#梅宮大社 — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #梅宮大社, aggregated by home.social.
-
⛩️THE CAT SHRINE😸
Iwagō Mitsuaki helped revive the fortunes of Umenomiya Taisha (梅宮大社). His photographs of the cats cared for by the shrine priest became an instant hit, and nowadays a steady stream of visitors come to catch a glimpse of the pampered felines.
-
Following a run of bad luck Ninmyō moved the shrine to its current site after it was noted that his mother had not quite fulfilled an oracle received from the gods about where in Kyōto they wished to reside.
Members of the Tachibana clan would serve as head for many generations.
-
🌸PLUM BLOSSOM PALACE🐈⬛
Umenomiya Taisha (梅宮大社), familiarly known as Ume-no-miya (梅宮 the 'Plum Blossom Palace'), enshrines the 'god of saké', Ōyamatsumi (大山祇神), and his daughter, 'god of easy childbirth', Konohanasakuya-hime (木花咲耶姫).
It's also known for its cats😸 -
9)
In recent years Umenomiya Taisha's (梅宮大社) fortunes have revived thanks to the work of photographer Iwagō Mitsuaki (岩合光昭), who shot images of the many cats that live in the grounds.The shrine is known for its hydrangea, irises, spider lilies and 400 ume trees.
-
Red higanbana may be most prevalent, but spider lilies also come in white and yellow varieties😲
Within Umenomiya Taisha's (梅宮大社) sprawling garden is a quiet grove filled with colourful higanbana.
The shrine is always a treasure trove of flowers (and cats)🙌#Japan #Kyoto #京都 #彼岸花 #higanbana #equinox #redspiderlilies #UmenomiyaTaisha #梅宮大社
-
⛩️THE CAT SHRINE😸
Iwagō Mitsuaki helped revive the fortunes of Umenomiya Taisha (梅宮大社). His photographs of the cats cared for by the shrine priest became an instant hit, and nowadays a steady stream of visitors come to catch a glimpse of the pampered felines.
One of the gods enshrined at Umenomiya guards women during childbirth. It's thought the connection between ume and the shrine evolved because umu (生む 'childbirth') sounds similar to ume (梅 'plum blossoms').
