６６、2025.5.shiga(1).

＜比叡山ドライブウェイ＞
大津市の田の谷峠から延暦寺東塔・比叡山山頂に延びる約８kmの有料道路。比叡山の山腹にめぐらせた道路の各所から大津市街やびわ湖の南湖周辺を見晴らせる。

色んな展望台行ったけど、比叡山ドライブウェイからの景色は、ほんと良かったです。びわ湖一望できます。ちょうど、京都と滋賀県の間の山なので、ドライブウェイ走ってる時、京都府の看板と、滋賀県の看板が、出てきましたよ。

比叡山延暦寺と、石清水八幡宮は、昔から京都を守ってきた重要な場所と言われてます。

＜hieizan drive way＞
An approximately 8-kilometre toll road stretching from Tanoya Pass in Ōtsu City to the East Pagoda of Enryaku-ji and the summit of Mount Hiei. From various points along the road winding around the slopes of Mount Hiei, one can enjoy views of Otsu city and the southern shores of Lake Biwa.

I’ve been to all sorts of viewing platforms, but the view from the Mount Hiei Driveway was truly magnificent. You can enjoy a panoramic view of Lake Biwa. As it’s a mountain right on the border between Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures, when I was driving along the road, I saw signs for both Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures.

Hieizan Enryaku-ji and Iwashimizu Hachimanguu are said to be important sites that have long protected Kyoto.

＜根本中堂（こんぽんちゅうどう）＞
国宝であり、延暦寺の総本堂である根本中堂。２０１６年から約６０年ぶりの大改修がスタートし、期間中は屋根のかやぶき替えなど、作業風景を間近に見られる。大改修は１０年間におよぶ予定だが、堂内の参拝は可能。

まだ僕が行った時は、まだ改修工事中で。根本中堂のところの鶴喜蕎麦でお蕎麦いただいたのですが、人気の天ざる蕎麦がなく・・・、残念。学食みたいな感じのこじんまりとした食堂でしたよ。

比叡山延暦寺は、僕の風水の属性のパワースポットなので、行ってみたら、もうビックリ。千手観音菩薩と三面出世大黒天様が。ついついパシャリ。

赤坂の日枝神社も僕のパワースポットになってたから、日枝神社と比叡山延暦寺（日吉大社）は、山王信仰でセットですね。

織田信長の比叡山焼き討ちの際の事も、書かれてましたよ。

＜konpon tyuudou＞
The Konpon Chudo, a National Treasure and the main hall of Enryaku-ji. Major renovation work, the first in around 60 years since 2016, has begun; during this period, visitors will be able to see the work up close, including the replacement of the thatched roof. The major renovation is scheduled to last for ten years, but visitors will still be able to enter the hall.

When I went there, it was still undergoing renovation work. I had some soba at Tsuruki Soba near konpon Chudo, but unfortunately they didn’t have their popular tezaru soba…. It was a cosy little canteen, a bit like a university canteen.

Hieizan Enryaku-ji is a power spot associated with my fuusui element, so when I went there, I was absolutely amazed. The Thousand-Armed Kannon Bodhisattva and the Three-Faced Daikokuten. I just couldn’t resist snapping a photo.

Hie Shrine in Akasaka had also become a personal power spot for me, so Hie Shrine and hieizan Enryaku-ji (Hiyoshi Taisha) are essentially a set within the Sannō faith.

It also mentioned the incident when Oda Nobunaga set fire to Hieizan.