A word, "power spot", is a Japanese-made English. It's a location thought to be flowing with mystical energy. It's said that a person who visits a power spot will obtain energy from the land. Kotohira-gu, also known as "Konpira-san," is a typical power spot on Shikoku Island. It's a Shinto shrine dedicated to the seafaring-associated deity, Omono-nushi-no-mikoto. Located halfway up Mt. Zozu, this renowned shrine has 1,368 stone steps to the innermost shrine. Going up the stairs is Shinto training. Before visiting Kotohira-gu, I had been lacking exercise. I was worried whether I could reach the innermost shrine or not, but strange to say, I didn't suffer, and went up the stairs happily. Was it thanks to the power spot?
To visit this "spiritual energy site", I took the Kotohira line again, and got off at Kotoden-Kotohira terminal. On the way back to Takamatsu, I came across the EMU 1100 series at Sue station. This nostalgic train was transferred from the Keio line in 1997. The former name was the EMU Keio 5000 series. Keio is one of the major private railway companies in Tokyo. The 5000 series was a reputable commuter train in the 1960s through the 1990s. It was the winner of the 1964 Laurel Prize, as the most outstanding technical and designed train which was launched in the previous year. Its curved front windows and double rounded front lights of this over 50-year-old train was nostalgic, but still very cool.
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