We made a special visit to Ise-san.

Ise-san
Special visit to the shrine

I was invited to visit the Ise-san shrine.
I went to Oise-san for the first time for a special visit.

I had been visiting Oise-san once a year since the previous Shikinen Sengu.

On the day I attended, dressed in formal attire, it was raining from the morning...
Maybe a lot of purification was needed! LOL!

Oise-san is said to be the "home of the soul," and is deeply revered throughout the country.

Actually.
They don't make personal requests.

What a surprise!
I've been asking for so much.
There are places where you can make personal requests.

I was told so just before the ceremony.
I prayed for Japan at the main shrine of the Outer Shrine.

Then, before I knew it, tears were welling up in my eyes.
I was filled with so many thoughts and feelings that I became passionate.

I had never felt like this before when I was praying.
At the same time as realizing the unwillingness within me, I felt that I could see a little of what I should do toward a future filled with light and love☆.

I used to visit the shrine casually, but even the way I washed my hands was different ...!
(I used to enjoy tea in the past, so I was secretly confident about it. LOL)

(I was secretly confident because I had been a tea lover in the past, but lol) It doesn't matter that I was wrong, but I am sure that the knowledge I gained will change the way I visit Ise next time.

I was already excited from the way back home.

Thank you very much for this precious opportunity.