[Tochigi x Ashikaga Orihime Shrine] The location of the movie "Chihayafuru" - Matchmaking at the seven-colored torii gates

📍Ashikaga Orihime Shrine 3889 Nishimiya-cho, Ashikaga City, Tochigi Prefecture 《Access》 Approx. 18 minutes on foot from Exit 2 of Ashikaga City Station Approx. 19 minutes on foot from the north exit of Ashikaga Station Approx. 28 minutes on foot from the exit of Noshu-Yamabe Station Opening hours 10:00-16:00 ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ ▶️Ashikaga Orihime Shrine was also used as a filming location for the movie "Chihayafuru" starring Suzu Hirose, and this was used for the scene where she goes up and down the Otokozaka slope to train. ▶️The slope on the left is Onnazaka, and here you can find a seven-colored matchmaking torii gate. First, purple: good management and matchmaking vermilion: good work and matchmaking yellow-green: good studies and matchmaking blue: good life and matchmaking green: good wisdom and matchmaking yellow: good health and matchmaking red: matchmaking with good people Go through the seven torii gates, cross the Otokozaka slope, and reach the top, where you can see the colorful shrine building. ▶️The god of Orihime Shrine, which was built based on the "Byodoin Phoenix Hall" in Kyoto, is said to be a female god. Go through the seven colored torii gates, climb the 229 steps, and reach the top to see the beautiful vermilion shrine building, and look back to see Ashikaga City and northern Kanto. As a result, it has been certified as a sacred place for lovers and a Japanese night view heritage site, and is also popular as a date spot. #Tochigi #Orihime Shrine #Ashikaga #Pilgrimage #Tochigi Tourism #0 Yen Travel January 2025 #Day Trip