Ohara shrine, The Ambience

Ohara shrine is the largest shrine in Hita city where Hachimangu sits.
In the front yard, I feel a long history of this place being surrounded by beautiful nature and trees that are hundreds of years old.
At the end of September, the shrine faces the busiest'' season, as "Houjoue or hojoya festival" is held in the shrine.
It is a harvest festival where game and fish are released to the forest and the river in order to show respect and appreciation for all creatures including ones that were killed to feed people.
Also, people are reminded to prohibit unnecessary destruction of life in order to sustain Earth's Eco-system, as humans can only exist in this Eco-system.
I also love to spend very quite time on weekdays where hardly any visitors are enjoying the solemn, clean and transparent ambience of the shrine.