Surrounded by abundant natural beauty, many come here to experience the connection between

周圍有豐富的自然美景，許多人來到這裡體驗

nature and religion.

自然與宗教之間的聯繫

The area has three major shrines, and today we're going to visit all three.

這裡有三大神社 今天我們將參觀所有三處

Although today we'll be traveling by car, the Chichibu region is easily accessible from

雖然今天我們就開車旅行， 秩父區域是從方便

Tokyo by a 90 minute limited express train ride operated by Seibu Railways which connects

雖然今天我們乘坐汽車， 但從東京池袋乘坐西武鐵路快速列車

Ikebukuro to Seibu Chichibu Station.

只需90分鐘便可輕易到達秩父站

Our first stop of the day will be the remote Mitsumine Shrine which is in the mountains

我們當天的第一站將是比較遠的三峰神社

and can be reached by bus from Seibu Chichibu Station.

從西武秩父站可乘巴士前往

Next we'll visit Chichibu Shrine which is close to the station

跟着我們參觀靠近火車站的秩父神社

And finally we'll end the day at Hodosan Shrine which is about a twenty minute walk

最後是寶登山神社

from nearby Nagatoro Station.

從長瀞站步行約20分鐘

My name is Raina Ong, staff writer for japan-guide.com, and today I'm on assignment going to the three

我的名字是翁雷納，japan-guide.com的撰稿人

major shrines of Chichibu.

今天我將要去秩父三個主要聖地

We're at Mitsumine Shrine in the mountains and surrounded by nature

在三峰神社 被山中的自然所包圍

There are also stone statues of wolves or ookami along the approach as they are thought

沿路有狼石像因為他們被認為

to be protectors of the land and messengers of the gods.

保護土地和神的使者

One of Chichibu's meibutsu, or local specialty is soba.

蕎麥麵是秩父的名物或當地特產

And we're gonna have soba for lunch.

所以我們午餐選擇了蕎麥麵

Chichibu Shrine has a history of over 2000 years.

秩父神社已有2000年歷史

It's also the main shrine for the annual Chichibu Night Festival which is always held in December

這也是一年一度在十二月舉行的秩父夜祭舉行的地方

and one of Japan's top three festivals to feature floats.

秩父夜祭是日本三大使用花車的節日

So, not every shrine has this, but

不是每一個神社都有這個

this is kinda like the water omikuji

有點像水簽

so there's nothing written on it now

現在沒有寫上什麼

but I'm going to put it in the stream

但我會把它放入

pond

背後的池塘中

behind

看看將會發生什麼

and we'll see what comes up.

正如你所看到的，水把我的命運透露了

As you can see, the water revealed my fortune

五分之三個心，是一個相當不錯的運程

three out of five hearts, it's a pretty good fortune.

最後，我們來到寶登山神社，是今天的終點

We're finally at Hodosan Shrine, which is our last stop of the day.

供奉眾神能保護受到盜竊，搶劫和火災

The gods enshrined here are supposed to protect one against theft, robberies and fires

但很多人也來這裡祈求富貴，家居安全以及美滿愛情

But many people also come here to pray for prosperity, family safety as well as for love.

好了,要向着日落而駕車離去

With this, we're going to drive off into the sunset.

我們希望這個視頻

I hope this video has been enjoyable and perhaps even inspires some ideas should you decide

可以幫助您了解秩父

to plan a trip to Chichibu.

有關秩父或其他地區的更多信息

For more information about Chichibu or to watch another video, click the links on the

請點擊屏幕上的鏈接 或到 japan-guide.com

screen now, or head over to japan-guide.com, your comprehensive, up-to-date travel guide,

全面及最新的來自日本第一手的旅遊指南

first-hand from Japan.

感謝您的收看，並請訂閱方便得到 關於日本的更多視頻

Thanks for watching, and be sure to subscribe for more videos about Japan.

祝大家旅途愉快

Happy travels.