🕊 After Stories｜Izumi City, Southern Kyushu of Healing and Prayer

🕊 Prayer dancing in the sky - Izumi, the village of cranes

Located in the northwest of Kagoshima PrefectureIzumi CityHa,
When winter comesOver 10,000 cranesA “city of prayer” where people come from Siberia.

they can rest their wingsOutfield fieldwhere silence and the breath of life coexist,
People have continued to protect its appearance as a "symbol of peace."

When you look up at the sky above Izumi, the graceful dance of the cranes sounds like a prayer.

A flock of cranes flying in the sky of Izumi. A beautiful sight that heralds the arrival of winter.

🌾 A landscape where people and cranes live together

In Izumi, the tradition of welcoming cranes as "marebito" continues.
Farmers leave the fields as they are after harvesting,
It is said to leave behind fallen grains for the cranes to eat.Wisdom of symbiosishas been inherited.

In this town, nature and people live in a way that gives back to each other.

A crane flapping its wings near the Izumi Crane Observation Center. A melody of life spreading across the winter sky.

🕯 Prayer in Silence - Izumizuroku Samurai Residences

When you move a little away from the crane-filled sky, another face of Izumi appears.
that tells the historyIzumi Fumoto Samurai Residences。

Time passes slowly on the streets lined with white walls and stone walls.
The samurai culture of the past is still alive today.

The dignified appearance amidst the silence is like a prayer.
This is where the **"journey to prepare your mind"** begins.

The old gate of the Izumizuroku Samurai Residences. A historical landscape shrouded in silence.

🕊 A town that connects peace - Izumi Crane Observation Center

In the center of the Izumi field,Izumi Crane Observation Center"Then,
Thousands of cranes can be seen resting their wings from November to March every year.

The sight of them taking off all at once at dawn is truly a sight to behold.symphony of life。
The sight of cranes traveling across the earth gives people a sense of strength and connection to life.

The cranes that cross the sky may still be carrying someone's prayers.

Thousands of cranes gather in the Izuhira field. It is known as a winter tradition.

🌅 Hot springs and healing - A town of hot springs filled with prayers for peace

Izumi City is also dotted with hot springs that soothe the soul.
The representative example is “Izumiyuzen」。
The smooth hot water will envelop your skin and gently soothe the fatigue of your long journey.

The gentle scent rising in the steam,
Just like cranes resting their wings, it gives you time to rest your mind.

The front of Izumi Shrine. Giant crane statues stand side by side, symbolizing peace and coexistence.

💧 Hot spring water 99 and Demizu's "heart of symbiosis"

In the town of Izumi, where cranes and people live together,
**Harmony** between nature and humans is alive and well.

This philosophy overlaps with the philosophy of ``living with nature, not against it,'' which Onsen Sui 99 cherishes.
Clear water, gentle wind, and a watchful eye on life.
All of them are landscapes that symbolize ``Southern Kyushu of healing and prayer''**.

Water, cranes, and people are all part of the same cycle of life.

An autumn landscape in which the countryside of Izumi turns golden yellow. Feel the harmony of abundance and life.

☀ Summary

Izumi City is a city where cranes dance and prayer is alive.
The coexistence of nature and people quietly soothes the hearts of visitors.

And the appearance of this place is a way of living in harmony with nature, which the hot spring water 99 conveys.
It is also a landscape that is reflected as it is.

Peace means praying.
The cranes dancing in the sky above Izumi quietly tell us the answer.

Two cranes fly in the sky above Izumi. A symbol of bond and peace.

This article is published as part of the "After Stories｜Healing and Prayer in Southern Kyushu" series.
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