Of course, the two Sui swords have a history of more than a thousand years, and Yushan Heren is not sure whether they still have the same sharpness as before.
Just by looking at the crisp and powerful lines, Yushan Heren could imagine how sharp these two Sui Dynasty swords once were.
There are about five hundred treasures in the treasure house. It’s not a large number, but it’s definitely a lot.
It’s a pity that the rest of the relics treasured in Shitennoji Temple are not on display in the treasure house.
According to public information, Shitennoji Temple has a total of six relics, but only one Buddha bone relic is enshrined in the five-story pagoda, and the whereabouts of the other five relics are unknown.
Moreover, it is still unknown whether the relics enshrined in the five-story pagoda are substitute relics. After all, they are directly exhibited to tourists, so the possibility of them being substitute relics is not small.
However, if it was really a substitute relic, then the six relics in Shitennoji would all have disappeared.
Chapter 2526 Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
After visiting Shitennoji Temple, everyone went to the last destination in Osaka - Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine.
There are not many historical sites left in Osaka, and Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine can be considered one of them, but it only has a history of about two hundred years.
Since its establishment, Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine has existed for more than 1,800 years, but during this period it has been destroyed six times. The existing main building of the shrine was rebuilt more than 200 years ago.
The bus stopped at the parking lot, and Toyonosaki and his group walked into Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine. The first thing they felt was the different building density of Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine from Shitennoji Temple.
The two destinations have somewhat similar land areas, but their building densities are completely different.
The architecture of Shitennoji Temple actually feels a bit empty, but this is also one of the characteristics of royal temples. The main feature is that it covers a large area and has a grand appearance.
The buildings in Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine appear to be more densely packed, and have a more Japanese feel than those in Shitennoji Temple.
In addition, the number of tourists at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine is obviously much larger than that at Shitennoji Temple. A rough estimate shows that if Toyonosaki and his group are not counted, the number of visitors to Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine is about five times that of Shitennoji Temple.
But this is normal. After all, Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine is arguably the most popular shrine in Osaka. The number of visitors during the New Year is far ahead of other shrines in Osaka.
The Shitennoji Temple in Osaka can only be regarded as a relatively large temple.
Although it has a special status, it is not very prosperous in terms of incense offerings.
Moreover, most of the tourists who visit Shitennoji Temple go there for the relics of Prince Shotoku.
According to the announcement on Shitennoji's official website today, the treasure house is not open today, so its popularity is naturally even lower.
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"Sumiyoshi Taisha is the head shrine of more than 2,000 Sumiyoshi shrines across the country. The gods enshrined there are the three great gods, Botsuzu-no-Mikoto, Nakatsuzu-no-Mikoto, and Omotsuzu-no-Mikoto. They are generally called the Three Gods of Sumiyoshi or the Three Great Gods of Sumoe."
As we walked into Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, Kirisu Mafuyu introduced it.
The Sumiyoshi Three Gods are not mentioned much in Japanese stories and legends, but their identities are extraordinary. They can be said to be brothers of the three great Japanese gods Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo.
According to legend, after Izanagi returned from the underworld, he felt that his body was stained with the dirt of the underworld and he felt uncomfortable, so he chose to enter the water to wash his body.
The Sumiyoshi Three Gods and the Three Great Gods of Japan were actually born at this time.
Judging from their background, the Sumiyoshi Three Gods seem to be on the same level as the Three Great Gods of Japan.
But in reality, the gods born when Izanagi was purified were also divided into high and low levels.
The three great gods of Japan, they are deeply loved by Izanagi, who calls them the Three Noble Sons. They are also the leaders of Japan in the future.
As for the three gods of Sumiyoshi, they seem to be unloved by their parents.
Oh no, the Sumiyoshi Three Gods only have a father but no mother. Izanagi and Izanami were born to other gods, but their status is also lower than the Three Great Gods of Japan.
But no matter what, there is no problem in calling the Sumiyoshi Three Gods brothers of the Three Japanese Gods.
After all, from the root point of view, the other party was born after Izanagi was contaminated by the filth of the underworld and his body was purified.
Judging from the powers of the three gods, one of them protects the safety of the country, another protects the safety of navigation, and the last one blesses the development of Japanese waka poetry. It has to be said that these omnipotent ones are quite strange, especially the last one.
