only colorful but also has the image of Mount Hakkoda on it.

八甲田神社の御朱印は素敵な色と八甲田山まで描いてる。

So our spontaneous road trip wasn't a total bust. But after this, we just went straight home.

途中で八甲田神社があったから良かった。お参りしたあとは家に帰っただけ。