A 1622 Pagoda, a Shrine from the 890s & Two Red Gates in the Rain | Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

A rainy Saturday in Ichikawa, Chiba — through red gates, from a temple to a shrine. From Shimosa-Nakayama Station to Nakayama Hokekyo-ji, a head temple of the Nichiren school that began here in 1260 with Nichiren's sermons. The Black Gate, the red main gate rebuilt in 1926, the five-story pagoda built in 1622, and the Founder's Hall raised in 1678 — the pagoda and the hall are both Important Cultural Properties. Then a little garden hidden among the houses. Umbrella up, on toward Moto-Yawata along a busy road in the rain. Yawata no Yabushirazu, a tiny bamboo grove across from Ichikawa City Hall. Legend says if you go in, you'll never come out. Katsushika Hachimangu Shrine, founded in the 890s: its vermilion gate from the late Edo period, and the Thousand-Trunk Ginkgo, a National Natural Monument. And the lights coming on in the drinking alleys near Moto-Yawata Station. No talking. Natural sound, English and Japanese captions. Filmed October 24, 2026. 4K. Places: Shimosa-Nakayama Station · Nakayama Hokekyo-ji · Kuromon (Black Gate) · Five-Story Pagoda · Soshido (Founder's Hall) · Moto-Yawata · Yawata no Yabushirazu · Katsushika Hachimangu · Zuishinmon Gate · Senbon Icho (Thousand-Trunk Ginkgo) Chapters 00:00 Highlights 00:17 Shimosa-Nakayama Station 00:33 Nakayama Hokekyo-ji Temple 08:50 Walking to Moto-Yawata in the rain 13:36 Yawata no Yabushirazu 13:53 Katsushika Hachimangu Shrine 19:24 Ending Sources for the facts in the captions: Ichikawa City, Agency for Cultural Affairs (Cultural Heritage Online), Nichiren Shu, Nakayama Hokekyo-ji, Katsushika Hachimangu. Music: YouTube Audio Library — When We Found The Horizon (Late Night Feeler), The Palace Gardens (Asher Fulero), Starlight on the Water (Chris Haugen), A Single Step (Density & Time). #JapanVlog #Chiba #JapanTravel #JapanRainWalk