Israel ed.Beautiful even up close! The Dome of the Rock, a sacred place for Muslims The Monk Takahiro Ueda's Round-the-World Tour - Israel ⑬ April 8, 2012. It is 7 o'clock in the morning. Today, too, I shall follow the "temple is in the morning" principle. My destination this morning is the Dome of the Rock, a holy place for Muslims. I went here the other day...
Israel ed.After the visit to the World Heritage Site of Masada Fortress, the next stop is the Dead Sea.
The Dead Sea stretches just beyond here, as was visible from the top of Masada.
In this article, I will discuss my experience visiting the Dead Sea.
Israel ed.This article introduces the Masada Fortress, a World Heritage Site in the Israeli desert.
Masada Fortress is a fortress located south of Jerusalem, less than an hour and a half drive from Jerusalem. Nearby is the Dead Sea, and the road from Jerusalem follows this Dead Sea.
This Masada fortress, a sacred site for the Jewish faith, is also a very important place in the history of the Jewish people and the Roman Empire.
Israel ed.Jerusalem shows its face completely differently depending on the time of day.
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre I saw earlier that day was a solemn world of prayer.
I am so glad that I decided to stay in Jerusalem for a longer period of time. This city has shown me many faces.
Israel ed.For Jews, every Friday evening through Saturday evening is a special day called Shabbat or Shabbat.
And on Shabbat night, that is, Friday night, prayers at the Wall of Lamentation reach their peak.
So I decided to visit the Wall of Sorrows that night.
And there I was astonished by the prayer. In this article, I share my experience.
Israel ed.A further 20-minute drive east from Jericho, the Jordan River flows there.
The Jordan River is known as the place where Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist.
For this reason, many pilgrims from all over the world come to this holy place.
I also visited that important holy place in the Christian world.
Israel ed.After walking around the ruins of the city walls, one of the main objectives of my visit to Jericho, I next headed for a place called the Mount of Temptation.
This place is based on the New Testament account of Jesus Christ, who, while on a 40-day fasting retreat, received three temptations from the devil and successfully repelled them.
And this mountain of temptation is also known as a place with serious connections to Dostoevsky's The Brothers Karamazov.
Israel ed.During my stay in Jerusalem, I chartered a car and drove to Jericho, a town less than an hour's drive westward from Jerusalem.
Jericho is known as the oldest city known to mankind. This was one of the places I was particularly looking forward to visiting during my stay in Israel.
In Africa, we visited the birthplace of mankind, and here in Jericho, we were able to visit the oldest city in the world.
I am very happy to be able to look around in this way to see the path that humanity has taken.
Israel ed.After walking around the Old City of Jerusalem, I started walking to the New City.
That's where I would be shocked.
Having walked through exotic and historical holy places before, the cityscape I saw there was quite shocking to me. In this article, I will consider sacred places and tourism.
Israel ed.After visiting the Wall of Sorrows, I headed to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, where the tomb of Jesus Christ is located.
A holy place among holy places in the Christian world.
It was truly a memorable experience for me to be able to visit this place.
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