However, safe navigation is certainly very important for companies engaged in marine business.
Therefore, every year, many companies come to pray and donate several large lanterns with their company names written on them to represent the most sincere blessings.
As you walk towards the interior of Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, you can see an arch bridge in front of you. It is called Fanbashi, also known as Taikobashi, because the bridge and its reflection in the water together resemble a Taiko drum.
Under the reverse bridge is a rectangular pool with many ducks playing in it.
Because the inclination of the reverse bridge is quite large, you need to be extra careful when passing by, otherwise, you will easily roll down.
After crossing the reverse bridge, you have officially entered the realm of gods. The stone lanterns standing on both sides make people feel solemn.
If you are a player who often plays Japanese games, when you see these stone lanterns, you will have a feeling that you are about to face a boss battle. Tsuchima Yui had such a feeling in her heart. When she walked over, she always felt that the word "danger" was written above her head.
Walking further in, you can see several shrine buildings that are built like docks.
This type of building looks quite unique, and it also has another name called Sumiyoshi-zukuri.
In other words, this type of building may have originated from Sumiyoshi Shrine.
From this point, we can also see what the main duty of the Sumiyoshi Shrine is, which is to bless safe navigation.
The function of blessing the country's peace is too vague. Basically all shrines have this function. However, blessing the development and orderly inheritance of Japanese Waka poetry seems too strange.
Many people even suspect that when Sumiyoshi Taisha was rebuilt, the donors were waka lovers, so they gave Sumiyoshi Taisha such a function.
However, blessing safe voyages is indeed the top priority of Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, and it is said to be very effective.
Walking along the path lined with stone lanterns, we soon arrived at the main area of the shrine.
After washing their hands at the hand-washing area, everyone walked to a few
Before the palace.
Compared to the shrines and temples I visited in the past few days, the palace of Sumiyoshi Taisha seems a little too small.
Mainly due to its poor origins, although Sumiyoshi Taisha has become prosperous today, the palace style preserved from its early years cannot be changed.
After a brief visit, everyone wandered around Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine freely.
The entire Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine covers a large area, but it’s not very big either.
However, due to the densely packed buildings inside, it is much more worth visiting than Shitennoji Temple.
As they walked, Yushan and his companions arrived in front of the lantern enshrinement hall.
The entire Lantern Enshrinement Hall is filled with lanterns, with almost no empty space.
Although it is daytime now, all the lanterns are lit, perhaps as a special wish.
Seeing Yushan Kazuto stop and think deeply, Fujinomiya Ningzi beside him said, "What's the matter, Kazuto, do you want to offer a lantern too?"
Hearing this, Yushan Kazuto could not help but give Fujinomiya Ningzi a look: "Do you know how much it costs to offer a lantern? Just say you want to offer one."
Chapter 2527: Visiting the Shrine
Even Hayama Kazuto felt that the price of lantern offerings at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine was a bit outrageous.
The smallest lantern costs 50,000 yen, and the larger ones are even more expensive!
Although 50,000 yen is not a lot of money for Kazuto Yuyama, he still feels like he has been cheated.
Haven’t you seen that the cheapest torii offering at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is only 175,000 yen!
It may seem that 175,000 yen is much more than 50,000 yen, but it is a torii gate after all!
After being manufactured, it has to be taken to Inariyama and erected. The cost is many times higher than a small paper lantern like the one at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine.
Moreover, the Torii gate will remain on Inariyama for a long time, but the lanterns will definitely be replaced after a period of time due to the space limitations of Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine.
Compared with the lantern offerings at Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine, the torii offerings at Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine seem to be very cost-effective.
"How much is it, several thousand yen?" After looking at Yushan Kazuto and then at the lanterns in the enshrine hall, Fujinomiya Ningzi couldn't help but ask.
In her opinion, it is quite amazing that this kind of big lantern, which only costs one or two hundred yen to purchase, can be sold for thousands of yen.
The reason why I said several thousand yen was because there was a sense of intimidation in Yushan Kazuto's words, so I raised the estimate a little bit.
"The cheapest lantern is 50,000 yen each." Upon hearing this, Yushan Kazuto shrugged and said.
Listening to what Hayama Kazuto said, Fujinomiya Ningzi couldn't help but blink slightly.
She thought her offer was outrageous, but she didn't expect the reality to be even more bizarre.
