いっきゅう　閑話休題

神崎の『九年庵』が公開されてますね。今年は紅葉になるのが例年より早く、たぶん次の連休ぐらいが一番の見ごろでしょうか？
きっと入場者数もピークになるでしょう。とういか２３日が公開最終日だそうです。
http://www2.saganet.ne.jp/k-kyokai/kunenan.html


伊藤玄朴邸：九年庵は写真をゆっくり撮る余裕がありませんでした。

４年前行ったとき（３時ごろ）は、とにかく、人、人、人、人・・・でした。整理券もらって１時間以上待ちました。時間帯ずらして行ったほうがいいかもしれません。

さて、英語でふるさと案内『九年庵』です。１年のうちたった９日間しか公開されません。明治の実業家伊丹弥太郎の別邸です。
Kunenan is an old hermitage, which is opened only 9 days of the year around the middle of November. Kunenan has been designated as a national significant sight. Kunenan was a villa of a significantly successful businessperson Itami Yatarou in Saga.The beauty of the Kunenan garden varies according to the seasons. The moss covers the garden like a carpet. In particular, the autumn colored maple leaves contrasting with the dark green moss are amazingly beautiful

隣接する仁比井山神社でもまたすばらしい紅葉を楽しめます。
.Niiyama Shrine. Kunenan is located along the street leading to Niiyama Shrine, which worships a deity of mountains and agriculture.Entering its property, I was moved by the many breathtaking beautifully colored trees! It wasn’t long before I became absorbed with taking photos of the area

仁比井山神社参道には、地蔵院や伊東玄朴旧宅があります。伊東玄朴といえばシーボルトに師事し、日本で最初に種痘を導入した人だそうです。
While walking along the shrine’s road, I saw a small temple of Zizo-in (a sort of Buddhist Tantrism temple) and the old house of Ito Genboku, who was a relatively famous doctor known for introducing Western medical methods to Japan in the late Edo era such as the use of vaccines. Actually, it is worth going to Niiyama Shrine all year-round to appreciate its beautiful nature and cultural and religious atmosphere even though you are not able to enter Kunenan

Thanks for reading my wrtting.

混雑必至の『九年庵』にこだわれなければ、仁比井山神社周辺は１年中すばらしい自然があり歴史探索もたのしめるとおもいます。