{"id":145359,"date":"2025-07-22T13:34:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/?p=145359"},"modified":"2025-07-22T13:34:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T04:34:55","slug":"jodogahama-a-serene-landscape-of-the-pure-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasures-japan.com\/en\/jodogahama-a-serene-landscape-of-the-pure-land\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodogahama, a Serene Landscape of the Pure Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-nhtu&#8221; back_image=&#8221;145353&#8243; back_image_auto=&#8221;yes&#8221; back_position=&#8221;center bottom&#8221; overlay_color=&#8221;color-jevc&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;20&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; 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He wrote:<br \/>\n\u201cLaid upon the quiet shore of paradise,<br \/>\nthe velvet kelp of the lovely sea<br \/>\nglistens in the still light of the Pure Land.\u201d<br \/>\nThis image-rich verse captures Miyazawa\u2019s vision of nature not merely as scenery, but as a spiritual reflection of inner beauty and peace.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;701455&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;180614&#8243;][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;196523&#8243;]Getting there: About 10 minutes by car from Michi-no-Eki Miyako (Roadside Station Miyako) to Jodogahama First Parking Lot. 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