Why not do something else with 50,000 yen? Come to Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine and offer a lantern.
Of course, there is not much to say about this kind of situation where both parties are willing to fight and be beaten. In short, just don't be fooled.
"Fifty thousand yen?" Even Kato Megumi couldn't help but feel a little surprised after hearing what Yushan Kazuto said.
Originally, she was thinking about whether she should offer a lantern for Hiromi Kato's studio as well. After all, it seemed that these lanterns were offered by some companies.
But when she heard the price, Kato Megumi was discouraged.
It’s not that I can’t afford the money, but I don’t want to be taken advantage of.
After looking at the offering hall, several people looked at each other and finally chose to leave.
But to be honest, the lanterns hanging in the hall are quite pretty. If the price were not too outrageous, several people would actually be willing to offer a lantern.
But such a small paper lantern was sold at a sky-high price, which was something Yushan and the others could only forgive and not accept.
Continuing to turn to the side, I saw a white building with two small lanterns hanging at the door with three big characters "御文库" written on them.
As the name suggests, this is where Sumiyoshi Taisha's books are stored, which is somewhat similar to places like the Sutra Repository.
The size of the building is the same as the palace at Jukichi Taisha Shrine, just as small as usual, but the architectural style is quite unique.
According to the stone tablet at the entrance, there are more than ten thousand books in the Imperial Library.
This number is not too much, but it is quite consistent with the size of the Imperial Library building.
It’s a pity that the Imperial Library is not open to the public.
This is somewhat different from the Treasure House of Shitennoji Temple. The Treasure House is open at least every once in a while, while the Gobunko is always closed and only internal staff of Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine can enter.
"It's a pity that we can't go in and see what books are hidden inside." After taking a look at the Imperial Library, Kato Megumi said.
"It's nothing, just some ancient books. Didn't we read a lot of them at the Blue Sky Ancient Book Festival in Shitennoji?" Upon hearing this, Yushan Heren shrugged. He didn't think it mattered.
The entire Imperial Library has only about 10,000 books in total. At the Qingkong Ancient Book Festival, one stall may have tens of thousands of books, or even hundreds of thousands of books, which is more than the number of books in the Imperial Library.
Of course, there are bound to be some discrepancies in quality, but at least you can shop on Taobao at the Ancient Books Festival. If you see a book you want in the Gobunko, you can't just take it away, right?
In that case, wouldn't they become Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo?
A few people looked at the door and walked aside.
Walking to the side, there is a place for drawing fortunes.
However, unlike the fortune-telling areas in other shrines, in addition to asking for fortune, you can also pray for a lucky cat.
Although the appearance of the lucky cat on display does not look very realistic, it is still very cute.
"Why don't you go and ask for one?" After looking at Kato Megumi and Fujinomiya Ningzi, Yushan Kazuto spoke.
"Then go." Kato Megumi nodded.
Hearing this, Yushan Heren couldn't help but blink slightly. He saw that the two of them were interested in the lucky cat, so he brought it up specifically.
The place where they pray for lucky cats is called Fukumao Nasho. When they walked in and looked at the rules for praying for cats, Yushan and the other two discovered that this was actually a consumer trap.
There are three types of lucky cats: small cats, medium cats and large cats.
Each time you pray for a lucky cat, you can only get a kitten. You need forty-eight kittens to get a medium cat. Two medium cats plus forty-eight kittens are needed to get a big cat.
Although the price of praying for a lucky cat is not expensive each time, if you really want to collect all three types of lucky cats, it will cost a lot of money.
However, each cat type does not have a separate design. If the requirement is to collect forty-eight kinds of kittens, that would be outrageous.
And some collectors will not be satisfied until they have collected the complete set.
If the number of lucky cats you pray for is random, then praying for lucky cats is a pure scam.
How can this be a lucky cat? It's clearly a cat that brings bad luck, okay?
The three of them looked at each other and decided to just ask for a small lucky cat to take back as a souvenir.
In fact, most people think so too, mainly because the number of small lucky cats required for the medium and large lucky cats is too large.
No wonder the medium and large fortune cats placed at the top are a little dusty.
In this case, who would be willing to ask for forty-eight little fortune cats in exchange for a lucky cat?
If you want to replace it with a big fortune cat, you will need exactly one hundred and forty-four small fortune cats.
