Mizokuchi

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Mizoguchi (Mizokuchi) 　溝口

鳥取県伯耆町(西伯郡) 溝口


MAP of Mizoguchi area



Mt. Daisen seen from Mizoguchi



Mizoguchi lies west of Mt. Daisen and is one of its entrance stations.
Mizokuchi has a great station and bus terminal, but few trains stop here ... and many houses along the main street are empty now in 2008.


When you cross the river Hinogawa, there is the "Bridge guarded by a demon" Kimori bashi 鬼守橋.
Mizoguchi is a town with one of the oldest "oni" demon legends in Japan and many things in this village are decorated with a demon.
There is even a museum of demons, 鬼ミュージアム, Onikko rando 鬼っ子ランド, but it closed down due to not enough visitors to bring in money for the upkeep !





Demon at the station wall




manhole with Demon




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The main resthouse of the Matsue Clan is close to the station, it used to be called 御茶屋.
Its warden used to be the Shinohara Family 篠原以左衛門邸 .

Some of the old houses along the old kaido still show the former features of white walls.




Dragon Branches in the Garden




House of a merchant


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in the shade of old trees ...
Jizo waiting for
a travel companion




Jizo with a pilgrim's hat and staff

More PHOTOS of this small place in the village

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Mizokuchi Shrine 　溝口神社

Start the Shrine photos from HERE !


The Sacred Rope, Shimenawa





Main Shrine Building





Stone lantern with special roof structure




Gables with Dragon carving


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hold it right there ...
a demon watching over
an empty town


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Next on the road toward Izumo are the villages of
Kuzumo 車尾 and Tenman 天万

During the Edo period and earlier, the river Hino often was flooded and travellers could not cross it for about three days until the waters lowered for crossing.


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Mizoguchi　 ... Photo Album

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