New Year visit Mimurotoji temple, Uji, Kyoto #japantravel #kyoto #vlogjapan
Visited Mimurotoji temple, Uji, Kyoto for new year prayer 2025!
I went to Mimuroto-ji Temple because it has a statue of Ugajin God, an elderly god with the body of a snake, the Chinese zodiac sign for this year, 2025.
Ugajin God is a divine spirit in Japanese Shintoism and Buddhism, and is believed to be primarily responsible for agriculture, a good harvest, and prosperous business. He is often depicted in his characteristic form of a snake body with the head of an old man, and because of this appearance, he is sometimes also called the snake god.
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
三室戸寺には宇賀神（うがじん）という、今年の干支である蛇の体をした老人の神様の像があるので行ってきました。
宇賀神は日本の神道や仏教における神霊で、主に農業、五穀豊穣、商売繁盛を司る神として信仰されています。蛇の体に老人の頭を持つ特徴的な姿で描かれることが多く、この姿から蛇神（へびがみ）とも呼ばれることがあります。
A Happy New Year! 2025
Wishing you a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
#2025 #newyear2025 #happynewyear2025