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Motoise Kono Shrine

The only large shrine on the San’in Road

Located at the foot of Mt. Nariai, Kono Shrine is a historic shrine that once served as the approach to Amanohashidate.

It is said that the name “Motoise” came from a legend that Amaterasu and Toyoke, the deities dedicated to the Ise Jingu Shrine, were moved from this place to Ise.

In front of the main shrine shines a five-colored Sedama, which is only allowed to be enshrined at Ise Jingu Shrine and Kono Shrine.

Gegu and Jogu

The main shrine is located about 400 meters northeast of the main shrine, and is called "Gegu" (lower shrine), while the main shrine is called "Jogu" (upper shrine).

The main hall of the main shrine was rebuilt in 1845 in the Shinmei-zukuri style, similar to that of the Ise Jingu Shrine, with a girder length of 3 ken and a beam length of 2 ken.

Heavy Cultural Properties Komainu (stone guardian dogs)

The tuff stone stone guardian dogs standing on either side in front of the shrine gate were made in the Azuchi-Momoyama period and are designated as National Important Cultural Properties of Japan.

The right paw of the A-shaped guardians is broken and has an iron ring on it. It is said that Iwami Shigetaro, a general of the Sengoku period, cut down the guardians when they appeared in Hashidate and misbehaved in the past.

Okumiya Manai Shrine

Manai-jinja Shrine enshrines Toyoke-no-okami, Amaterasu-no-okami, and other deities.
According to shrine legend, Toyoke-no-okami, now enshrined at the outer shrine of Ise Jingu, was originally enshrined at the site of Manaihara (present-day Okumiya Manai Shrine).

Behind the main shrine there is a ritual site where the deity was enshrined on a rock in the days when there were no shrines, and it is popular as a power spot.

National Treasure “Amanohashidate”

Amanohashidate (National Treasure, Kyoto National Museum), painted around 1501 by Sesshu, an ink painter and Zen monk active in the Muromachi period (1336-1573), depicts Kono Shrine.

Kasamatsu Park

Amanohashidate Cable Car and Lift Fuchu Station is located behind Kono Shrine, and from here you can take the cable car or lift up Mt.

The view of Amanohashidate from Kasamatsu Park is called "diagonal one-letter" because the sandbar extends straight up to the right.

It is also said to be the birthplace of the famous "crotch peepers," and when viewed upside down, it looks like a bridge spanning the heavens, with heaven and earth reversed.

Information

Name
Motoise Kono Shrine
元伊勢 籠神社
Link
Official Site
Address
430 Aza-Ogaki, Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture
Telephone number
0772-27-0006
Hours of operation

Opening hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Access

12 minutes from KTR Amanohashidate Station by Amanohashidate Kanko-bune Steamship →.
3 min. on foot from Miyasanbashi Station
Approximately 60 minutes on foot from KTR Amanohashidate Station through Amanohashidate
Approximately 40 minutes from KTR Amanohashidate Station by local bus

Maiduru, Miyadu, Kyotango

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