Tenkawa / Yamanobe Road [Nara]

Tenkawa

Q. The village of Tenkawa. Location. Access. What we can do there.

A. Mt. Omine/Yoshinoyama/ ascetic practice/ Trekking territory/ hot spring/ stay at inns/ 

Q. Tenkawa Daibenzaiten Shrine.

A. dominated by its small river / worshipped as a goddess of the performing arts-Major power spot by New Age enthusiasts/ Noh festival/

Q. Dorogawa Onsen

A.tumbling water/ alternative to engaging in an exhausting climb

Word Focus:

ascetics 苦行、禁欲の

caveat 警告

alternative 

tumbling 回転の

sore muscles 筋肉痛

alternative とって代わるもの

Yamanobe Road

Q. Access.

A. 10 mins walk from either Tenri, Sakurai, or any points between.

Q. Historical background of Yamanobe Road. 

A. Nara Basin/ oldest road in written record in Japan/ burial mounds/ ruins/ a part of Shinkaido

Q. Isonokami-jingu Shrine

A. One of the oldest/ shrouded in legend/ Imperial Court/ Town of Tenri

Q. Walk around an unusual keyhole-shaped emperor's tomb

A. Mononobe Clan/ in the early 7th century/ stockpile of weaponry

Word Focus:

Basin　盆地

unmanned stands　無人販売

Vanguard　文化や活動の先駆者

attest　正しいと証明する

archaeologist　考古学者

shrouded in legend　〜で覆い隠されている

stockpile of weaponry　武器の備蓄

relic  過去の遺跡

deities 神